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Social protection minister Joan Bruton will be in Galway tomorrow to host special briefing for employers on her department’s services.

Substantial savings in PRSI for employers who create jobs and take on eligible employees, including JobBridge interns, after January 1 2012, have been announced by Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton, who has reminded employers that they may avail of the Employer Job PRSI Incentive Scheme until the end of 2012.

A graduate from Athlone IT has been awarded an internship with one of Ireland’s leading production companies for his involvement in a prestigious national internship competition run by the Digital Hub Development Agency (DHDA).

Criteria for the national internship scheme, JobBridge, has changed from this week and Mayo TD Dara Calleary has raised concerns about the Government’s failure to publicise the fact that thousands more people will now be eligible to apply for a work placement under the scheme.

Allowing sole traders to take on interns under the JobBridge National Internship Scheme will give “the maximum number of people the training and skills necessary to succeed in the workplace”.

Galwegians on Jobseeker’s Benefit who are keen to upskill and retrain should apply for the Government’s new JobBridge scheme and avail of the 70 vacant internships in Galway.

The new ‘JobBridge’ intern scheme will “build the confidence of people who have been left unemployed”, enhance their career prospects, and benefit local and national businesses.

Thirty-nine Galway-based companies have already expressed an interest in offering internships through the Government’s newly launched national scheme.

Experienced and professional individuals in Galway who are eager to rejoin the workforce have the opportunity to take up some 300 work placements provided by Begin Again (www.beginagain.ie), a career advancement programme developed by the Irish Centre for Business Excellence (ICBE).

Students from across Westmeath are being challenged to prove they are Best in Show in digital media, with a prized internship with an industry leader the reward, under a competition launched this week by the Digital Hub Development Agency (DHDA).