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For nurses and assistant nurses

Bring your skills. We'll bring the Dutch.

One programme from your first interview to your first year at work in the Netherlands. You pay nothing to join.

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Your route

Four steps. About six months.

You never have to solve the language, the paperwork or the apartment on your own. That's the whole point.

  1. Step 1 · at home

    Apply

    Choose the role that fits your diploma and send your CV. It takes three minutes.

  2. Step 2 · online

    Interview

    We talk about your experience, your ambitions and the kind of Dutch care that suits you.

  3. Step 3 · Jávea, ~16 weeks

    Learn Dutch

    Live and study at the Academia Neerlandesa. Classes six days a week, room and meals included.

  4. Step 4 · the Netherlands

    Start working

    We pick you up at the airport, help with housing and registration, and stay with you through your first year.

What's included

Everything around the job, taken care of.

Moving country changes your work, your language, your home and your daily life all at once. The programme is built around exactly that.

  • No cost to joinThere are no fees for you, at any stage of the programme.
  • Dutch course, free room and boardAbout four months at the Academia in Jávea, from A1 to B1, with accommodation and meals included.
  • Job securityYou learn Dutch for a real position at a Dutch healthcare organisation.
  • Airport pick-up and housingSomeone is waiting for you when you land, and we help you find a place to live.
  • Your nursing registrationGuidance through registering your diploma so you can work as a nurse in the Netherlands.
  • A year of supportOn-the-job mentoring and a contact person during your first year.

Vacancies

Open roles in Dutch care.

01Registered NurseHospitals · elderly care · mental health

For nurses with a bachelor's degree in nursing. You'll work in a Dutch team with real autonomy, in a hospital, nursing home or home-care organisation.

  • Nursing degree from an EU country
  • No Dutch needed yet: you learn it with us
  • Ready to move to the Netherlands after the course
Apply for this role
02Nurse AssistantElderly care · home care

For qualified assistant nurses and care workers. Personal care for elderly clients, in a care home or at people's homes.

  • Recognised care or assistant-nurse qualification
  • No Dutch needed yet
Apply for this role
03Medical Doctor in training · General PracticeGP training · Netherlands

For doctors who want to train as a general practitioner (huisarts) in the Dutch system.

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04Medical Doctor in training · Elderly CareSpecialist in geriatric care

For doctors who want to specialise as an elderly-care physician (specialist ouderengeneeskunde).

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05Endoscopist DoctorHospital · gastroenterology

For doctors experienced in endoscopy, to join a Dutch hospital team.

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06Radio-diagnostic Laboratory TechnicianHospital · imaging

For radiographers and imaging technicians (MBB'er / laborant) with a recognised qualification.

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Example vacancies from emtg.nl. Is your role not listed? Apply anyway: we'll look for a match.

Your first week at work

You'll walk in speaking the language.

That's what makes the difference with your future patients and your new colleagues. Not perfect Dutch — good Dutch, and the confidence to use it.

How the course works

A nurse laughing with an elderly patient in a Dutch hospital room

Apply

Three steps. Then we call you.

Tell us who you are and what you do. A recruiter who knows your country gets back to you.

  • Spain & PortugalA talent acquisition specialist for both countries
  • ItalyA talent acquisition specialist for Italy
Where do you live now?

Questions

Before you decide.

Does the programme cost me anything?
No. There are no costs for you to join the EMTG programme — not for the selection, not for the language course, not for your accommodation and meals at the school.
Do I need to speak Dutch already?
No. The course starts at zero and takes you to an intermediate level (B1) in about four months. Exact language requirements can differ per profession and vacancy.
Where do I live during the course?
At the campus of the Academia Neerlandesa in Jávea, on the Spanish Costa Blanca, near Alicante and Valencia. Accommodation and meals are free while you study.
How intensive is it?
Very. Classes run Monday to Saturday with native Dutch teachers. Students describe the pace as fast — and say they leave able to manage well in the Netherlands.
Who helps me once I arrive?
We pick you up at the airport, help you find housing, guide you through the registration of your diploma and stay involved through your first year, with on-the-job mentoring.
Can I come with my partner?
Talk to us about your situation in the interview. We'll be honest about what is and isn't possible.