The healthcare sector in Germany and across Europe is facing immense challenges. On the one hand, the demand for professional healthcare is steadily increasing due to demographic changes. On the other hand, there is a shortage of skilled workers who can provide this care. Many facilities are already feeling the impact of staff shortages: overload, […]
In 2020, according to the German Medical Journal (Deutsches Ärzteblatt), more than 400,000 healthcare workers in Germany were employed through temporary staffing agencies. This number shows just how great the need was, and still is, to quickly find qualified staff. Even though the pandemic has since eased, the pressure remains: the shortage of skilled nurses […]
For many international nurses preparing to start their new chapter in Germany, learning German is one of the biggest and most important challenges. And among the four language skills (reading, writing, listening, and speaking), speaking is often the hardest to master. Feeling nervous about speaking the language is totally normal, especially when you’re preparing for […]
When looking for the suitable nursing candidates According to a forecast provided two years ago by the Zentrale Auslands- und Fachvermittlung (German government office responsible for issuing the Work permit) and the Agentur für Arbeit (Employment Agency), Germany would face a shortage of around 150,000 nurses and healthcare professionals by 2025. We are now at […]