Nigerians can work in Germany with out levels — Envoy Senator Ita Enang

Nigeria’s ambassador to Germany, Senator Ita Enang, has stated Nigerians with vocational and technical abilities can discover work in Germany with no college diploma, though visa necessities, skilled {qualifications} and proficiency in German can pose challenges.

Speaking on Arise TV on Tuesday, November 3, Enang urged potential candidates to contemplate alternatives in driving, hospitality, woodworking, welding and development. He stated some Nigerians overlook these choices as a result of they assume employers require a college diploma.

“It’s not only graduates that are entitled to employment in Germany or in Europe,” he stated, pointing to skilled drivers and staff in expert trades as examples.

Enang stated one problem that had occupied his consideration since taking workplace was the comparatively small variety of Nigerians he had discovered working in Germany, despite the fact that some held senior positions. He recognized securing a visa as one hurdle and stated potential staff must also be taught German and procure the {qualifications} required for his or her chosen occupation.

The ambassador stated he was studying German himself to raised perceive how the nation’s establishments work and to combine extra simply. He praised Germans for the worth they place on their language and urged Nigerians to take related care of their very own languages. He cited efforts to protect Yoruba and Hausa and known as on audio system of languages comparable to Igbo, Ibibio, Ebira and Tiv to guard them from decline.

The envoy stated he had mentioned a attainable labour migration settlement with German officers, drawing on preparations Germany had reached with India and Kenya. He stated these agreements provided structured routes into employment and that he was learning how Nigeria may pursue an analogous association. His newest dialogue on the difficulty, he stated, was with Germany’s ambassador for migration cooperation, Dr Ludwig Jung.

Enang stated he had obtained English variations of Germany’s immigration and labour legal guidelines and was reviewing them alongside related European Union laws to raised perceive the necessities Nigerian candidates would face.

He added that his work was additionally aimed toward serving to Nigerians acquire abilities they might use again residence. “I’m not only working on taking Nigerians to be able to go and work there, I want them to be able to acquire skills and also bring them down here,” he stated.