Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 14 May 2024
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills
Regulation of the English Language Sector: Discussion
Mr. Jaime Nieto:
It is absolutely not sufficient. Most of my housemates are language students and I see them struggling to try to find a job because most employers want to hire full-time workers. Two years ago I started in college and I graduated last year. Most employers were telling me to wait until I got my new stamp, which is a stamp 1G visa that allows me to work full time. Now I am getting calls from employers and they want something more solid than a stamp 1G and they are looking for a stamp 4G. If I am finding it very difficult to find a job, having a full-time work visa, for language students it must be a lot worse.