Months 1–3: arriving
Weekly 1:1 sessions, technical language drawn from real ward situations, official paperwork, housing topics. Focus: functioning in the daily ward routine.
12-month integration
Mehrwert Academy: integration for our talent – and your existing team
Integration does not end on day one. For 12 months we accompany every international nurse with language, technical and cultural coaching. The same programme is open to your existing team. Intercultural competence is everyday practice on the ward, not a niche topic.
What the Mehrwert Academy delivers
- 12 months of structured support after ward start: not just the first weeks
- Language refresher, technical nursing language, collegial communication
- Intercultural training for your existing team: integration is bidirectional
- Monthly status reports for your nursing director
- Personal mentors: not a ticket hotline
- Retention rate of 95%+ after the first year
What the programme contains
The programme runs in three time-staggered phases: each with clear goals and measurement points.
Months 4–8: stabilising
Transition to fortnightly sessions. Specialised deepening by ward area. Conflict mediation and team integration as needed.
Months 9–12: anchoring
Monthly check-ins, career perspective (further training, specialist qualifications), long-term retention strategies. Handover to your internal mentoring.
Cross-cutting: existing team
Workshops for your existing teams on intercultural communication, ward dynamics in diverse teams and concrete case studies from nursing practice.
Mehrwert in numbers
- 12
- months of support
- 95%+
- retention year 1
- 1:1
- mentoring format
- monthly
- status reports
Frequently asked questions about the Mehrwert Academy
The primary language is German, to consolidate B2 competence. In the early phase we accompany bilingually where useful (English, French, Arabic, Spanish) on legal or critical topics, to avoid misunderstandings.
Ward leaders, practice instructors and registered nurses who regularly work with internationally recruited colleagues. Workshops are compact (4 hours) and take place in your facility.
Costs are included in our standard placement model for the first 12 months. Extensions or additional existing-team workshops are billed transparently by effort.
Monthly status reports with clear KPIs: language competence, ward attendance, collegial integration, talent self-assessment. Retention is measured at 6, 12 and 24 months.
Related programmes
Retention starts on day one
Talk to us about integration in your facility. We shape a plan that fits your real ward conditions.
Request an integration plan