HI AND WELCOME
Submitted by Gala Placidia on Thu, 09/03/2009 - 05:29In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
nursing...
Submitted by sebastiano on Thu, 09/03/2009 - 10:18In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
it was announced on the radio the other day how many thousands (2.980)of full time new nurses are required by the national health system here.of course language would be an issue but i've noticed they are hiring polish/brazilian and other nationalities to try to fill the gaps.my modest suggestion would be try to get a position in a good university hospital with a good reputation as the possibilities also of advancement are better and everything else.apart from the bigger better hospitals in the north there are also some very good hospitals in central italy like Ancona,Perugia,some Roman hospitals etc,the south is another story however.like nursing everywhere it's a lot of underpaid hard work but as a public employee there is job security,and other advantages which these days are not to be underestimated.in the meantime get your qualifications translated properly and any important relevant referencesgood luck.
nursing
Submitted by Guen on Thu, 09/03/2009 - 16:46In reply to nursing... by sebastiano
Sebastiano, thanks very much for your reply... very useful! Funnily enough, when I was on holiday in Assisi last month I had to take a member of my singing group to hospital and while I speak very little Italian I found much of the medical vocabulary was almost identical. It seems that some language schools offer specialist courses geared to specific occupations so I'm starting the planning!Guen
Welcome to sunny Italy
Submitted by Valentina+c on Thu, 09/03/2009 - 11:39In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
Hi Guen,welcome to the ITALY Community.Learning Italian will be helpful once you'll here in Italy - Italymag has a good database of Language schools based in Italy. They are very professional and offers all levels of courses here's the link:Language SchoolsBut certainly you need advice from people who have direct experience, sogood luck - in bocca al lupo,ValentinaP.S.: I'm Italian, so feel free to ask me any questions concerning Italian language.
Language schools
Submitted by Guen on Thu, 09/03/2009 - 16:47In reply to Welcome to sunny Italy by Valentina+c