Nurse Finder’s Training and Relocation program for Indian nurses provides a nursing job and qualifies Indian nurses to become Practical Nurses “Lähihoitaja” in Finland. A practical nurse assists and cares for customers in elderly institutions and patients in hospitals, health centres and other treatment facilities. A practical nurse participates in treatment procedures and helps the client, e.g. in eating, washing, dressing, and moving.
Finnish language skill is a mandatory requirement for nursing jobs in Finland, and this is why the candidate shall first study the Finnish language to level A2.2 or B1. Language training to B1 level in India takes typically 9 months. The candidate is free to choose any language training provider as long as the training complies with the quality standards set for language training by the Association of Language Testers in Europe. Nurse Finder recommends Santrupti Education and Training Foundationas a Finnish language training provider.
A Conditional Job Offer letter is given by a Finnish employer before starting the language training in India or a candidate can start the training before the job offer to improve his/her chances to be selected by the Finnish employer.
The residence permit for an employed person process is started after successfully passing the B1 language test (or in some cases A2.2 test after 6-7 months of studying). Once the nurses obtain residence permits and have successfully passed the language test, they relocate to Finland. The employee will start working as a non-licensed Practical Nurse in a Finnish hospital or elderly care institute and start the apprenticeship training to become a licensed Practical Nurse.
Costs and fees related to the process:
Costs that are paid by the employee to the various service providers:
• Local travel costs to VFS and to the airport of the departure to Finland
• The health check and health certificates
• Police Clearance Certificate
• Travel insurance that covers also the healthcare costs for the first three months in Finland
Costs that are initially paid by the employee to the service providers and are refunded as per actuals to employees by the Nurse Finder:
• The language training fee
• Residence permit fee and VFS service fee
Fees that are paid by the employee to the Nurse Finder:
• Flight ticket from India to Finland before flight tickets are booked
Costs that are initially paid by Nurse Finder and are free of cost to the employee:
• Local travel from the airport to the accommodation in Finland
Costs that are initially paid by the employer and are free of cost to the employee:
• Required professional orientation and cap training
Costs that are initially paid by Nurse Finder or the employer and are collected from the employee either before relocation or deducted from the salary in instalments:
• Cost of accommodation: first 2 month’s rent, electricity, and water as well as rent deposit, home insurance, and basic furnishing (if not a furnished apartment)
There are no other administration, recruitment, document validation, or relocation costs to be paid to Nurse Finder or its agent or employer, to their partner organizations, or any other third party on their behalf.
Also, the nurse does not need to hand over any original documents (e.g. passport, educational certificates, and/or experience certificates) during the process.
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