Nursing Professional Training (3 Years)

Three-year training to become a nursing professional, with an optional elderly-care specialization after the second year. Possible placements include outpatient nursing services, residential care facilities, hospitals and other healthcare settings.

Assessing and determining individual care needs; organizing, designing and managing the care process; carrying out medically prescribed tasks; maintaining, restoring and promoting patients' health; advising, instructing and supporting people receiving care; analyzing, evaluating, assuring and developing care quality.

Personal and physical suitability; ten years of general schooling, with advice available on other access routes; confident spoken and written German.

High job security; flexible working-time models; strong social relevance; attractive pay; opportunities in many areas of healthcare; varied development opportunities in nursing and administration, such as wound management, practice instruction or ward management; financial support from the employment agency or job center may be available.