Look German Immigrants to Work in Nursing Homes

The more skilled workers are needed in Germany in the field of elderly care. The new project was launched to attract immigrants to fill jobs, especially women.

 Having spent 10 years caring for his own family , Asthma Hadhri felt it was time for work. When looking for a suitable opportunity , he ran into Narges Yelaghi , who oversees a project in Offenbach called ' Early Career Caring for Elderly Citizens . '


The project offers training opportunities for targeting the geriatric care field such as Asthma Hadhri immigrant women who wish to return to work in their 30s or 40s. Team Yelaghi thrusts advice and guidance, as well as organizing work placements .

Of interns into employees
The next step is an internship that allows job candidates to see if it suits him . Hadhri , who came from Tunisia and has a bachelor's degree of French literature , also must pass through. 35 -year -old woman was admitted early days quite difficult : " I do not know what to do and how . " Everything is new to him , a good job , and his team of nursing home residents . But everything is getting better every day , and eventually got an offer Hadhri formal training .
Hadhri is one of 19 women who had been successfully trained thanks Yelaghi project . Motivated by this success , Yelaghi hopes to attract more candidates - but there is one obstacle remains : he finds that not much training for elderly care in Germany , although the country 's population continues to age. There are currently 2.4 million people in need of elderly care , and this figure is expected to rise to 3.4 million in 2030 - and more than 100,000 skilled workers needed . According to the German Bureau of Statistics , approximately 950,000 people are currently working for geriatric care in Germany .
Offenbach is not the only place looking for immigrants to fill the void . Similar projects have sprung up in Germany , especially to promote training for high school students .
Serena Cerra coordinating a project in Mettmann near Düsseldorf . According to him , people with immigrant backgrounds are sought for care field because it is able to fill the void due to the demand for care continues to soar .
Hurdles that must be overcome
Asthma Hadhri will complete his training in 2014. He still has to learn a lot later , and partly through vocational subjects at the high school . Everything is in German , which is certainly a challenge for him , but the team has found a solution Yelaghi .
" Most of the women who participate in training has been living in Germany for a short time and had a mid-level German language skills , which unfortunately is not enough , " said Yelaghi . " For this reason we offer German language classes for those who need . "
Thanks to language courses , Hadhri become more confident to speak German . In his final exam , he gets a value of 1 , the best value in the German school system .