Is your organisation eligible?
- This programme is open to host organisations in the private, public (including commercial semi-state) or community and voluntary sectors.
- In order to qualify for an internship an organisation must have a minimum of 1 full time employee who is employed for 30 hours or more per week (i.e. on payroll and subject to PAYE and PRSI).
- The host organisation must be a legal entity and/or a charity recognised by the Revenue Commissioners (with a CHY number).
- The host organisation may not provide an internship opportunity under the Scheme to an individual they have existing employment relationship with
- The host organisation currently may not have vacancies in the area of activity in which the internship is offered.
- The internship will not be provided to displace an employee. The scheme administrator reserves the right to review cases where it is reported that this is the case.
- The host organisation's public/employers liability insurance and motor insurance, if applicable, will cover any interns on this scheme.
- The host organisation must be fully compliant with current workplace health and safety and all other legal requirements.
- The host organisation has responsibility to ensure that the appropriate process is applied to placements that require Garda vetting. Interns must agree to comply with requests for Garda Vetting where necessary in accordance with the host organisation's policy on Garda Vetting.
- The number of internships below shows the total number of internship places an organisation can offer at any one time
| Number of Full Time Employees* | Number of Internships |
|---|---|
| 1-10 employees | 1 internship place |
| 11-20 employees | 2 internship places |
| 21-30 employees | 3 internship places |
| 30 + employees | 20% of the workforce to a maximum of 200 internships whichever is the smaller |
| * Who is employed for 30 hours or more per week (i.e. on payroll and subject to PAYE and PRSI) | |
- Local branch offices of national organisations will not be regarded as an individual host organisation for the purpose of the internship, e.g. large retail outlet
- A cooling off period of 6 months must elapse before another placement in the same area of activity is approved. This applies whether the previous placement or the new placement is a Work Placement Programme or an internship placement.
- Where an internship ends before the intended finish date and the host organisation wishes to advertise the same internship these applications will be reviewed on case by case basis.
- If the organisation employs an intern following the scheme in this area, the cooling off period does not apply. This is applied on a like-for-like basis.
- If the placement is in another area of activity no cooling off period is required.
- A host organisation may have an allocation of Interns as well as an allocation of Work Placement Programme participants at the same time. However, the combined number of Interns and Work Placement Programme participants cannot exceed the total number of employees.
| Number of Full Time Employees* | Total Number of Internships & WPP Placements |
|---|---|
| 1-10 employees | 1 internship place & 1 WPP place Reminder: The combined number of Interns and WPP participants cannot exceed the total number of employees |
| 11-20 employees | 2 internship places & 2 WPP Places |
| 21-30 employees | 3 internship places & 3 WPP places |
| 30 + employees | 20% of the workforce to a maximum of 200 intern & 10% of your workforce to a maximum of 25 WPP places whichever is the smaller. |
| * who is employed for 30 hrs or more per week (i.e. on payroll and subject to PAYE and PRSI) | |
