BIGGEST PRIVATE HOSPITAL IN UAE TO VISIT ABBA

Representative of the American Hospital in Dubai are slated to visit Abba and interview Respiratory Therapist. The 143 bed hospital, (expanding at present) is the biggest non-government hospital in the United Arab Emirates and the first to get accredited by the Joint Commission International Accreditation (JCIA) in the region.

To qualify for the above positions, the applicant must have at least three (3) years work experience as a Respiratory Therapist, a graduate of Respiratory Care Program or Accredited Nursing with trainings/certificates in specialization and has current Certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advance Cardiac Life Support (ACLS).

American Hospital offers competitive salary and they have a no placement fee policy (no fees wil be collected from any of the selected workers).

All applicants that came from respective hospitals are welcome to apply and look for Gretchen Bernardino. Interested applicants may submit their application on line or may apply as walk-in with a complete set of requirements. All applicants have to be pre-qualified for the client interview which will be on September 22-23, 2011. For inquiries/questions, call 637-1393 or text to 09173279899 and look for Gretchen.

APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL SEPTEMBER 16 ONLY!!!

ABBA HONORS FOUR ON ITS 13TH YEAR

Abba celebrated its 13th founding anniversary last August 05, with a dinner-part in Makati. In attendance were the employees and friends of the company. As part of its tradition, Abba honored those employees who have worked for 3years, 7, and 12. These year's honorees were Senen, Sonia, Dawnray and Jen (see homepage).

Abba started operation on June 05, 1998, in the same office where it is currently located.

37,000 NEW NURSES; 1,605 NEW DOCTORS

The country's PRC (Professional Regulation Commission) has released the results of the latest board exams for nurses and physicians.

NURSING. out of 78,135 examinees, 37,513 passed the Nursing Licensure Examination given in July 2011 in different testing centers across the country. The 48.01% passing rate is almost similar to passing rates of previous years. The board exams, held twice a year, is next scheduled for December 2011.

PHYSICIANS. out of 2,131 examinees, 1,605 passed the Physician Licensure Examination, given in August 2011, or a 75.32% passing rate. The exams is also held twice a year, the next one slated in November of this year

PH HAS 310 NEW PT'S/OT'S

The Philippines has 310 new Physical Therapists and Occupational Therapists.

The country's PRC (Professional Regulation Commission) announced on January 20 that 310 out of 627 (or a 49.44% passing rate) passed the Physical and Occupational Therapists Licensure Examinations conducted in January in the cities of Manila and Cebu. The passers will take their oath on February 27.

The number of passers, and the number of takers as well, is the fewest ever (see Table below) in the last ten years. The decline in the number of students for PT courses started in 2001, and have since progressed drastically in the last few years (see "Why Hiring PT's...)

NUMBER OF NCLEX TAKERS DECLINE IN 2010

The number of NCLEX (National Council Licensure Examinations) exam-takers continue to decrease. The 3rd quarter of 2010, or from July to September, registered the lowest number of takers of the NCLEX in any gien quarter , with only 3,307 takers among those who are Internationally Educated. The highest number of takers in any quarter was in the 4th quarter of 2007, when 9.393 took the exams.

The NCLEX exams is the final requirement before one can become a Registered Nurse in the U.S. The exams are administered in many parts of the world, and Manila is one of the exam sites. The Philippines has the biggest number of takers, with about 7 out of 10 examinees being Filipinos. Outside the U.S. and Philippines, the other nations with significant number of takers are India, Sourth Korea, and Canada.

The ongoing visa retrogression may be the principal reason for the decreasing number of NCLEX takers. In the last four years, the U.S. has slowed down in granting EB3 or immigrant visas to foreign nationals.

AGENCIES NOW REQUIRED TO BUY INSURANCE FOR WORKER

Starting November 08, 2010, all private recruitment agencies in the Philippines will have to buy insurance for all the workers they deploy to any country in the world. The insurance requirement is part of the Omnibus Rules Implementing Republic Act 8042 as amended by R.A. 10022, which mandates insurance protection for workers deployed by agencies. Those deployed by the government, workers rehired by their previous employers, and vacationing workers are not covered by the insurance requirement.

The insurance coverage include benefits on death, disablement, termination, settlement claims, compassionate visit, medical evacuation and repatriation. The law prohibits passing on the premium to the workers. Premium for the insurance are expected to be paid eventually by foreign employers. Premiums cost US $72 for workers with one - year contracts, and US $144 for those on two year contracts.

PAG - IBIG MEMBERSHIP NOW MANDATORY TO OFW's

Membership to Pag- Ibig Fund has become mandatory for Overseas Filipino Workers. The Fund, which offers housing loans to its members, was previously required only of Philippine based workers, and optional to OFW's.

Starting July 1, the POEA will only issue Overseas Employment Certificates (OEC's) to those who have paid P600, or the equivalent of the first 6 - months membership fee for Pag - Ibig. After that, the OFW is expected to make monthly payments of P100.

Aside for the Pag-Ibig fund, the other required fee from the OFW is the P900 contribution to the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. The two other fees, the OWWA membership and Processing Fee, are shouldered by foreign employer or its appointed recruitment agency

ABBA RECEIVES POEA'S "TOP PERFORMER AWARD", ITS 3RD STRAIGHT

Abba Personnel Services received its Top Performer Award in ceremonies at the PICC Convention Hall last April 29. It is the 3rd consecutive award for Abba: it previously received the same award in 2002, and 2005. For this decade, the POEA has given out the Award three times.

