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SOME 52 PER CENT OF JOBBRIDGE participants are currently in paid employment after fully completing their internships, according to a report published by Minister for Social Protection Joan Burton.
Burton said the figure was “one of the best outcomes in Europe for work placement programmes”.
“JobBridge was a pillar of the government’s Jobs Initiative,” she said. “It’s goal is to help people seeking emplyment to gain valuable work experience and enhance their prospects of getting a job.”
54.1 per cent of those who undertook their internships in the private sector have secured employment while 49.9 per cent of those who had their placement in the public sector have secured jobs.
The report also showed that the take-up of the scheme has been particularly strong in the SME sector with this sector accounting for 58 per cent of all placements to date.
51.6 per cent of non-graduate interns have secured employment after finishing their placement and 89.3 per cent of interns felt the scheme has given them new skills.
The proportion of interns who failed to complete their placements was high with 3,297 or 59 per cent of participants ending their internship before the scheduled timeframe. However the report said the main reason for early completion was that they secured employment.
One third of participants cited dissatisfaction with their placement as a reason for finishing their internship early.
The Social Protection Minister encouraged employers to consider bringing an intern into their workplace under JobBridge and said she will be examining refinements that could further enhance the scheme.
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Bloody hell. It would be a shame to see Board Gais Theatre closed down :(
It’s the companies that own the bricks and mortar. The theatre is operated and managed by Live Nation.
As Brian said – the companies are only concerned with the ownership of the premises and not their operation.
Both companies are continuing to trade as normal.
Four Hundred and Fifty Million !!!
Hard to believe that 7-8 years ago these were numbers we were kind of used to hearing been branded around for this an that, now it just sounds like gizillions, you’d buy half of Dublin for that kinda money these days
You wouldn’t really
it really does sound like a lot of money
IRELAND RIP!!… Would the last one out please turn off the lights!!!
Well by the holy. I’ve never heard that one before.
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i remember watching an interview with Harry Crosbie bosting about the venues were fully funded and would not be affected by the downturn etc,etc.
guess it was all spin.
Thought the Point would have paid for itself many times over by now.
Again, just for the benefit of readers: The O2 (the former Point Theatre) is not affected by, or involved in any way with, these proceedings.
Nothing is ever what it appears when receivers are involved.
Are peoples tickets for upcoming shows ok ?
Yes – perfectly. All the operations are continuing their operations uninterrupted.
The low hanging fruit has been plucked and now the root’s are being attacked .
We have a bit to go yet by the looks of things
have your say