Written answers

Wednesday, 30 November 2011

Department of Education and Skills

Employment Support Services

10:00 pm

Photo of Brendan GriffinBrendan Griffin (Kerry South, Fine Gael)
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Question 66: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding internships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37800/11]

Photo of Ruairi QuinnRuairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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To be eligible to apply for JobBridge the applicant must be on the live register and have been in receipt of Jobseeker's Allowance/Benefit or have been signing on for credits for at least 3 months. Incremental credit or pension credits will not be awarded to unemployed teachers who take up such internships as participation in the programme does not constitute employment and, as such, participants are not placed on the incremental salary scale.

In the event that a primary teacher who is conditionally registered with the Teaching council and who obtains a placement in an internship can meet the conditions associated with the operation of the primary probationary process as outlined in circular 47/2011, there will be nothing to preclude him or her from applying to be probated. Limerick Education Centre administers the probationary process on behalf of the Inspectorate and applications for the evaluation of professional competence aspect of the probationary process should be addressed to Limerick Education Centre.

The probationary process must be completed satisfactorily by teachers if they are to fulfil the conditions of their registration with the Teaching Council, the body with statutory responsibility for the registration of teachers in Ireland. The probationary period ends when the Teaching Council is satisfied that both the service requirement and the professional competence requirement are fully met.

The summer holiday period may not be included in the 6 or 9 month placement period; however, shorter periods of school closure may be incorporated as long as the conditions of the JobBridge scheme are complied with.

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