There were 8 other receipients of the 2010 awards (for complete listing of the agency-awardees, please click here.)

Nestor Flores, President of Abba, delivered the Response on behalf of all the land-based awardees.

NOVEMBER 2009 NURSE BOARD EXAMS SETS NEW RECORDS

The November 2009 Philippines’ Nursing Licensure Exams (NLE) has established many records of sorts, as follows:

Above records include results of first timers and repeaters. The next NLE is scheduled on July 03 and 04, 2010, and will be administered in 11 cities all over the country.

For a complete listing of the NLE results in the last 13 years, please click here.

February 16, 2010

INTERESTED IN A NURSING JOB IN AN ABU DHABI HOSPITAL? HERE'S HOW

The requirements have changed for Abu Dhabi-bound Filipino nurses.

If you're a registered nurse, with at least 3 years work experience, and looking for a job opportunity in a hospital in Abu Dhabi, you'll now have to meet the added prerequisite of passing an online exam.

The online exam is the HAAD (Health Authority of Abu Dhabi) Exam offered by Pearson Vue Testing Center. The PVE is done at the  Trident Tower , 312 Senator Gil Puyat Avenue, Makati City, during office hours from Monday to Friday. Nurses can apply online, choose his/her  exam date, and pay the exam fee of $90. The test results can be obtained within a few hours after taking the exam.

After getting the results, the nurse can attach the results as part of his application for employment in any hospital in Abu Dhabi.

The better method of course, from the standpoint of the Filipino nurse, is to take the exam ONLY after having had an employment offer, or perhaps after employment interview. What use is the PVE anyway if no employment offer will come?

Among Abba's clients in Abu Dhabi, almost all will require nurses to have taken and passed the exams. There are plans at present that calls for a recruitment trip from the Abu Dhabi hospital, for the visiting hospital representatives to conduct interviews, and for those who pass the interviews to take the PVE. An ideal scenario? Yes, but for now just a dream.

Until that scenario is achieved, a nurse will have to take the PVE  first , before she can be considered for a nursing job in Abu Dhabi. For questions about nursing jobs in UAE , or the PVE, call Jen of Abba , at (02) 687-3668.

SAUDI IS STILL TOP OFW DESTINATION

Saudi Arabia is still the top destination for Filipino workers in 2008. There were 275, 933 workers both new hires and rehires, who were deployed to the Kingdom last year.

Saudi Arabia is followed by UAE, which also registered the highest incerease in 2008, compared with the previous year.

Total deployments for 2008 was 974, 399, up 20.1% from 2007. For details on top destination, click here.

SAUDIS GET TOUGH ON HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS

The government of Saudi Arabia, thru its Cabinet, approved a set of regulations that will further promote human rights of migrant workers and penalize human trafficking. The prominent features of the regulations, recommended by the Shoura Council, include penalties against coercion, threats, misuse of position or influence, taking advantage of the workers’ weakness, coercive service, practices similar to slavery. 

A committee has been formed to monitor known victims of human trafficking and human rights violations. It will ensure that victims are not harmed again, and will coordinate with the authorities concerned to repatriate foreign victims if they so request, or pursue complaints against the offending parties.

KSA BOUND WORKERS TO BE PHOTOGRAPHED AND FINGERPRINTED

Saudi Arabia is introducing fingerprinting and full-faced digital photographs for visa applicants. sometime the year 2010, as part of its effort to strengthen security.

There will be a network of service center that will receive visa applications, and take fingerprints and digital photo of those people wanting to visit or work in Saudi Arabia.

The measure is also expected to enable this Mideast country to enforce its rules against workers who were not able to finish their employment contract or who do not have no-objection certificates.

SAUDI ARABIA HAS NEW AGE LIMITS FOR OFW's

Saudi Arabia has new minimum age requirements for incoming foreign workers. The Embassy of Saudi Arabia in the Philippines annouced that effective immediately, the age requirements for these occupation are as follows:

Domestic helper ......................................21 years

Nurse and Flight Attendant ...................... 21 years

Dressmaker ...........................................30 years

Salesman for Textile and Ladies wear .......40 years

Barber ...................................................35 years

Physical Therapist ...................................35 years

Family Driver ..........................................21 years

Male Worker ...........................................21 years

If your first language is Tagalog, it is very likely that you'll have the highest score among the IELTS takers all over the world.

That's what the statistics show for the Test Takers Performance of IELTS in the year 2007. The IELTS (International English Language Testing System) is an exam required by English speaking countries (like the U.S.A., Canada, United Kingdom, Australia),  to measure  English  proficiency of the  examinee in 4 areas: Listening, Reading, Writing, and Speaking.

A large number of examinees are Filipino RN's who take the exams as a requirement for work - entry to the English speaking countries.

Statistics  show that  examinees  with  Tagalog as first  language  fared  better, with  an  overall  band  score of 6.57,  compared  to those  whose  first  language is  Spanish (6.54), Malay (6.44), Tamil (6.21),  Hindi (6.21).  For the  complete  figures,  please click here.

The Tagalog speakers were highest in Listening, Writing, and Speaking.

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