11th batch of EPA nurse and careworker candidates to undergo preparatory Japanese language training

November 14, 2018

The opening ceremony of the preparatory Japanese language training for the 11 th batch of Filipino nurse and careworker candidates bound for Japan under the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) was held on November 8 at the TESDA Women’s Center in Taguig City and at the Nihongo Center Foundation (NCF), the Japanese Embassy said in a statement on Wednesday.

Representing the Embassy of Japan was First Secretary Manabu Yasukawa who gave his message to the candidates.

The training program is implemented through the collaborative efforts of the governments of Japan and the Philippines for the initial six months of training of the JPEPA Filipino nurse and careworker candidates before their departure for Japan and aims to further assist them in passing the Japanese licensure examinations.

The 323 candidates will undergo six months of preparatory training at three different venues: the Language Skills Institute at TESDA, the Nihongo Center Foundation Inc., and the PAD Foundation Inc. 

They will then depart for Japan in June 2019 and undergo another six months of Japanese language training there prior to their work term in hospitals and care facilities. DMS