New Internship Scheme with Jobbridge

starlit

Hi everyone, there is a new internship scheme, starting the 1st of July if you want to gain some work-experience. There is a new scheme out in July, similar to WPP but you get €50 a week plus the social welfare. Check it out. The government has just recently introduced it. Honestly I think its a scheme that is more likely to work than the WPP.

Check out the website: http://www.jobbridge.ie/

Good luck!

Recon

I'm working at a WPP job at the moment, enjoying it, gaining some experience and the company is going to keep me on after it when I trained up. I read here about the conversion to the new JobBridge scheme so I'm going to go for that, an extra €200 a month would be very handy!

kilburn

Hopefully there will be some god internships on this as i am mad to do one.

Gimme_Da_Gold

I had one but company was having problems so they cut the internship short. I would of loved to have one still because of this scheme.

Ste1605

My girlfriend has found a creche that is willing to take her on under this jobdbrige scheme though is having trouble finding how exactly to register and get the the extra fifty euro a week.
Any one have any ideas on what steps are needed? Or where the form for both employee and employer are to be found?

She is going to work any way with out payment as sees it as a good chance to gain meaningful experience in this sector.

Any help is greatly appreciated.......

Recon

All the information about it is on their site, the company needs to apply to be a "host organisation" first as far as I can remember.

Some awesome internships going
http://www.topazenergy.ie/en/careers/current-vacancies/
you could spend 9 months learning how to work at a petrol station with Topaz

or spend 9 months learning how to work at a bar
http://intern.jobbridge.ie/Default.aspx?q=MU9vcZJ1KSbHbBmDsnHuzlxCtxrYsE4MEfLhmw/wskkHuUMlf8YQjDPR6IS7IZGJpStxpcXZ/ULFYH1YmrR2jDGXufg2/hIMw/shzc+3VfU52hh1jmo5dMTlafct3/SQeGhJ29zWzRmjv74to7RMJDMykY0bV4jFf+Ahv23UwWJvlw+PqAyY5o6YEPiglxNVHvn2jgQNgZKlbCa283cjfwzDlOj6SsH1nRg5wyO+/S0jpi2jveM3wHGYSc4y1Po74xUje/tXaHc1d3PHaDnUENhX0Iwa1ddcEtkB0r0Kj4l/3YtjZnrZq3IbqWJnrA+I5531D5lzPcUGu2nw8rTp6tkqK7u7CsAob4+uie/k/koMn7wU6+EDGOnC8cvzi3/BDyxrotNDcEVV1h1OKzERUDqW9jWLbTx04hnevaQHUodaPywWFAl6vbjEMHl3EW2Kmn1/falzuccWZt4qOEvVVQ==

If you already have 3 years experience you could spend 9 months "learning" what you already know as a health and safety coordinator
http://intern.jobbridge.ie/Default.aspx?q=rVPGrUeCTkO7JEQ4A0TP5Zad77zQnZ3dswlDMPjFP3eX5sNcEumskKdLJOzSxIlt9H8IRDyYkWiySq3W+f5fdlcDuTXUnfplX7GYI7/QloyszH7IQja0ch1/MjAc2MSfquZlFQcu67rePw6RO+WlZ7dkHkU7wk0gulidzxjfRFzR/fxXM+1DfpYVJ64D2P/TOYr7Jss4kIvKXnD97UdzB6zu+iOBhJTneS4tDw7L4z1hKEZsEKpTd+CmnSoel9lxh6vkQWdh0m5FeyLrZTrE9Dg1ZKtnjcJD55OKRWebtbWec6GFWctfavHudmsTynyJdXF+658/zWMfQPHdyloKd/3Tuk8BQdrvi6A/9m25y6CqAdRZ6n+TcojR65hlB/HYxpWkSIvX7BggON9yeooY1Z66oCpSIZ+EGLDr2Y23RGxhDEdY5nRq8zjavcrvrIiKseBvtL9zOqqZGYOdp156zgtjM3sV7qUB

