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LCVPLeaving Certificate PLUS
2020
LEAVING CERTIFICATEVOCATIONAL PROGRAMME
▪ Introduced Late 1980s
▪ Restructured 1994
▪ Revised 2002
GROWTH OF PROGRAMMEYear Students Schools
1994 1,200 68
2012 +35,000 530
WHAT IS THE LCVP?An Enhanced Leaving Certificate
Leaving Certificate Plus + – Strong Vocational Focus
– Study of Link Modules
• Focus on Self-directed Learning
• Active teaching and learning methodologies
• Students develop a range of
Key Transferable Skills
PROGRAMME REQUIREMENTS
• 2-year duration▪ Minimum 5 Leaving Certificate Subjects at
Higher, Ordinary or Foundation level ▪ to include Irish▪ to include 2 VSGs
▪ Link Modules Extra subject▪ Modern European Language▪ Use of ICT skills▪ Usually – 7 subjects plus Link Modules
Vocational Subjects
• Accounting Agricultural Science • Art Biology• Business Chemistry• Construction Studies Design & CG• Engineering Home Economics• Music Physics
Vocational Subject Groupings (VSGs) 2019/2020
Specialist Groupings:
1 Construction Studies; Engineering; Design and Communication Graphics; Technology - Any Two 2 Physics and Construction Studies or Engineering or Technology or Design & Communication Graphics3 Agricultural Science and Construction Studies or Engineering or Technology or Design & Communication Graphics4 Agricultural Science and Chemistry or Physics or Physics/Chemistry 5 Home Economics; Agricultural Science; Biology - Any Two6 Home Economics and Art - Design Option or Craft Option7 Accounting; Business; Economics - Any two 8 Physics and Chemistry9 Biology and Chemistry or Physics or Physics/Chemistry
10 Biology and Agricultural Science11 Art - Design Option or Craft Option and Design & Communication Graphics
Services Groupings:
12 Engineering or Technology or Construction Studies or Design & Communication Graphics and Accounting or Business or Economics
13 Home Economics and Accounting or Business or Economics14 Agricultural Science and Accounting or Business or Economics15 Art Design or Craftwork Option and Accounting or Business or Economics16 Music and Accounting or Business or Economics
Vocational Subject Groupings2019 - 2020
Examples of Vocational Subject Groupings
1. Home Economics & Art
2. Agricultural Science & Biology
3. Construction Studies & Engineering
4. Biology & Chemistry
5. D&CG and Engineering
6. Biology & Home Economics
LCVP Link Modules
▪ Preparation for the World of Work
▪ Enterprise Education
PREPARATION FOR THE WORLD OF WORK
▪ Introduction to Working Life
▪ Job-seeking Skills
▪ Career Investigation
▪ Work Placement
ENTERPRISE EDUCATION
▪ Enterprise Skills
▪ Local Business Enterprise
▪ Local Voluntary Organisations / Community Enterprises
▪ An Enterprise Activity
Typical LCVP Activities
• Invited Visitors/Speakers
▪ Site Visit: Enterprise Visits
▪ Case Studies: Business Orientated
▪ Team Enterprises: Fundraising activities, voluntary organisations work, social justice awareness activities
▪ Work Experience – 1 Week – 5 days
▪ Development of ICT skills
▪ Video Interviews
Enterprise/Site Visits• Arigna Mining Experience Visitors’ Centre, Co.
