Jim Daly (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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231. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he supports graduated teachers awaiting suitable employment availing of opportunities to teach in classrooms under the JobBridge scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42268/13]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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JobBridge is a National Internship Scheme that provides work experience placements for interns for a 6 or 9 month period. The aim of the National Internship Scheme is to assist in breaking the cycle where jobseekers are unable to get a job without experience, either as new entrants to the labour market after education or training or as unemployed workers wishing to learn new skills.

The scheme also gives people a real opportunity to gain valuable experience to bridge the gap between study and the beginning of their working lives.

A person is eligible to apply if he or she is on the live register and has been in receipt of Jobseeker's Allowance/Benefit or has been signing on for credits for at least 3 months.

The scheme may provide a newly qualified teacher with the opportunity to gain experience in an existing class in order to allow him or her to undergo the probation process and so become fully registered with the Teaching Council.