if that doesnt get you excited then check out these wonderful opportunities to spend 9 months learning how to work in a shop
http://intern.jobbridge.ie/Default.aspx?q=B+fomdowzS8kaDnSlUDk1zaMUPiFEeNrNWjviinu490thmC2C0u+DFNmIP/I50I8i3TkwD1bJ0vNDA9OEvfYLsZVLRwtX7Iw+r1bvFdNwwYFT20bQMbTJfsf04/+RVG8vSJuXjfAqNfN6se2k6kwudoARqMDysMBQzRr7/gRewYu3vPmov6Mm60isYuhgwBw784uT1ySwhN35vfLy5gdeWVeaKwRUlt/42bpWXhtF2rlbDjpsw0uTuBx60P9fG5lmh7BrkTUHC5oliGpRRY1Nf6PvU2pSf4Xivjy+aR1EY6n3cqme5qoqq99+BOZDiMHsruRClGfxlAeQdk/6TBAGKxzmg+zgRNGV2qhGoh9BIlNASrU3yBTe/u7dDlfa/hkGNS3Zmxn74j9JC4O2cr1cHJJqVxM0pA/rG7A2pz+xDfd3VKgZcn8SQKrmTZ4zSJCEUWUfywWAIzH+eGxf4KHnw==

there is an endless list of internships learning how to work in a shop

Recon

There's a huge amount of companies who are completely taking the piss with these schemes, shops, bars, petrol stations etc (all things you pointed out). I think it's something that the people who are judging the eligibility of the companies allowed to be "host organisations" just need to have some cop on and comment sense when evaluating the companies.

I worked on petrol pumps for ~8 years when in school and college, there's nothing you'd learn in 9 months that couldn't be learnt in a few weeks.

BeanFlicker

Deleted User wrote: »

Some awesome internships going
http://www.topazenergy.ie/en/careers/current-vacancies/
you could spend 9 months learning how to work at a petrol station with Topaz

or spend 9 months learning how to work at a bar
http://intern.jobbridge.ie/Default.aspx?q=MU9vcZJ1KSbHbBmDsnHuzlxCtxrYsE4MEfLhmw/wskkHuUMlf8YQjDPR6IS7IZGJpStxpcXZ/ULFYH1YmrR2jDGXufg2/hIMw/shzc+3VfU52hh1jmo5dMTlafct3/SQeGhJ29zWzRmjv74to7RMJDMykY0bV4jFf+Ahv23UwWJvlw+PqAyY5o6YEPiglxNVHvn2jgQNgZKlbCa283cjfwzDlOj6SsH1nRg5wyO+/S0jpi2jveM3wHGYSc4y1Po74xUje/tXaHc1d3PHaDnUENhX0Iwa1ddcEtkB0r0Kj4l/3YtjZnrZq3IbqWJnrA+I5531D5lzPcUGu2nw8rTp6tkqK7u7CsAob4+uie/k/koMn7wU6+EDGOnC8cvzi3/BDyxrotNDcEVV1h1OKzERUDqW9jWLbTx04hnevaQHUodaPywWFAl6vbjEMHl3EW2Kmn1/falzuccWZt4qOEvVVQ==

If you already have 3 years experience you could spend 9 months "learning" what you already know as a health and safety coordinator
http://intern.jobbridge.ie/Default.aspx?q=rVPGrUeCTkO7JEQ4A0TP5Zad77zQnZ3dswlDMPjFP3eX5sNcEumskKdLJOzSxIlt9H8IRDyYkWiySq3W+f5fdlcDuTXUnfplX7GYI7/QloyszH7IQja0ch1/MjAc2MSfquZlFQcu67rePw6RO+WlZ7dkHkU7wk0gulidzxjfRFzR/fxXM+1DfpYVJ64D2P/TOYr7Jss4kIvKXnD97UdzB6zu+iOBhJTneS4tDw7L4z1hKEZsEKpTd+CmnSoel9lxh6vkQWdh0m5FeyLrZTrE9Dg1ZKtnjcJD55OKRWebtbWec6GFWctfavHudmsTynyJdXF+658/zWMfQPHdyloKd/3Tuk8BQdrvi6A/9m25y6CqAdRZ6n+TcojR65hlB/HYxpWkSIvX7BggON9yeooY1Z66oCpSIZ+EGLDr2Y23RGxhDEdY5nRq8zjavcrvrIiKseBvtL9zOqqZGYOdp156zgtjM3sV7qUB