Roscommon• Bee Park Resource Centre• Belleek Pottery, Co. Fermanagh• Food Hub, Drumshanbo, Co. Leitrim• Manor Hub & Fab Lab• MOWI, Pettigo, Co. Donegal• Masonite Ltd., Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim• MCI • Merenda Ltd• The Glens Centre• The Organic Centre
Enterprise Visit
The Food Hub & The Shed Distillery
Drumshanbo, Co. Leitrim
The Shed Distillery – The Food Hub
The Shed Distillery: The Food Hub
The Cheese Hub ( The Food Hub)
Mc Niffe’s – The Food Hub
The Food Hub: Training Kitchen
Enterprise Visit
Masonite
Carrick-on-Shannon
Co. Leitrim
Enterprise Visit
Belleek Pottery
Belleek, Co. Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
Belleek Pottery
Belleek Pottery Enterprise Visit 2020
Woven Basket – Belleek Pottery
Belleek Pottery – Factory Floor
Enterprise Visit
MOWI Smolt Unit
Pettigo, Co. Donegal
The Blue RevolutionSustainable Fish Farming
MOWI – Smolt UnitPettigo, Co. Donegal
Visiting Speaker Activities
• Kieran Ryan – St Vincent de Paul• Davin Ferguson – Collins Mc Nicholas Recruitment• Tracey Evans – H.R. Mgr, M.C.I. • Ronan Haslett – Merenda Ltd. • Mary Mc Keown – Simon Community• Treasa Nealon – Theatre company founder• Declan Sweeney – CampusConnect founder• Youth Connect – Industrial Relations and
Workplace Legislation• Universities and IT Institutions Career Talks
Voluntary Organisations
• Tidy Towns’ Organisation
• Society of St. Vincent de Paul
• Simon Community North West
• Irish Kidney Association
• Irish Heart Foundation
Other Activities• Individual Student Interviews: Independent
professional interviewers• Group Interviews: Independent professional
interviewers• Use of ICT – computer generated portfolios • Recorded/Video Interviews – ICT skills• Week of Work Experience – 5 days• Enterprise Activity – linked with local
community
Getting Ready to Go!
New initiative - April 2020
St. Clare’s Comprehensive School linking with Erne Integrated College, Enniskillen, in
association with Across The Lines, Cross-Border Organisation & The Glens’
Centre, Manorhamilton
Getting Ready to Go!
This new initiative will incorporate the following:
• independent living away from home• financial management• group interviews• alcohol & drugs - the facts• minding my mental health• interview techniques & skills• employment• further study
Transferable Skills
▪ Basic Skills (incl. IT)
▪ Motivation to Learn
▪ Communication
▪ Initiative & Enterprise
These skills are equally relevant to young people progressing to further study, working for themselves or
going directly into employment
▪ Team Working▪ Critical Thinking▪ Flexibility▪ Leadership
Purpose of the Link Modules
LINK MODULES
BusinessCommunity
Work / Career
Subjects being
studied
The Link Modules help connect theory and practice
Link Modules Assessment
The Link Modules are assessed by written examination and portfolio
PORTFOLIO 60%
CORE ITEMS:▪ Curriculum Vitae▪ Career Investigation▪ Summary Report▪ Enterprise/Action Plan
PORTFOLIO 60%
OPTIONAL ITEMS:
Two out of Four▪ Diary of Work Experience
▪ Enterprise Report
▪ Report on ‘My Own Place’
▪ Recorded Interview/Presentation
Written Examination – 40%
• Beginning of May in LC Year
• Worth 40% of overall mark
LCVP RECOGNITION
• Entry to Universities and Institutes of Technology
• Link Modules is a qualifying subject for points in the Leaving Certificate
LINK MODULES RESULTS
Distinction 80% - 100% - 66 points - (H4)
Merit 65% - 79% - 46 points- (H6) (02)
Pass 50% - 64% - 28 points- (04)
LCVP RECOGNITION
RECOGNISED BY ALL IRISH
INSTITUTES OF TECHNOLOGY
and
UNIVERSITIES
Distinction 66 points
Merit 46 points
Pass 28 points
From 2017 onwards
What Employers Want!
• Irish Independent Post Graduate publication:
“The candidate must display the right “soft skills” for the job. This will involve showing qualities such as self-motivation, professional communication, teamwork and problem-solving skills.”
What Employers Want!
Irish Independent Post Graduate Publication :
“Being involved in teams and taking on leadership roles, in addition to academic studies, is viewed as overwhelmingly positive in helping students to improve their soft skills and thereby their future employment prospects.”
Information for Parents/Guardians
• Handout containing all relevant LCVP information available
• Please contact me at the school if you have any questions regarding this Programme