An free event for all aspiring nurses in Manila, Philippines. Join this event on Jun 30, 2009 called Nurse Talk With the Experts. All interested parties are invited to join this one day event for all those who want to have a career in nursing.

Nurse Talk with the Experts happens in SM Manila, Cinema 9 from 10:30am – 5:30pm. Read more for additional details.

Do you want to work in Australia as a nurse? Job opportunities for nurses from the Philippines in Australia are available through various employment agencies locally and abroad.

There are now lots of vacant positions for healthcare professionals to work in Australia. And if you want this job opportunity to work abroad, or even to migrate to Australia, then it’s easy.

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.