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    This advisory from the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration cautions Filipino nurses about job offers in Belgium. While there is a reported nurse shortage in Belgium, foreign nurses face difficulties entering the country due to European Union directives. Specifically, licensed Filipino nurses would need to take additional nursing courses in Belgium to meet credential requirements equivalent to the Belgian nursing curriculum. Filipino nurses are advised not to resign jobs in haste based on recruiters' promises about nonexistent nursing positions in Belgium.

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    This advisory from the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration cautions Filipino nurses about job offers in Belgium. While there is a reported nurse shortage in Belgium, foreign nurses face difficulties entering the country due to European Union directives. Specifically, licensed Filipino nurses would need to take additional nursing courses in Belgium to meet credential requirements equivalent to the Belgian nursing curriculum. Filipino nurses are advised not to resign jobs in haste based on recruiters' promises about nonexistent nursing positions in Belgium.

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    This advisory from the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration cautions Filipino nurses about job offers in Belgium. While there is a reported nurse shortage in Belgium, foreign nurses face difficulties entering the country due to European Union directives. Specifically, licensed Filipino nurses would need to take additional nursing courses in Belgium to meet credential requirements equivalent to the Belgian nursing curriculum. Filipino nurses are advised not to resign jobs in haste based on recruiters' promises about nonexistent nursing positions in Belgium.

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    Philippine Republic of the Philippines

    Department of Labor and Employment


    Overseas BFO Building, OrtigasAvenue cor EDSA, Mandaluyong City 1501

    CM Employment
    Administration
    Website: vrww.poea.gov.ph E-mail: info@poea.gov.ph
    Hotlines: 722- 11 44. 7 22-11 55
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    FILIPINO NURSES CAUTIONED ON TOB OFFERS IN BELGIUM

    The Pliilippine Embassy in Brussels, Belgiurn has cautioned Filipino nul.ses or-r
    available jobs aclvertised by lecruiters in the Philippines, who take advantage of tl-re
    reported acute sholtage of nulses in Belgium.

    Tlie Philippine Ernbassy has reported that although there is a shortage of r-rui.ses
    in Beigium, foreign lturses encounter difficulty j:r entering this counh.y clue to
    resh'icfions imposed by the Eulopean Comrnission, specifically the European Directive
    2005/36/EC passed in 7 September 2005.

    Tlre European Dilective 2005/36/EC is the relevant law on equivalency rn'irich


    consolidates the rules currently regulating the recognition of professional qualifications.
    Baseci urr the Directive, licensed Filipino nulses still have to take several units of nursing
    subjects in Belgiurn to elevate their credentials to be at par rvith the Belgian rrursing
    curriculurn.

    Filipino nul'ses are advised not to resign frorn their jobs in haste solely on the
    basis of the "sugar coated plornises" of recluiters of non-existent jobs in Belgitrrn.

    For the information and gr-ridance of all concerned.

    . cAo,IR.
    Adrninish'ator

    POEA
    F T'lt: Fl
    16]\4alch 2011

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