Forget The Apprentice. Apply for the Bord Bia Fellowship.

If I didn’t have my Masters of Business Studies (MBS) in International Marketing from the UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School, I would be filling in my application form for the Bord Bia Marketing Fellowship instead of writing this blog.

I heard about it on the radio and just had to check it out. What a great opportunity for 25 people who want to embark on or further progress a marketing and business career. It’s an  intensive 12-month action learning programme which gives successful candidates the combined opportunity to gain hands-on experience working with some of Ireland’s most respected food companies and to also gain a postgraduate qualification.

Not only do you get experience and a MSc in Marketing Practice, but you’ll get to work abroad aswell. The student’s time will be spent here in Ireland and in a foreign location.

All this and it’s a fully funded programme, which means that you don’t even have to pay for it. AND you get a bursary of over just over €22,000.

To apply, you need to be a graduate with a minimum of two years work experience. Some placements will require fluency in a second language (German, French, Spanish, Italian, Russian or Chinese). As a graduate of Smufit School and the marketing department specifically, I can highly recommend working with the school.

Closing date is the 23rd April which two weeks on Friday. Tell your friends, family members, your neighbours. If you or they fit the criteria, this is a programme not to be missed.

For further information and to apply please visit www.smurfitschool.ie/bordbia