1. The Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme Adds a vocational Dimension to the Established Leaving Certificate Course

2. About LCVP • Combines the academic strengths of the Leaving Certificate Programme with a focus on innovation and enterprise • Skills and qualities are developed to prepare students for further education, work and starting their own business

3. Programme Requirements • At least 5 Leaving Certificate Subjects, including Irish • 2 Subjects from the Vocational Subject Groupings • Two Link Modules • A recognised course in a modern European Language

4. Vocational Subject Groupings • Construction Studies; Engineering; Design andCommunications Graphics; Technology- Any Two • Physics and Construction Studies or Engineering or Technology orDCG • Agricultural Science and Construction Studies or Engineering or Technology or DCG

5. Vocational Subject Groupings 4. Agricultural Science and Chemistry or Physics or Physics/Chemistry 5. Home Economics; Agricultural science; Biology- Any two 6. Home Economics and Art 7. Physics and Chemistry 8. Biology and Chemistry or Physics or Physics/ Chemistry

6. Vocational Subject Groupings • 9. Engineering or Technology or Construction Studies or DCG and Accounting or Business or Economics • 10. Home Economics and Accounting or Business or Economics • 11. Agricultural Science and Accounting or Business or Economics

7. Vocational Subject Groupings • 12.Art and Accounting or Business or Economics • 13. Music and Accounting or Business or Economics • 14. Biology and Agricultural Science • 15. Art and DCG • 16.Accounting; Business; Economics- Any two

8. The Link Modules • Taken over 2 years • Link Module 1:Preparation for the World of Work: Investigate local employment opportunities, develop job seeking skills, Work Experience • Link Module 2: Enterprise Education: Visit local businesses, develop teamwork, communication and computer skills

9. ICT • Development of ICT skills • Enter,edit, store and print information • Word Processing and creating documents • Send and receive emails • Access and use relevant material from CD Roms and the Internet

10. Assessment of Link Modules Same method of assessment as the Established Leaving Certificate • Link Modules: Written Examination 40% and Portfolio of Course work 60% • Portfolio of Course Work: Curriculum Vitae, Career Investigation, Enterprise/Action Plan, Summary Report • Optional Items (Any Two): Diary of Work Experience, Enterprise Report, Recorded interview/ Presentation, Report on my own place

11. Certification • Receive same certificate as Established Leaving Certificate. • Plus an additional statement of the results of the Link Modules. • Link Modules: Recognised for points purposes by the Universities and Institutes of Technology

12. LCVP Recognition