Teachers told to refuse intern jobs [schooldays.ie]
- Published: 22 November 2011
Members of one of the country's largest teaching unions have been told they should not accept positions under the government's JobBridge internship programme.
The Irish National Teachers' Organisation (INTO) has urged newly qualified educators to avoid the scheme and instead build their experience through temporary work covering sick or maternity leave, the Irish Independent reports.
Spokesman for the group Peter Mullan was quoted by the publication as saying: "There are a number of reasons why people are against [the internship scheme], a lot of people think it's exploitative."
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