Over 1000 Galway interns secure employment following JobBridge
Galway Bay fm newsroom - Over one thousand positions have been created in Galway to date as a direct result of the JobBridge scheme.
1,688 people have availed of the national internship initiative in Galway since its launch in 2011.A recent evaluation carried out by Indecon reports that just over one thousand of these interns have since progressed to paid employment.A total of 217 interns in Galway progressed to paid employment in 2011, with 652 progressing in 2012 and 371 advancing so far this year.Labour TD for Galway West, Deputy Derek Nolan, says the JobBridge scheme is an important starting block.