- The waiving of the “cooling off” period for host organisations where the intern goes directly into employment;
- The Department’s quality and control checks have also been improved, with a significant increase in monitoring and site visits being conducted;
- Codes of practice and guidelines have been introduced for placements in key sectors such as childcare and health;
- Interns will be able to avail of three internships, up from two;
- The maximum duration of internships in this case will be extended from nine months to 18 months;
- Eligibility criteria are also being simplified, making them more visible in advance to all applicants;
- Plus, two pilot initiatives for non-graduate internships have been launched in the past six months
A number of changes are to take place with the internship scheme JobBridge, as announced by Minister for Social Protection Joan Burton, who said that a number of key recommendations from the Indecon report, which was published in April 2013, will be implemented.
These recommendations include;
