A new scheme will place 50 top-level college graduates in export-led Irish companies.
Graduates 4 International Growth (G4IG) was developed and delivered by Enterprise Ireland in partnership with UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School. It will last for 18 months.
Under the scheme, graduates will go through an initial six-month training and skills programme in an Enterprise Ireland firm, followed by a 12-month placement in a relevant overseas market.
The plan, launched today by Enterprise, Trade & Innovation Minister Batt O'Keeffe, is geared towards Irish firms in the manufacturing and internationally traded services sectors.
Successful participants will be awarded a Post-Graduate Diploma in International Growth by the Smurfit Business School.
Launching G4IG, Minister O'Keeffe said the programme would create graduate job opportunities and boost exports.
