Japan seeking to hire Filipino nurses, care workers

Job opportunities are available in Japan for Filipino nursing graduates, with applications open until April 2025.

According to the Embassy of Japan in the Philippines, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW), in cooperation with the Japan International Corporation of Welfare Services (JICWELS), is accepting applications for 50 registered nurses and 300 certified care workers.

The job opportunity was made available under the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA).

The qualifications are as follows:

Nurses (Kangoshi):

• Graduate of Bachelor of Science in Nursing with active Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) license;
• Minimum of three (3) years hospital, clinic or health center work experience;
• Must be motivated and committed to work and study as a candidate for “Kangoshi” to obtain a National License in Japan.

Care workers (Kaigofukushishi):

• Graduate of Bachelor of Science in Nursing (with or without PRC license);
• Graduate of four (4) year course BUT should submit TESDA National Certificate II in Caregiving (NC II);
• Must be motivated and committed to work and study as a candidate for “Kaigofukushishi” to obtain a National License in Japan.

All accepted candidates will undergo Japanese Language Training for six months in the Philippines and another six months in Japan, prior to their three to four years of work term at Japanese hospitals and caregiving facilities.

The Japanese Language Training is free of charge and daily living allowance will be provided for the whole duration of the training.

“Candidates are encouraged to eventually obtain the Japanese license for Kangoshi and Kaigofukushishi to give them the opportunity for a longer employment term in Japan,” the Embassy said.

The deadline for submission of applications is on April 4, 2025, both in the central and regional offices of DMW.

Qualified applicants should register online at https://dmw.gov.ph/ or http://onlineservices.dmw.gov.ph/OnlineServices/DMWOnline.aspx, and personally submit the required documents at the DMW’s Migrant Workers Registry Division office.

Interested applicants may visit https://dmw.gov.ph/resources/dsms/DMW/Externals/2025/RSF-250003-2025.pdf for more information.—Giselle Ombay/AOL, GMA Integrated News