A Comparative Study of Formal Education Systems for Long-term Care Workers in Six Countries

Effect of Case-Based Small-Group Learning on Care Workers’ Emergency Coping Abilities

“…While there is a high demand for emergency education for care workers, they have insufficient availability of such educational opportunities. Moreover, the existing programs have often been problematic because they use lecture-based teaching methods, lack consideration for actual practice, and provide no practical training [18]. In this study, the learning was effective because learners were actively engaged in finding ideas and solutions to cope with the emergency, as the cases in the program reflected their daily practical experiences.…”

“…Moreover, wellorganized education for care workers can reinforce not only their knowledge about older adults but also the capability to cope with emergencies or situational problems related to older adult care [17]. However, the current lack of refresher training or mandatory occupational training for care workers in South Korea makes it difficult for them to receive emergency training [18]. Additionally, the only training on the topic currently provided for care workers in the country is a 3 h class, which is a part of the basic professional education for caring for patients with dementia [13].…”

“…Moreover, considering that emergency education should focus on enhancing performance, it is urgently required to develop and apply practice-oriented education [22,23]. To date, many issues have been raised regarding the lack of systematic, lecture-oriented education and the absence of proper education materials, which should be improved in future education programs for care workers [18].…”

Impact of pressure ulcer prevention knowledge and attitude on the care performance of long-term care facility care workers: a cross-sectional multicenter study

“…For care workers in Japan, a requirement of certification is a high school diploma or an equivalent education level [ 19 ], and care workers in Germany must complete a total of 4600 hours of training and education [ 20 ]. On the other hand, there are no qualification requirements, such as age or education level for care workers in Korea; qualification for certification is given to anyone taking 240 hours of training and education are required [ 19 ]. It is thought that there were no qualification requirements for care worker training from the beginning because the demand for care workers was urgent and high.…”

“…Korea's care worker qualification system has a direct impact on the quality of the service provided by care workers and related discussions have been actively conducted [15][16][17][18]. For care workers in Japan, a requirement of certification is a high school diploma or an equivalent education level [19], and care workers in Germany must complete a total of 4600 hours of training and education [20]. On the other hand, there are no qualification requirements, such as age or education level for care workers in Korea; qualification for certification is given to anyone taking 240 hours of training and education are required [19].…”