Vietnamic nursing staff start training in Lower Austria - a new hope!

Vietnamic nursing staff start training in Lower Austria - a new hope!

A new glimmer of hope for nursing care in Lower Austria: On February 10, 2025, 41 young Vietnamese started their training as a nursing assistant at the International Nursing Center (INC) in Krems. This initiative, a collaboration between the IMC University, the University of Hanoi and the Lower Austrian State Health Agency, is an answer to the growing need for care in the region. The prospective nurses had previously learned to be German for 18 months in order to be optimally prepared for their new challenge, as noe.orf.at reported.

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The training includes practical learning content, which takes place both in the modern classroom and in the Health Labs of the university. The participants not only acquire basic specialist knowledge, but also do internships in care facilities of the Lower Austrian State Health Agency (LGA). After completing this one -year training, you already have binding commitments for job offers in your future as nurses. Ulrike Prommer, managing director of the IMC Krems, emphasizes that this model is doing a bridge between Vietnam and Lower Austria, which benefits both sides, while Christiane Teschl-Hofmeister, social country councilor, emphasizes that these specialists are essential for the protection of care in the region, since the demographic change entails, as ots.at knowing.

This innovative training initiative was not only launched to counter the shortage of skilled workers, but also to ensure that graduates are able to integrate seamlessly into German and Austrian culture and the health system. Markus Golla, head of the Institute for Nursing Science at IMC Krems, sees the new trainees impressive motivations and the potential to actively address the challenges in the nursing sector. This strategy corresponds to the ethical guidelines of the WHO and aims at sustainable training that does not have a disadvantage for the health systems of their countries of origin.

The coming years are crucial, because in the next five years 9,500 new nurses will be needed in Lower Austria. This program could be an essential component to close the gaps in the healthcare system and to secure the quality of care. In a decentralized approach, each of the 150 training courses will not only strengthen local care, but also offer young people from Vietnam a promising professional perspective.