Over 400 people in Galway on JobBridge internships
Galway Bay fm newsroom - Galway has one of the highest rates of JobBridge internship participation in the country.That's according to new government figures, which show that 403 people are currently taking part in the JobBridge scheme in County Galway.
Over 1700 placements have been taken up here since 2011.JobBridge is a National Internship Scheme that provides work experience placements for a 6 or 9 month period. During this time, interns receive a weekly allowance of €50 in addition to their existing Social Welfare payment.County Sligo currently has the highest rate of people taking part in the controversial scheme, with 0.35% of the 18-65 age group participating while in Dublin, over 2000 people are currently on JobBridge placements.Galway West TD Derek Nolan says JobBridge has an important role to play in getting people into full-time employment.