A total of 270 nurses and caregivers who applied under JPEPA or the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) left for Japan last May 10. They are the first batch of health care workers given the opportunity to work abroad as a nurse.

The second batch of 10 workers is scheduled to leave on May 31, for a total of 280 successful applicants. There are still 86 positions available for there are originally, 366 job vacancies for 134 Japanese institutions and facilities.

A few years ago, in a study conducted by Worldwide HealthStaff Associates Ltd., they came up with the top 10 countries outside the United States that produces registered nurses. It’s not surprising that the Philippines came out on top.

In 2005, among all the countries that took the NCLEX exam, nurses educated in the Philippines, India, South Korea and Canada represented 80% of a internationally educated nurses passing the NCLEX exam. The Philippines, took 50% of the numbers.

Are you from the Philippines? If you are a Filipino nurse and you want to migrate and work in Canada. Then here are some things you should know if you want to work and migrate to Canada as a Filipino nurse.

In Canada, salaries of nurses are very high and are considered to be top destinations of nurses and healthcare providers. But when you want to migrate, you should not only consider money.

Last March 5, the orientation workshop for the Nurses Assigned in Rural Service or NARS project happened in Island Cove in Kawit, Cavite.