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29/06/2011
Internship Scheme Reaches Out To Unemployed
Speaking at the launch of the new National Internship Scheme today, Joan Burton TD, the Minister for Social Protection, said she was very encouraged by the positive feedback from many employers to the new National Internship Scheme.
JobBridge will launch 5,000 places with the support of Dawn Foods, KPMG, HP, Glen Dimplex, IBEC, Quinn Group Ltd, Coilte, Accenture, TV3, Smurfit Kappa, Arthur Cox, Mercury Engineering, Hertz, Hertz Shared Services Centre, ESB, Bord na Móna, Tesco, Pricewaterhouse Coopers, A&L Goodbody, Failte Ireland, Enterprise Ireland, Glanbia and Aer Lingus.
Commenting on the scheme, Minister Burton said: "The launch of 5,000 places in JobBridge by my Department will offer a real chance to many people to get six or nine months of critical work experience – a foot on the ladder after training, apprenticeship or graduation. The commitment of the private sector, led by Mr. Martin Murphy, Managing Director of HP Ireland who has chaired the Steering Group on the National Internship Scheme will, I hope, result in a wide range of internship opportunities opening up.
"There is strong interest in participating in an initiative such as JobBridge. We have already received 500 expressions of interests from organisations offering approximately 1,000 internship opportunities. Over 320 of the members of ISME are committed to JobBridge and will have their vacancies available within 3 months."
Speaking at the launch, the Taoiseach, Enda Kenny TD added: "The Government is committed to getting Ireland back to work and JobBridge is an important part of that effort. Establishing a National Internship Scheme was a flagship commitment in last month's Job Initiative. I believe that we need a collective effort by all sectors of society to tackle the challenges facing the country. JobBridge is just such a collective effort – with the goal of ensuring that we offer people the opportunity to gain work experience through a quality internship."
(BMcN/KMcA)
JobBridge will launch 5,000 places with the support of Dawn Foods, KPMG, HP, Glen Dimplex, IBEC, Quinn Group Ltd, Coilte, Accenture, TV3, Smurfit Kappa, Arthur Cox, Mercury Engineering, Hertz, Hertz Shared Services Centre, ESB, Bord na Móna, Tesco, Pricewaterhouse Coopers, A&L Goodbody, Failte Ireland, Enterprise Ireland, Glanbia and Aer Lingus.
Commenting on the scheme, Minister Burton said: "The launch of 5,000 places in JobBridge by my Department will offer a real chance to many people to get six or nine months of critical work experience – a foot on the ladder after training, apprenticeship or graduation. The commitment of the private sector, led by Mr. Martin Murphy, Managing Director of HP Ireland who has chaired the Steering Group on the National Internship Scheme will, I hope, result in a wide range of internship opportunities opening up.
"There is strong interest in participating in an initiative such as JobBridge. We have already received 500 expressions of interests from organisations offering approximately 1,000 internship opportunities. Over 320 of the members of ISME are committed to JobBridge and will have their vacancies available within 3 months."
Speaking at the launch, the Taoiseach, Enda Kenny TD added: "The Government is committed to getting Ireland back to work and JobBridge is an important part of that effort. Establishing a National Internship Scheme was a flagship commitment in last month's Job Initiative. I believe that we need a collective effort by all sectors of society to tackle the challenges facing the country. JobBridge is just such a collective effort – with the goal of ensuring that we offer people the opportunity to gain work experience through a quality internship."
(BMcN/KMcA)
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23 May 2016
JobBridge Scheme To Be Scrapped
The JobBridge scheme is to be scrapped and replaced. Sinn Féin Social Protection spokesperson John Brady TD welcomed the announcement. He said: "The JobBridge Scheme is exploitative and it replaces real proper paid employment. We therefore welcome the news this evening that the scheme is to be scrapped and replaced.
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JobBridge Scheme Should Be Scrapped - IMPACT
Trade union IMPACT has called for the JobBridge programme to be dissolved in light of a report claiming widespread misuse. The union has called for the scheme to be replaced with targeted programmes aimed at specific groups including unemployed early school leavers, graduates, and the long-term unemployed.
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JobBridge Is A Pathway To Full-Time Employment – Coffey
Fine Gael Waterford Deputy, Paudie Coffey, has said that the JobBridge internship scheme is a clear and dependable pathway to full-time employment, which has seen 36 per cent of intern graduates in Waterford moving directly into employment, while 61 per cent of interns nationally have secured employment five months after graduating from the scheme.
JobBridge Is A Pathway To Full-Time Employment – Coffey
Fine Gael Waterford Deputy, Paudie Coffey, has said that the JobBridge internship scheme is a clear and dependable pathway to full-time employment, which has seen 36 per cent of intern graduates in Waterford moving directly into employment, while 61 per cent of interns nationally have secured employment five months after graduating from the scheme.
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