if that doesnt get you excited then check out these wonderful opportunities to spend 9 months learning how to work in a shop
http://intern.jobbridge.ie/Default.aspx?q=B+fomdowzS8kaDnSlUDk1zaMUPiFEeNrNWjviinu490thmC2C0u+DFNmIP/I50I8i3TkwD1bJ0vNDA9OEvfYLsZVLRwtX7Iw+r1bvFdNwwYFT20bQMbTJfsf04/+RVG8vSJuXjfAqNfN6se2k6kwudoARqMDysMBQzRr7/gRewYu3vPmov6Mm60isYuhgwBw784uT1ySwhN35vfLy5gdeWVeaKwRUlt/42bpWXhtF2rlbDjpsw0uTuBx60P9fG5lmh7BrkTUHC5oliGpRRY1Nf6PvU2pSf4Xivjy+aR1EY6n3cqme5qoqq99+BOZDiMHsruRClGfxlAeQdk/6TBAGKxzmg+zgRNGV2qhGoh9BIlNASrU3yBTe/u7dDlfa/hkGNS3Zmxn74j9JC4O2cr1cHJJqVxM0pA/rG7A2pz+xDfd3VKgZcn8SQKrmTZ4zSJCEUWUfywWAIzH+eGxf4KHnw==

there is an endless list of internships learning how to work in a shop

Lol, good work

Topaz are ripping the piss with this along with many others

CatFromHue

Deleted User wrote: »

If you already have 3 years experience you could spend 9 months "learning" what you already know as a health and safety coordinator
http://intern.jobbridge.ie/Default.aspx?q=rVPGrUeCTkO7JEQ4A0TP5Zad77zQnZ3dswlDMPjFP3eX5sNcEumskKdLJOzSxIlt9H8IRDyYkWiySq3W+f5fdlcDuTXUnfplX7GYI7/QloyszH7IQja0ch1/MjAc2MSfquZlFQcu67rePw6RO+WlZ7dkHkU7wk0gulidzxjfRFzR/fxXM+1DfpYVJ64D2P/TOYr7Jss4kIvKXnD97UdzB6zu+iOBhJTneS4tDw7L4z1hKEZsEKpTd+CmnSoel9lxh6vkQWdh0m5FeyLrZTrE9Dg1ZKtnjcJD55OKRWebtbWec6GFWctfavHudmsTynyJdXF+658/zWMfQPHdyloKd/3Tuk8BQdrvi6A/9m25y6CqAdRZ6n+TcojR65hlB/HYxpWkSIvX7BggON9yeooY1Z66oCpSIZ+EGLDr2Y23RGxhDEdY5nRq8zjavcrvrIiKseBvtL9zOqqZGYOdp156zgtjM3sV7qUB

i emailed them about the 3 years experience being against the principles of job bridge.

that was around lunchtime, by this afternoon i had received a reply stating "We have contacted the host organisation and have suspended the advert pending further investigation and clarification."

hopefully it won't reappear.

i would encourage people if you do see things that don't look right to make contact and explain your problem

Oranage2

I can see how useful these internships are and i would love to do one though i am employed just not in the area i studied -

Though looking at it I thought it was gonna be different from WPP, and it looks exactly the same -

While it's still new the goverment or who ever is in charge of this internship should really put some regulation on it now, it wouldnt be hard either, when a host company applies for and internship, surely somebody could just say no! - Jobs like the topaz one is really discrediting the program, jobs like sales assistant shouldnt be on it either -

All in all i still think its a good idea - if you dont like the job than dont apply -

let them know what you think
https://www.facebook.com/pages/JobBridge/224594244220529?sk=wall

direct contact with them

Oranage2

Oranage2 wrote: »

All in all i still think its a good idea - if you dont like the job than dont apply -

What if all the jobs become unpaid?

