Calls for better recognition of the international professional qualifications of migrants

Australia must better recognise the international qualifications of migrants to help address skills shortages, new research has found. The Committee for Economic Development of Australia report shows the nation needs to make more use of the skilled migrants in the country.

File photo dated 18/01/23 of a general view of staff on a NHS hospital ward. Nurses should have their student loans written off in return for NHS work, leading nurses have said. A new poll shows that the majority of UK adults also back a loan forgiveness scheme for nurses who work in the NHS and wider public services. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) said that writing off the student debt of nurses would help "attract and retain" more nurses. Issue date: Tuesday March 5, 2024.. See PA story HEALTH Nurses. Photo credit should read: Jeff Moore/PA Wire Credit: Jeff Moore/PA/Alamy