Leaving Cert Vocational Programme
Having chosen their four subject options, some students will be eligible to study an extra subject known as Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme. We would recommend that any student who is eligible to study LCVP will choose this option.
LCVP is an extra subject for Leaving Certificate that can be used in points calculation
What is it?
LCVP, introduced by the Department of Education & Skills, consists of Link Modules. It deals with Enterprise and Preparation for the world of work.
Why do it?
- To improve interpersonal, vocational and technological skills
- To learn how to run an enterprise
- To conduct a Curriculum Vitae, Career Investigation and Summary Report
- To gain up to 66 (H4) points in the Leaving Certificate
- To use as an extra subject for the leaving Certificate
Skills learned and/or developed include:
- Communication
- Research
- Teamwork
- Information Technology
- Problem solving
- Innovation
- Evaluation
- Self-confidence
Students will
- Arrange visits into and out of school to businesses, financial institutions and/or vocational organizations
- Run a business or a fundraising event
- Word process all documents, send and receive e-mails, conduct on-line research
- Prepare for interview
- Do work experience or work shadowing
Assessment
- Portfolio: 60%
- Written Exam: 40% (2.5 hour Exam in early May of Leaving Certificate)
Exam Structure
1) Audio Visual
2) Case Study
3) 4 out of 6 General Questions
Portfolio
| Core Items: | Curriculum Vitae | Optional items: Work Diary |
| Career Investigation (select 2) | Enterprise Report | |
| Summary Report | Recorded Interview | |
| Action Plan | Report on My Own Place |
Certification
| Grade: | Per cent | Universities & Institutes of Technology Award |
| Distinction | 80%-100% | 66Points |
| Merit | 65%-79% | 46Points |
| Pass | 50%-64% | 28 Points |
In order to study LCVP, You must have a combination of subjects
- Construction,engineering,DCG (any two)
- Economics and Business
- Physics, Chemistry and Biology (any two)
- Physics and Construction
- Physics and engineering
- Physics and DCG
- Art and DCG
- Engineering and any business subjects
- Construction and any business subject
- DCG and any business subject
- Art and business subject
In 2017,96% of students who took the LCVP Programme, used their LCVP points to secure their third level place