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Discussion Groups / English Usage / January 2004Foreign nurses decry hurdles to jobs in the U.S.
Foreign nurses decry hurdles to jobs in the U.S. By Thomas Ginsberg Inquirer Staff Writer The Philadelphia Inquirer Sunday, January 11, 2004 British nurse Pam Ladds was told to prove she could speak English by the University City screening company. Pam Ladds is livid. The British nurse has been trying for years to get a job in the United States, which faces a persistent shortage of nurses. Instead, a little-known screening company rejected Ladds' credentials because her nursing-school credits were not tallied up. And it told her three times that she had to pay for a test to prove proficiency in English. "They must be joking! I speak English better than you do," said Ladds, a Yorkshire native now living in Catskill, N.Y., and looking for work. The demands emanated from a nonprofit company in University City that serves as the nation's gatekeeper for immigrant nurses - with no competition and little government oversight. . . . More at: http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/front/7679586.htm Jai Maharaj http://www.mantra.com/jai Om Shanti Mufasa: >"They must be joking! I speak English >better than you do," said Ladds, a >Yorkshire native now living in >Catskill, N.Y., and looking for work. Except for your little accent change. > Mufasa: > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Except for your little accent change. she is worried they might ask her trick questions in the test. In article <1008p3ma78ofq82@corp.supernews.com>, "harmony" <aka@hotmail.com> posted: >>> "They must be joking! I speak English >>> better than you do," said Ladds, a >>> Yorkshire native now living in >>> Catskill, N.Y., and looking for work. > she is worried they might ask her trick questions in the test. There's an ocean between sulpha and sulfa. *---===== English is Munglish =====---* Jai Maharaj http://www.mantra.com/jai Om Shanti >Foreign nurses decry hurdles to jobs >in the U.S. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >three times that she had to pay for a >test to prove proficiency in English. Could prove fatal, however, if she confuses doses in millilitres and billilitres.  SignatureSteve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa http://www.geocities.com/Athens/7734/stevesig.htm E-mail - see web page, or parse: shayes at dunelm full stop org full stop uk |
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