Employers' Questions About Nursing RecruitmentEmployers' Questions About International Nursing Recruitment

An adaptation course prepares internationally trained nurses for German professional recognition. Under the Nursing Professions Act (PflBG), applicants whose training was completed abroad can bridge knowledge gaps through a structured programme focused on specialist language and nursing practice, then take the required examinations for their licence to practise.

Timelines depend on your documents, language level and the federal state (Bundesland). CareLend coordinates paperwork with the competent authorities and prepares you for the adaptation measure so you are not left alone between application, course and licence.

Most employers and recognition authorities expect at least B2 German for nursing roles, including specialist medical and nursing vocabulary. CareLend supports structured language training before and during the adaptation programme so you can communicate safely with patients and colleagues.

Together with CareLend Bildungsgesellschaft mbH (and selected partners where applicable), we organise classroom and practice-oriented training focused on specialist language and nursing knowledge. The goal is to prepare you thoroughly for the examinations required by your federal state so you can obtain your licence to practise as a Pflegefachkraft.