Why learning German could open doors for Nigerian nurses

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With thousands of job vacancies in Germany, nurses like Omolewa Iperepolu are turning to language schools in Lagos. They hope to seize the opportunity while helping to fill the crucial gap in Germany’s healthcare system.

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00:00Meet Omolewa Iberet Mulu. She's a nurse, a midwife and a dreamer. But today she's

00:07not in scrubs, she's on a different kind of mission. Omolewa is on her way to the

00:12German language school, the first step in her goal of moving to Germany.

00:17Because I learnt they need more health workers there and if I'm there I'm going to expand myself

00:24educationally, culturally and also otherwise. I'm in level B2 in my German language.

00:30Germany faces a significant shortage of healthcare workers largely due to its

00:35aging population and the decline in local workers. That's where people like Omolewa

00:40come in, young, skilled and ready to step up. But it all starts with mastering the German language.

00:46The motive behind the establishment of this institute is just to make people internationally

00:51relevant. You understand? So, and also bridging up between the culture, African culture and also

00:57the German culture. And it's working. Dozens have already made the move. Omolewa hopes to be the next.

01:04While others head home, Omolewa stays behind. She plugs in her headphones,

01:09opens her notebook and continues practicing. I hope for the future when I arrive in Germany is

01:15number one. It's to further my education today and also to also bring up a family there too. Because

01:24I would love to bring up my family there, like sitting down there too.

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