Makassar, S Sulawesi (ANTARA Sulsel) - The South Sulawesi provincial government is preparing nurses for dispatch to Japan as that country is still in need of more paramedics.
Head of the South Sulawesi Manpower and Transmigration Agency Saggaf Saleh Saggaf said here on Thursday that some 46 hospitals in Japan were still in need of 700 Indonesian nurses, which may be met this year.
He said the dispatch of nurses to Japan would be conducted under a cooperation with the relevant Japanese authorities established in April 2008.
The Japanese government planned to use 1,000 Indonesian nurses, and up to 2008, only 300 nurses had been sent to Japan.
"The remainder of the quota reached 700 nurses. This year, the provincial administration will provide a quota of 50 to 100 nurses for dispatch to Japan," he said.
To meet the quota, the South Sulawesi provincial administration has established cooperation with the Association of Nurses in the province on providing skilled nurses for dispatch to Japan. The number of nurses who have undergone special training in the province had reached 70,000.
Saggaf also disclosed that before working at a hospital, they new nurses would still have to follow special training for six months by the Japanese government.
The Japanese government is also seeking skilled nurses for employment at homes for elderly people.
Under the cooperation agreement between the two governments, the nurses will receive a salary the equivalent of Rp 10 to Rp 20 million each per month.
(T.B003)
Head of the South Sulawesi Manpower and Transmigration Agency Saggaf Saleh Saggaf said here on Thursday that some 46 hospitals in Japan were still in need of 700 Indonesian nurses, which may be met this year.
He said the dispatch of nurses to Japan would be conducted under a cooperation with the relevant Japanese authorities established in April 2008.
The Japanese government planned to use 1,000 Indonesian nurses, and up to 2008, only 300 nurses had been sent to Japan.
"The remainder of the quota reached 700 nurses. This year, the provincial administration will provide a quota of 50 to 100 nurses for dispatch to Japan," he said.
To meet the quota, the South Sulawesi provincial administration has established cooperation with the Association of Nurses in the province on providing skilled nurses for dispatch to Japan. The number of nurses who have undergone special training in the province had reached 70,000.
Saggaf also disclosed that before working at a hospital, they new nurses would still have to follow special training for six months by the Japanese government.
The Japanese government is also seeking skilled nurses for employment at homes for elderly people.
Under the cooperation agreement between the two governments, the nurses will receive a salary the equivalent of Rp 10 to Rp 20 million each per month.
(T.B003)