Links to useful Websites

Business 2000 www.business2000.ie

City and county Enterprise boards www.enterpriseboards.ie

Spirit of Enterprise www.soe.ie

Careersportal www.CareesPortal.ie

Failte Ireland www.failteireland.ie

HSA www.hsa.ie

EDUCATION
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
SCHOOL PROGRAMMES
GENERAL
PREPARATION FOR WORK
ENTERPRISE
VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS
MY OWN PLACE
ASSESSMENT

These sites have been recommended by LCVP teachers. Contributions to this section welcomed. E-mail your site, with a short description to lcvp@slss.ie

TEACHER PROFESSIONAL NETWORKS

LCVP Teacher Professional Networks

Subject Association Representative Group SARG

EDUCATION

CDU – Curriculum Development Unit
CDVEC – City of Dublin Vocational Education Committee

Education Centres - 21 Full Time Education Centres

Education.ie - Department of Education and Science website
Examinations.ie – State Examinations Commission
NCCA – National Council for Curriculum and Assessment

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

National Centre for Technology in Education (NCTE)

SCHOOL PROGRAMMES

Second Level Support Service

GENERAL

BBC Education
Department of Education and Science
Internet Public Library – Very useful, student friendly resource with study tips, career ideas etc.
RTE Online
Scoil Net – principal website for schools in Ireland
Údarás na Gaeltachta – Gaeltacht development authority
Youth Action – Northern Ireland development agency for young people. Good articles on issues relating to poverty.

PREPARATION FOR WORK

An Bord Altranais
Careersportal.ie - Welcome! CareersPortal.ie is an Irish resource dedicated to those who want to plan their career. Whether you are a school student, college graduate or considering a mid-career change, we will collect and present the most useful information available to help you along the way.

CAO – Irish third level college entry.
Careersoft – UK based career guidance site. Help for CV’s, Interviews, Application Forms.
Equality Authority
FÁS – Provides information about training for job seekers. This site gives you access to regional training centres.
Gardai
Hotel and Catering Industry
Irish Congress of Trade Unions
Qualifax Online - Comprehensive site for 3rd level courses, points, grants and CAO. Links to all the 3rd level institutions.
Stepstone – Online Jobs Agency with advice on writing CV’s and preparing for interviews.
Unison – Job recruitment website with links to situations vacant sections of Irish newspapers. Advice for job seekers.
Young Worker – Canadian site with good health and safety section including a quiz.

ENTERPRISE

City and County Enterprise Boards.ie – Links with the websites of CEB’s nationally.
Enterprise Ireland – State agency supporting Irish manufacturing and internationally traded services companies.
Industrial Development Agency - Promotes Ireland as a location for international business and encourages existing foreign enterprises to expand.

Irish Times Business 2000

Revenue

Spirit of Enterprise Resource
Teagasc – Rural enterprise development agency
The Real Deal – a site for budding entrepreneurs which is very appealing to teenagers. Contains a downloadable business plan template and a self-test for students to check their entrepreneurial skills.

eoy.tv Log onto Ernest & Young website for case studies suitable for LCVP students and also includes class plans on the website. Further details also available in the Irish Times every Friday.