Student Placement Programme News Today

Stories coming live from the bbc newsroom. There are a number to focus on across the hour. Of course well talk about the royal engagement. These are some of the latest pictures from indonesia where thousands of people are being told to leave their homes because of this enormous volcano to leave their homes because of this enormous volcano and barley. Weve also got this special report to play, its about Lake Victoria and pollution damaging the lives of fishermen. Hope frances is in myanmar and th...

A programme that funds job placement opportunities for students studying ICT or related subjects is to receive a funding boost, to incentivise private firms to take on young trainees.  The MITA Student Placement Programme for 2021 will have an €800,000 budget, Economy Minister Silvio Schembri said, with companies receiving a 75 per cent reimbursement of basic salary costs, compared to the 50 per cent they received previously.  In practical terms, participating private organisations will be...