ONLY 25 nurses selected from a list provided to the Labour Mobility Unit by the Ministry of Health and Medical Services are needed to be part of the Aged-Care Sector Recruitment.
This was confirmed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade (MFAET) in a statement yesterday.
The Ministry was responding to reports this week that the National Government will recruit 300 nurses to work in Australia under the Aged-Care Services Sector.
MFAET said the Ministry of Health and Medical Services did provide a list of 300 nurses who are eligible to be part of the aged-care sector recruitment drive to the Labour Mobility Unit (LMU).
However, it said 75 people who are not nurses have been selected from the Work Ready Pool and they will be undergoing training under the Australia Pacific Training Coalition (APTC) to fill in 100 spots currently in demand under the sector.
“The LMU had taken into consideration the number of nurses available through the list provided by MHMS and will look to select 25 nurses to fill up the remaining spots.
“Therefore, it is factually incorrect to say that the government is seeking 300 nurses to fill up jobs available in the aged care sector in Australia,” the LMU statement said.
