The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) has important announcements for Filipinos who wish to work abroad particularly in Japan and Korea. The first announcement is for the list of Employment Permit System-Korea workers (EPS-Korea) with employment offer and needs to undergo preliminary training this moment.

The second POEA advisory is for nursesand caregivers who wish to work in Japan through the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA). Read on for the POEA announcements.

For JPEPA Nurses and Caregivers

The POEA announced that the interview schedule for nurses who signed up for the 3^rd batch of hiring for the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) would happen on the following dates:

For Nurses:

Feb 3, Manila;

Feb 4, Manila;

Feb 5, Manila,

Feb 7, Davao

For Caregivers:

Feb 8, Davao;

Feb 9, Manila;

Feb 10, Manila

Note: Please click on the interview date to view the list of candidates/nurses who will attend the interview and take the Japanese quiz and aptitude test.

For EPS-Korea Workers

Preliminary Training for Korean Employment Permit System.

The POEA- Government Placement Branch hereby serves notice to the EPS workers who have been provided by Human Resource Development Service (HRD) Korea with their Offer/s of Employment and have accepted the Offer and are awaiting for the issuance of CCVI, to report to OSHC for their scheduled training.

Training Details:

Date: Feb. 8-10, 2011 (KLC Refresher Course)

         Feb. 2011 (Occupational Safety and Health training)

         The schedule will be announced during the KLC Refresher course

Venue: Occupational Safety and Health Center (OSHC)

            North Ave., Diliman, Quezon City (in front of Veterans Memorial Hospital)

Time: 8:00 AM

Click here to view the list of EPS-KLT workers that should undergo training.