FAQs

With the professional alignment course INGA Pflege, the disparities with the German training that have been determined are balanced out in a targeted way. The content builds upon the skills that the international nurses have already acquired. During the programme, the international nurses get to know professional practice in German healthcare and nursing facilities. This

Professional alignment courses are made up of theoretical and practical tuition as well as practical deployments, and finish with a subject-specific interview. INGA Pflege was designed as a professional alignment course.

International nurses can choose between a knowledge test and a professional alignment course. Since both formats do not exist in every region, this right to choose cannot always be exercised, and the international nurses have to complete the compensation measure that is offered locally. There is currently no overview of all existing formats offered throughout

There are two possibilities. One option is the knowledge test that takes place in a practical and oral form. The second option for compensation measures is professional alignment courses, that finish with a final interview. They need to be coordinated with the recognition authority responsible. For the concept of INGA Pflege, the DKF obtains the

In the case of substantial disparities between the international vocational qualification and the German reference profession, nurses can achieve equivalence at a later date through compensation measures.

If the equivalence test of the competent authority shows that the training contents differ significantly, it issues a so-called deficit assessment, which lists the main differences between the training courses.

In order to be able to work as a skilled worker in Germany, nurses who have not qualified for their profession in Germany must apply for a professional licence. The first step on the path towards professional recognition is the equivalence test. The competent authority in the federal state in which the international nurse wants

Team teaching means that specialist-subject and language teachers work closely together and design the theoretical and practical lessons together. Responsibility for the preparation, implementation and evaluation of the lessons lies with both teachers.

Currently, INGA Pflege is available for nurses from the Philippines and the Ukraine. Plans to expand the project to further countries are currently underway.

INGA Pflege is currently being implemented at three pilot facilities in the federal states of Brandenburg, Hamburg and Saxony.