Overseas job opportunities in the care sector have the highest potential at the moment, Minister of Foreign Employment Manusha Nanayakkara revealed.
In an interview with a local newspaper, the Minister said the care sector offers a wide variety of jobs such as social care, elderly care, disability care, caregiver, domestic nurses, nursemaid, nursing aides, and medical nurses.
He further said these are jobs mainly available in developed countries including the UK, USA, Germany, Singapore and Japan, while countries such as Israel and Gulf countries also offer a significant amount of opportunities.
“At the moment there are over 27,000 job orders secured by private sector agencies. Unfortunately, they struggle to find qualified candidates mainly due to language barriers,” he pointed out.
Minister Nanayakkara further said the care sector offers the most lucrative salaries ranging from Rs.250,000 to over one million in certain countries. (NewsWire)