Uncle_moe

Deleted User wrote: »

What if all the jobs become unpaid?

this is exactly what is going to happen. when they announced ages ago that they woudl offer an extra 50 per week for internships it was only a matter of time before we saw a race to the bottom. No one is going to get paid anymore and we are likely to see lay offs and rehiring of interns. People will write back saying its illegal but who's really going to prevent it and protect the worker?

I wish people weren't so naive, stop working for nothing because if you do it now you will be doing it the rest of your life. Its time the unemployed stuck together and just said no to free work. I would like to think all workers should be entitled to an equal wage. Seriously people dont give in to this crap, it might seem like a great short term solutuon to not having a job but I bleieve it will only lengthen your time on the labour exchange.

Uncle_moe

Uncle_moe wrote: »

this is exactly what is going to happen. when they announced ages ago that they woudl offer an extra 50 per week for internships it was only a matter of time before we saw a race to the bottom. No one is going to get paid anymore and we are likely to see lay offs and rehiring of interns. People will write back saying its illegal but who's really going to prevent it and protect the worker?

I wish people weren't so naive, stop working for nothing because if you do it now you will be doing it the rest of your life. Its time the unemployed stuck together and just said no to free work. I would like to think all workers should be entitled to an equal wage. Seriously people dont give in to this crap, it might seem like a great short term solutuon to not having a job but I bleieve it will only lengthen your time on the labour exchange.

Short thread here only a few posts but worth a gander
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?threadid=2056315055

Squall Leonhart

Uncle_moe wrote: »

I would like to think all workers should be entitled to an equal wage.

Hmmm... I respectfully disagree. Why should a person who has left school after their junior certificate be paid the same as somebody who has devoted years of their life to educating and training themselves for a position?

Lux23

Paul Cosgrave wrote: »

Hmmm... I respectfully disagree. Why should a person who has left school after their junior certificate be paid the same as somebody who has devoted years of their life to educating and training themselves for a position?

Equal wage maybe but everyone should be entitled to minimum wage afterall that person with just their junior cert could be working just as hard as anyone else.

Squall Leonhart

I certainly don't deny that somebody who has only their junior cert could be working as hard as someone with much higher academic levels, but should a waitress, barman, shop assistant etc really earn as much as an engineer, lab technician, optometrist etc? The sheer level of responsibility associated with work in better qualified professions dictates a higher pay packet - both as compensation for the level of responsibility and associated stress levels. Similarly, a bar manager should clearly be paid more money than the guy stocking the fridges and collecting the glasses.

So, again, I totally disagree with "all workers should be entitled to an equal wage". This is not a utopian idealist society, people are rewarded differently for different things, and within reason, rightly so.

Lux23

Paul Cosgrave wrote: »

I certainly don't deny that somebody who has only their junior cert could be working as hard as someone with much higher academic levels, but should a waitress, barman, shop assistant etc really earn as much as an engineer, lab technician, optometrist etc? The sheer level of responsibility associated with work in better qualified professions dictates a higher pay packet - both as compensation for the level of responsibility and associated stress levels. Similarly, a bar manager should clearly be paid more money than the guy stocking the fridges and collecting the glasses.

So, again, I totally disagree with "all workers should be entitled to an equal wage". This is not a utopian idealist society, people are rewarded differently for different things, and within reason, rightly so.

No of course not, when did I say that? I meant equal pay for equal work you dimwit!

vikingdub

CatFromHue wrote: »

i emailed them about the 3 years experience being against the principles of job bridge.

that was around lunchtime, by this afternoon i had received a reply stating "We have contacted the host organisation and have suspended the advert pending further investigation and clarification."

hopefully it won't reappear.

i would encourage people if you do see things that don't look right to make contact and explain your problem

Who did you email? FAS?

