Qualifications of caregivers
Caregivers on CAIR can add proof of their training and further education. Here you can read what each qualification involves, who issues it and what it means for your family.
- Care assistant under sections 43b and 53b SGB XIBildungsträger und Hilfsorganisationen (Beispiel: Malteser)Additional care assistants accompany people in need of care in everyday life, for example through conversation, walks, reading aloud and games. The training comprises at least 160 teaching hours plus a two-week internship. Care assistants are not nursing staff.Learn more
- First aid courseHilfsorganisationen und ermächtigte Ausbildungsstellen (Beispiele: DRK, ASB, Malteser)In a first aid course, participants learn to act correctly in an emergency until the ambulance arrives, for example making an emergency call, performing resuscitation and placing casualties in the recovery position. The basic course comprises 9 teaching units.Learn more
- Opiekun Osób Starszych (course in Poland)Weiterbildungseinrichtungen in Polen"Opiekun Osób Starszych" means carer for older people. It refers to a course at a Polish adult education provider, for example one of 50 hours. The certificate (zaświadczenie) confirms attendance of the course.Learn more
- Registered nurse (Pflegefachfrau / Pflegefachmann)Staatliche, staatlich genehmigte oder staatlich anerkannte PflegeschulenRegistered nurses (Pflegefachfrauen and Pflegefachmänner) have completed a three-year training under the Nursing Professions Act with a state examination. Certain tasks, such as assessing care needs and planning care, are reserved for them. The professional title is protected by law.Learn more
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