Since the latest amendments to the Immigration Act, it is now finally possible for people from non-EU countries to live and work in Germany in important helping professions. Employers are hoping for reinforcements from experienced workers in care and therapy. Here, too, it’s about long-term jobs with secure income and good working conditions, so this big step is really worth it for you.
In Germany, in addition to the shortage of skilled workers with at least 3 years of vocational training, there is also a need in the health sector for so-called auxiliary workers who have a shorter period of training or whose work makes an important supporting contribution to the work in the team.
These can be nursing assistants, practice assistants or dental assistants (ZFA). If you have learned this profession in your home country, take the opportunity now and find your way to Germany with Signite.
The professional recognition process for assistants is in some respects less time-consuming and demanding than for skilled workers. For example, the language level for transfer is lower and a technical language test is not required.
A technical examination is also not required, but in some cases there may be adaptation measures (retraining in practice, usually at the employer’s).
In the case of assistants, for example in nursing, your qualification is checked for equivalence with the local German qualification. For this, you must have completed official training of at least two years’ duration in your home country. If this is the case, your professional education is recognised directly and you do not have to take any adaptation measures in Germany.
In order to be able to work as an assistant in Germany, you do not necessarily have to prove that you have a higher language level (B2 or more) when you arrive.
As a rule, employers and visa authorities ask for the B1-level – and rightly so. After all, you will not only be intensively introduced to your new job right at the beginning, but you will also have to deal with patients and colleagues early on and get to know neighbours and friends. So it’s also in your interest to be able to communicate confidently here. Accordingly, it is also important to continue learning after your arrival and to continuously improve your German.