Thanks brave intrepid. Will they accept english documents? You said: prepare documents in french, italian or german. however on the red cross website it says they accept english too. I just received a letter from them and they asked loads of documents signed by local authorities and a copy of certificat de travail (not the cntract), plus copy of titres finals de formation prealable. did you have to do all that too? thanks.

thanks for the info

Hi All, some really great info on this forum.

I am an Irish nurse and have moved to Switzerland with my boyfriend. I have 10 years of nursing experience but unfortunately I cannot register as a nurse in Switzerland due to not being able to speak French (or another Swiss language), which is understandable.

While I am learning French I would really love to work. Happy to work as a nursing aid or another similar role.

Does anyone have any info on where I may be able to get a job like this? An agency or a register of English Speaking hospitals perhaps.

Anywhere within an hour of Fribourg would be great.

Any help is very much appreciated.

Thanks,

Enrol in an intensive French course-if you intend to live in the French part of Switzerland. Minimum 3 hours a day -5 days a week. In 6 months you will be speaking reasonable French. Go to a nursing Agency. If you have a work permit then go to your regional unemployment bureau-they help alot.
Or put an advertisement in the paper that you are looking for work-private nursing. And get your qualifications certified by Swiss Red Cross.
http://redcross.ch/activities/health...o_090128_e.pdf

Try contacting the international schools . they need english speaking nurses if you are looking for work whilst you study

[QUOTE=Brave Intrepid;1173695]Steps taken to have foreign nursing qualification recognised - 2011

I applied for the '' Reconnaissance de diplome'' recognition of the diploma or bachelor degree in October and got the result in January. I earned my diploma in Philippines. They recommended that I pass the language B2 for DELF, do 6 months of apprentissage or OJT as we call in Philippines (it's like working as a nurse already with salary and all) and I need to take the courses that they recommended as well. It's a 22 days in total course conducted by several nursing organization here in Switzerland. I have two places as options, one in Geneva and the other one in Lausanne as I live in a French speaking canton. I am working on my French and will take the test in June. The course will start in October this year.

The procedure itself is not complicated. It just takes time. Put together and complete all the documentation that they require you to submit. Have the documents translated into French, German or Italian, and pay the cost of the process. I paid 500 CHF.

http://www.redcross.ch/activities/he...d02a01a-fr.php

I link the site of the Red Cross here which you can visit and explore.[Hi, i wanted to ask if this is the requirements if you are licensed nurse way back in the philippines or not? Thanks!]