JPEPA: Japan opens recruitment for 50 Filipino Nurses and 300 Careworkers

We are pleased to inform you especially those Filipino nurses and Careworkers who want to work in Japan, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) together with Philippine Overseas Employment Administration’s (POEA) Government Placement Branch posted a recruitment notice for the 15th Batch of EPA Nurse and Certified Careworker.

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Under the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA), Filipino nurses (kangoshi) and care workers (kaigofukushishi) may have the opportunity to work in Japan through the government-to-government hiring system. 

A series of free Preparatory Japanese Language Trainings with daily allowances are to be provided to hired applicants. Recruitment is through the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA). 

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RECRUITMENT SPECIFICATION FORM (RSF)
EMPLOYER: JAPAN INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION OF WELFARE SERVICES (JICWELS)
WORKSITE: JAPAN
CLASSIFICATION: Government 

The Japan International Corporation of Welfare Services (JICWELS) needs
qualified male and female applicants for the following positions: 

• 50 Nurses (Kangoshi) 
• 300 Careworkers (Kaigofukushishi) 

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QUALIFICATIONS:

NURSES

• Graduate of Bachelor of Science in Nursing with active PRC License;
• Minimum of three (3) years hospital work experience;
• Must be motivated and committed to work and study as candidate for
  “Kangoshi” to obtain a National License in Japan.

CAREWORKERS

• Graduate of Bachelor of Science in Nursing (with or without PRC license)
• Graduate of four (4) year course BUT should submit TESDA National
• Certificate II in Caregiving (NC II)

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JAPANESE LANGUANGE PROFICIENCY:

All candidates are required to undergo a total of twelve (12) months
intensive Japanese Language Training before working which consist of:

• six (6) months intensive Preparatory Japanese Language Training in the
  Philippines (Online mode of training and Face to Face classes if
  needed)
• six (6) months intensive Japanese Language Training in Japan
• Those who have Japanese Language Proficiency Training Certificate (JLPT N4) will be exempted in the JLPT in the Philippines.
• Candidates are expected to acquire Japanese language proficiency
  equivalent to JLPT N5 level upon completion of the Preparatory Japanese Language Training in the Philippines.
• Those who have Japanese Language Proficiency Training Certificate (JLPT N3 or N2) or those who have experience in studying the Japanese
  language in Japanese Language Training Institution designated by the
  Ministry of Justice in Japan, will be exempted in the JLPT both in the
  Philippines and Japan.
• Must be motivated and committed to work and study as candidate for
  “Kaigofukushishi” to obtain a national license in Japan.
• Only those with fast and reliable internet connection will be selected.

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Qualified Applicants should register online at www.poea.gov.ph and personally submit the following documents at the Manpower Registry Division, Ground Floor, Blas F. Ople Bldg. (formerly POEA Bldg.), Ortigas Avenue corner EDSA, Mandaluyong City City (fastened in a folder and properly labeled with, Applicant’s Name, Position Applied For, Country of Destination, and E Registration Number) during their respective schedule of appointment.

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Passport of selected candidates should be valid within six (6) months from the
date of scheduled departure. 

Applicants are required to present their original documents for further checking of written information before forwarding the résumé to the employer. 

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DISQUALIFICATION: 

Applicants under the following circumstances shall not be accepted:

With previous record of entry in Japan either as:

• Candidate “Kangoshi” and “Kaigofukushishi” under the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) OR
• Technical Internship Trainee

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DEADLINE FOR ONLINE APPLICATIONS:

May 24, 2022- POEA Regional Offices
May 25, 2022- POEA Central Office

Source: 220007-JAPAN.pdf (poea.gov.ph)