Welcome to the LCVP - Fáilte Chuig an LCVP

LCVP is a Senior Cycle Programme of the Department of Education and Skills, designed to give a strong vocational dimension to the Leaving Certificate (established). The programme combines the virtues of academic study with a new and dynamic focus on self-directed learning, enterprise, work and the community.

Clár de chuid Shraith Shinsearach na Roinne Oideachais agus Scoileanna is ea an LCVP atá leagtha amach chun diminsean maith gairmiúil a chur san Ardteistiméireacht (sheanbhunaithe). Comhdhlúthaíonn an clár seo buanna an staidéir acadúil le fócas nua dinimiciúil ar an bhfoghlaim fhéindhírithe, ar an bhfiontraíocht, ar obair agus ar an bpobal. As Gaeilge

Young people taking the LCVP have a unique opportunity to develop their interpersonal, vocational and technological skills. These skills are equally relevant to the needs of of those preparing for further education, seeking employment or planning to start their own business.The LCVP is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan.

NEW PDST WEBSITE - LCVP LINK

LCVP Assessment Arrangements for 2013

Post Primary Schedule for 2013

LCVP National Seminar 2013

LCVP Case Study 2013

LCVP Case Study 2013 - Irish Version

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Planning and Teaching the LCVP

Presentation from planning and teaching the LCVP

NEW Careers Night

Careers in Accountancy Information Evening in LIT Thurles Campus on Thursday 22nd November 6:00- 8:00pm. All of the professional accountancy bodies ACCA, CIMA, CPA and ACA will be present in adition to the Irish Tax Institute and various other practicioners/speakers.

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Standards and results of LCVP improve 2012

The number of students taking the Leaving Certificate have decreased. This year 1,752 fewer students participated in the Leaving Certificate at 52,589 compared to 54,341 in 2011.

Meanwhile, numbers taking the LCVP have decreased slightly. However, the standard of grades have risen. Over 12% have achieved a distinction this year and greater than 51% achieving a merit, both the highest they have been since 2009.

**LCVP RESULTS 2012** ( Prior to appeals)
Year	Distinction	Merit	Pass	Unsuccessful	Total
2012	1,943	8,144	4,577	1,183	15,827

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New LCVP Link Modules Portfolio completion date

Please note that the LCVP Portfolio completion date for Leaving Certificate 2013 is on or before Wednesday, 6th March 2013

New LCVP Enterprise Resource

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TEACHING THE PORTFOLIO

Teaching the Portfolio: Please click here for resources

Frequently Asked Questions

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LCVP Vocational Subject Groupings

Check out the 'About LCVP' section for the updated VSG's. Note: There is no change in the Vocational Subject Groupings ( VSG's ) for this year 2012/2013.

Irish Exemption

If a student has been granted an exemption from Irish at Junior Level this exemption will carry into Senior cycle.

Students who have this exemption may do the LCVP but they must still comply with the requirement to present a minimum of five subjects in the Leaving Certificate plue the Link Modules.

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LCVP Conference

The LCVP Conference, by all accounts a resounding success, and perhaps the most positive and successful ever, featured leading entrepreneurs in today’s world. The theme of the conference was: Ensuring continued success in the LCVP.

Jonathan Irwin’s input was probably the most memorable high points of the day. The Conference not only had more speakers than any previous year, it also had more Teachers in attendance. An unusually high portion of attendees, perhaps 30 to 40 percent, had never before been to an LCVP conference and are new to teaching the LCVP.

Key note speakers at the event were Jonathan Irwin from the Jack and Jill foundation, John Concannon from JFC, Mary Healy from the Chocolate Garden of Ireland. Siobhan Ring gave an input on assessment, Siobhan O Sullivan on Idea Generation, and Michael Moroney on a new Enterprise resource.

More than 200 people attended the conference. People networked, listened to speakers and attended speed data networking on many ideas ranging from, Demonstrations of how google docs can help collaborative planning, by Anthony Kilcoyne and Fionnuala McMorrow, updates from CareersPortal, creating an iBook from Screenway and Daniel Hyland, Trisha Mc Neill and Edel Keating, presented Portfolio items and visualisers, whilst Frank Feery and Bernadette O Neill gave inputs on work preparation and Niamh Parkinson and Rachel demonstrated creative use of PowerPoint, and much more. The idea is to experience short inputs, informing and creating an interest in numerous ideas, resources and methodologies.

The event also saw the first presentation of the inaugural LCVP Gold medal award. This year’s award went to Sinead Gacquin from St Brigid’s Vocational School, Loughrea, Co Galway. Sinead achieved the highest mark in the LCVP Examination 2011. This is an outstanding result, achieving number one in Ireland in both the portfolio and written paper as determined by the State Examination Commission. In excess of sixteen thousand students would have taken LCVP in 2011. Sinead’s teacher Dell Connolly, Principal, Sean Connolly and family attended the presentation. Sinead is now studying Accountancy with Law at University of Limerick.

A sincere, Thank you to all who helped on the day, all the PDST, including Sage @schools and Moneysense.

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Link Modules Audio Visual on the State Examination Commission

Audio Visuals for 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009 and 2008 are now available on the State Examination Commission website www.examinations.ie select the Examination Material Archive section.

A Guide to Incidental Inspection in Second-Level Schools and Centres for Education click here to download

Literacy and Numeracy

including resources click here to download

Literacy and Numeracy for Learning and Life click here to download

Enterprise Success Story.... A heaven of good food and wine, on the double

Innovation in Education the Enterprise Experience presented by Caroline Mc Hale at Dublin Castle in April 2011

Launch of the Sunday Business Post - Business 2000

Cliff Taylor,SBP, Caroline McHale,Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairi Quinn TD,, Mary O Sullivan and Sarah Mullarney

MoneySense for Schools Programme

MoneySense for Schools is a free financial education programme and a dynamic learning tool designed for and by teachers. It offers you great benefits including:
over 30 hours free resources tailored to suit the curriculum, access to a network of experienced MoneySense volunteers who can work alongside you in delivering a MoneySense lesson
Student-focused content - videos, interactive activites and state-of-the-art new learning materials for students age 11-18If you want to find out more about the programme simply click on this link http://www.moneysense.ulsterbank.ie/schools/vle/common/register/
In addition, if you wish to discuss the MoneySense programme or arrange a visit you can contact the MoneySense Team directly on (01) 6084509 or else email : moneysense@ulsterbank.com
MoneySense Information flyer

Asia Europe Project

The Asia Europe Classroom (AEC-NET) is for teachers and pupils throughout the two continents to meet on-line and share work on curricular based projects. You can find out more on the AEC-NET website www.aec.asef.org where it is possible to register your school for a new project, join an existing project or sign up to the mailing list and be kept up to date.

Check out the Asia Europe blog http://aecnetireland.blogspot.com

This project links with the LCVP . If you are interested we still have a number of places for this years project Go Cyber Green. Please contact the office at business@pdst.ie

Why not log on to: http://gocybergreen.nuim.ie/ Project Factsheet_GoCyberGreen

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