Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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Question 248: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the organisations participating in the JobBridge programme; if vocational education committees and schemes under their remit will be involved in the programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19667/11]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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JobBridge, the national internship scheme, is open to host organisations in the private, public and community and voluntary sectors. As such it is open to vocational education committees to offer internship(s) under the scheme. JobBridge is a work experience scheme designed to provide those seeking employment with the opportunity to gain valuable work experience, maintain close links with the labour market and to enhance their skills and competencies through a quality internship opportunity. There is no training or education element provided by the State for interns under the JobBridge scheme.