Why More Immigration Won’t Solve the Skilled Worker Shortage

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“But unlike Australia, Canada or New Zealand, not only are there no clear goals in this country, but there is also a lack of necessary infrastructure.”

Berlin If you ask Ekhard Popp what you need most in Germany as an immigration country, the answer might be: a lot of patience. The 54-year-old is the managing director of Kidizeit GmbH from Hanover, which operates specialist nursing services for children – with branches in Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Baden -Württemberg and in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.

Several hundred nursing professionals ensure that seriously ill children are cared for and that their parents and other family members can participate in life or go to work.

Because it is difficult to find personnel for the heavy work, Kidizeit turned very early on to foreign workers, for example from the Philippines. But before the nurses who have already arrived can be deployed, the authorities in Lower Saxony must certify the equivalence of the training. In ten cases, Popp has been waiting for applications to be processed since October 2021, and in another 27 cases since March this year.

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