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Cork, Ireland
|BTE Champion
Cliona O’Geran - Fierce Commitment for 17 Years
Cliona O’Geran is soft spoken and unassuming, but her commitment to Bridge to Employment (BTE) is fierce. J&J’s Cork, Ireland, site was the first to launch a BTE program outside the United States in 2005. A leader of the BTE Cork site, Cliona’s pas …
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Limerick, Ireland
|Site Spotlight
Youth Voice Leads the Way
Looking to support young people in Ireland, partners from Johnson & Johnson Vision Care (JJVC), Junior Achievement (JA) Ireland, Ardscoil Mhuire, Thomond Community College, University of Limerick, and Limerick Institute of Technology came together …
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Cork, Ireland
|Alumni Story
BTE Instills Confidence to Pursue College and Engineering
By Paul Hegarty, Cork, Ireland I was very lucky to be a part of the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) Bridge to Employment (BTE) programme during my school years in Cork, Ireland. I joined in my 4th Year (15-16 years old) while attending Mayfield Communi …
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Helsingborg, Sweden
|Site Spotlight
Perseverance Pays Off
In September 2019, Bridge to Employment launched its first program in Helsingborg, Sweden, in partnership with Lund University and Olympiaskolan high school. Throughout the three-year program, partners provided a variety of academic enrichment, career …
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Nigua, Dominican Republic
|Site Spotlight
Programa Voluntariado de Johnson & Johnson (Johnson & Johnson Volunteer Program)
El programa BTE-Nigua de la República Dominicana, implementa el programa de mentorías de forma virtual de apoyo en las carreras STEM, a través del equipo de voluntarios de Johnson/Johnson. La iniciativa virtual fue necesaria implementar frente a las co …
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