CatFromHue

I just emailed the address listed on the contacts page of the Jobbridge website.

lorweld

Hi does anyone know if there is an allowance paid for childminding if you take up one of these internships? Seen one that wouldn't mind doing but couldn't afford to travel to different town and have childminder on extra €50 a week. If not looks like these offers aren't available to alot of people!

Lux23

lorweld wrote: »

Hi does anyone know if there is an allowance paid for childminding if you take up one of these internships? Seen one that wouldn't mind doing but couldn't afford to travel to different town and have childminder on extra €50 a week. If not looks like these offers aren't available to alot of people!

Nope. That's all you get.

BostonB

Paul Cosgrave wrote: »

...should a waitress, barman, shop assistant etc really earn as much as an engineer, lab technician, optometrist etc? The sheer level of responsibility associated with work in better qualified professions dictates a higher pay packet - both as compensation for the level of responsibility and associated stress levels. Similarly, a bar manager should clearly be paid more money than the guy stocking the fridges and collecting the glasses.....

Market forces will dicate no. If theres an over supply of bar managers and an undersupply of fridge packers.

compscii

Well I have been successfully chosen to work under this scheme for a large software company based in town. I have only graduated this year with a Hdip in IT. I must admit im a little bit frustrated that I'll be working for peanuts but I have checked the companies backround it is does appear to be a great opportunity for experience. Im wondering do I need an employee contract made up to tell me my rights? (As in workin hours a week / holidays earned etc). I cant go into too much detail but maybe someone might be able to shed a bit of light on this. Thanks

Recon

compscii wrote: »

Well I have been successfully chosen to work under this scheme for a large software company based in town. I have only graduated this year with a Hdip in IT. I must admit im a little bit frustrated that I'll be working for peanuts but I have checked the companies backround it is does appear to be a great opportunity for experience. Im wondering do I need an employee contract made up to tell me my rights? (As in workin hours a week / holidays earned etc). I cant go into too much detail but maybe someone might be able to shed a bit of light on this. Thanks

I'm in a similar situation (except I'm still on the old WPP scheme, in the process of getting it converted to a JobBridge) working for an engineering company. Graduated last June, looking for work for months. Started this mid-February and should be made permanent from 1st of October.

Holidays are the same as if you were on the dole I think (a week or 2 a year) and you're supposed to inform the social welfare when you take them. Work hours per week are a minimum of 30 (to be eligible for JobBridge) and I don't think the company could really have you doing much more than 39 hours a week.

I've had some travel with mine, been to the States and to Germany for a week each for training on different machines. Very happy with it overall.

It is a bit of a kick in the teeth working for just dole money but I had a few interviews over the 8 months I was looking for work and my lack of experience in engineering jobs was what was letting me down.

billbee

doovdela wrote: »

Hi everyone, there is a new internship scheme, starting the 1st of July if you want to gain some work-experience. There is a new scheme out in July, similar to WPP but you get €50 a week plus the social welfare. Check it out. The government has just recently introduced it. Honestly I think its a scheme that is more likely to work than the WPP.

Check out the website: http://www.jobbridge.ie/

Good luck!

the job bridge web site is full of internship programs that have already been filled ..i have tried to get on a couple and all filled . looks good though when like me you think that you may be able to get something only to be told the internship is no longer available ..

starlit

billbee wrote: »

the job bridge web site is full of internship programs that have already been filled ..i have tried to get on a couple and all filled . looks good though when like me you think that you may be able to get something only to be told the internship is no longer available ..

