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Friday 30 October 2020
That’s according to a new report by the Medical Council.
Internships have acquired a bad name in recent years – but change is afoot. Éamon Cullen shares his tips on getting the most from a training position.
It contains the phrase “hella noms”. *dies*
I mistakenly thought the scheme was a way to broaden our horizons, to go beyond the past pupil pool.
It used to be normal for interns to keep sleeping bags under their desks and regularly spend nights at the office.
That’s out of more than 1,200 who have completed placement with county councils.
It’s nothing like The Devil Wears Prada.
* “Apart from politics of course,” the Tánaiste said.
An internal audit flagged that the practice was taking place at Jobs Club classes.
The number of nurses fell in the same period by almost 3%.
Eleven of them are in the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources.
One on the interns said that after the internship “It was like nothing, as if it wasn’t there”.
“From acclaimed minister, Joan Burton T.D.”
Social Protection Minister Joan Burton has said that her department reserves the right to impose sanctions on welfare payments.
Journalism graduate Martin Malone said that he was given no mentoring and claimed the newspaper were using the scheme for free labour.
So far the number of JobBridge internships has passed 20,000.
However a report also indicated one third of participants who finished placements early said they were dissatisfied with their internship.
A survey of young people on college campuses finds that 53 per cent of interns felt undervalued during work placements.
10 staff are being let go by the Garda Vetting Unit just weeks before Jobsbridge interns start there – but the Minister for Justice says they’re not replacements.
Employer and online business MD Aaron McKenna says that while JobBridge is scattered with ads for unskilled, unpaid labour, internships – even unpaid – should not be written off as without merit.
The government is hoping to create 5,000 internships from the scheme which was launched two weeks ago and insists it is happy with the progress so far.
A survey of medical interns in two of Dublin’s teaching hospitals reveals that just 26 per cent wear gloves when taking blood.
MEMBERS OF THE Association of Secondary Teachers in Ireland (ASTI) yesterday voted to take industrial action unless the government addresses several issues related to Covid-19 in schools by 30 October.
The issues in question include the need for a comprehensive testing programme, rapid testing and turnaround times, along with resources for schools to ensure continuation of learning if schools are closed or people are self-isolating.
The ASTI president Ann Piggott said: “ASTI members are clearly stating that they want schools to remain open for students during this pandemic.”
She said teachers are “demanding that the government step up” and provide solutions to these issues.
So, today we want to know: Would you support teachers striking over Covid-19 safety concerns?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
The goalposts – and polling analysis – have shifted since 2016, Noel Rock writes.
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