Leaving Cert. Vocational ProgrammeLeaving Cert. Vocational Programme
In addition to the established Leaving Certificate, our school offers the LCVP. Its primary goal is to prepare young people for adult life by ensuring that they are educated in the broadest sense. Participants in the programme are encouraged to develop skills and abilities fundamental to both academic and vocational success. This is achieved through the provision of additional courses of study known as the Link Modules.
Link Module I Preparation for the World of Work
Link Module II Enterprise Education
Students taking the LCVP will have an opportunity to develop and apply their IT skills. Experiences such as work placement, CV preparation, letter writing, interview techniques, career investigation, planning and undertaking activities, mini-enterprise, business and community visits and inviting guest speakers are an integral part of the programme. These activities are designed to build self-confidence, creativity, initiative and develop teamwork, communication and computer skills.
The Link Modules are assessed by a Written Examination (40%) and a Portfolio of Coursework (60%) which is assembled over the two years of the programme. The Link Modules are recognised by the Institutes of Technology and the Universities and may be used as one of the 6 subjects for points purposes.
See lcvp.slss.ie for more information
The Leaving Certificate Applied is a two-year Leaving
Certificate, available to students who wish to follow a practical or
vocationally orientated programme. It
is one of three Leaving Certificate options offered by the Department of
Education and Science.
It is a distinct and self-contained programme made up of a number of courses.
It is a practical programme that makes wide use of active and student centred methodologies.
It includes seven Student Tasks that bring together the different learning experiences that the students have gained from the courses they have taken.
It uses a unique system of assessment. The students' work is assessed over two years of the programme and they gain credits as they go along. Practicals, interviews and terminal written papers are among the different forms of assessment used. The students' communication, problem solving and practical skills are also assessed.
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