Are you serious, that's the pits. Almost the same system when applying for paid jobs...:(

billbee

yes i am well qualified having spent 23 years in the health service .and the internship was in the dept of foreign affairs with a job at the end ...i would have got it easily as it was a similar type of admin job and i could have transferred my service too its their loss ....the job bridge website looks great but there is only a small amount of real internships and a lot of them are gone .but from a pr point of view ths site looks well loaded with offers ..thanks for the reply ..billbee :mad::D

donegal11

billbee wrote: »

yes i am well qualified having spent 23 years in the health service .and the internship was in the dept of foreign affairs with a job at the end ...i would have got it easily as it was a similar type of admin job and i could have transferred my service too its their loss ....the job bridge website looks great but there is only a small amount of real internships and a lot of them are gone .but from a pr point of view ths site looks well loaded with offers ..thanks for the reply ..billbee :mad::D

Complaining about not being able to work for free:pac:. In fairness if you have 23 years experience you obviously don't need an "internship" and potentially taking it off someone who just wants some work experience and currently has none. How did you know there was a job at the end of the internship?

billbee

the whole idea of the internship s is to re skill in another area if you look at the job bridge site there are about 13 internships in dublin area right now which are offering a full time job if you are suitable after your time spent training .what is wrong with me wanting a change from human sadness / tragedy and death every time i went to work for all those years, when you leave the health services you cannot work for any other health services for 6 years .so i have to re direct my approach to work and that is what the ,,,,job bridge is for so you can up skill in another area . tank you for your understanding ..billbee.

triple-M

hi I have been claiming welfare benefits(jsb) for the last 10 weeks and im looking to start a jobbridge internship in the new year,my issue is I have been offered temporary for 1 month job i really want to work but am afraid that once I finish the months work I will have to start the 12 week wait again.does anybody know if this is the case?

Squall Leonhart

Hey Triple-M, unfortunately if you do work then you will have to start over again on the 12 week signing on thing. Silly.. but this is the case unfortunately.

triple-M

Paul Cosgrave wrote: »

Hey Triple-M, unfortunately if you do work then you will have to start over again on the 12 week signing on thing. Silly.. but this is the case unfortunately.

oh well thats what I was suspecting,I hate having to turn down a job in this climate even if its only temp but I have an internship lined up in jan which I dont want to miss out on,thanks for the help

Recon

It's a bull**** thing but it's not worth only a months worth of work to then have to wait for 3 more months to be eligible for the JobBridge, best of luck with it.

ourtrail

No you will only have to wait 2-3 weeks after as the 78 days required don't have to be consecutive, you just have to be in receipt of jobseekers or other other qualified benefits for at least 78 days in total out of the last 6 months - states this on the website.

BTW I know this for certain as I was in the same situation as you then took three weeks work - temporary contract and signed on again for 20 days and was deemed eligible for my Job Bridge internship that I am in now.

diceyreilly

I am starting a Jobbridge scheme on Monday. I just have a few questions if anyone can help.

I am fairly sure I don't have to go to the post office for payments once I start this. Is this correct.
And if it is will Thursday be the last day I go to the post office or will it take a couple of weeks to sort everything out.

diceyreilly

^

TaosHum

diceyreilly wrote: »

I am starting a Jobbridge scheme on Monday. I just have a few questions if anyone can help.

I am fairly sure I don't have to go to the post office for payments once I start this. Is this correct.
And if it is will Thursday be the last day I go to the post office or will it take a couple of weeks to sort everything out.

If they have your bank details, then once you have started your placement, you shouldn't need to go and collect your payment, as it should go straight into the bank.

If they don't have your details, then you will probably have to collect your payment until it is set up (could take 2 weeks).

My advice would be check with the dole office to be certain.

Squall Leonhart

TaosHum wrote: »

If they have your bank details, then once you have started your placement, you shouldn't need to go and collect your payment, as it should go straight into the bank.

If they don't have your details, then you will probably have to collect your payment until it is set up (could take 2 weeks).

My advice would be check with the dole office to be certain.

That was pretty much exactly my experience. It was 2-3 weeks (can't remember now) before the payments went directly into my bank account. Prior to this I went in to work an hour later on Wednesday mornings, so I could call in to the post office at 9am to collect payment.