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What makes Global Skills Partnerships Nursing special? Based on the principles of fair and orderly migration, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH and the German Federal Ministry of Health (BMG) have developed the Global Skills Partnership (GSP) Nursing model to create structured, mutually beneficial migration pathways for skilled nursing professionals. The model addresses the shortage of skilled workers in the healthcare sector – especially nursing staff – in Germany and at the same time generates development gains for the countries of origin by establishing structured partnerships between nursing facilities in the countries of origin and German healthcare facilities. A key element is the dual qualification approach, which enables full recognition for the German labor market already in the country of origin.

Specialist German partners are responsible for designing the programmes in cooperation with local institutions in the countries of origin. GIZ, executing agency of the Global Skills Partnerships programme, coordinates activities, establishes contacts with partner universities and nurses, and delivers organisational and advisory services. (to partners)

Working with organisations committed to requirements of the “Faire Anwerbung Pflege Deutschland” quality seal or with the International Placement Services (ZAV) of the German Federal Employment Agency (BA) ensures that working conditions in Germany meet the highest ethical standards.

The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, which manages the programme, draws on many years of experience in bringing nursing staff from countries with surplus labor to work at hospitals and elderly care institutions in Germany.

As part of the Triple Win program, GIZ is responsible for the linguistic and technical preparation of nursing staff in their country of origin, as well as for providing recognition and integration advice and support to nursing staff and employers in Germany. More than 8,000 highly qualified nurses and trainees have already been placed through the Triple Win programme and more than 6,500 of them are already fully integrated in the German labour market.

In all cooperation projects that place foreign skilled workers in Germany, GIZ – as a federal enterprise – complies with the fair recruitment standards set by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the UN International Labour Organization (ILO). Employers and employees can thus rely on a high level of legal certainty.

To prepare professionals for immigration formalities and for the entire process of recruitment and placement with German employers, GIZ cooperates with the German Federal Employment Agency’s International and Specialized Services (ZAV)

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