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Dominican College Mr Joe Curry Programme Coordinator. LCVP Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme or Leaving Certificate PLUS. 16 th January 2019. What is the LCVP. Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme (LCVP) is not the LCA (Leaving Cert Applied)
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Dominican College Mr Joe Curry Programme Coordinator LCVPLeaving Certificate Vocational Programme orLeaving Certificate PLUS 16th January 2019
What is the LCVP • Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme (LCVP) is not the LCA (Leaving Cert Applied) • LCVP is the traditional Leaving Cert PLUS an additional subject called the LCVP Link Modules • Therefore it is a programme designed for all abilities
LCVP Numbers Year Leaving Cert Students 2018 57,149 Year LCVP Students 2018 13,638 Nationally, about 24% of Leaving Certificate students study the LCVP
LCVP in Dominican College In 2017 Dominican College had LCVP students for the first time. We were really pleased with the results of our first LCVP students which were well above the national averages.
Analysis of Dominican College’s LCVP CLASS course acceptance of 20 students.
Analysis of Dominican College’s LCVP CLASS students college 15 ACCEPTED A COURSE IN.
LCVPContent • Preparation for the World of Work • Enterprise & Business Education
Typical LCVP Class Activities • Invited Visitors & Speakers • Visits to businesses and enterprises • Case Studies • Team Enterprises & Events • Work Experience (3 days) • Using IT and the new technologies • Video Recorded Interviews
Transferable Skills • Basic Skills (incl. IT) • Motivation to Learn • Communication • Initiative & Enterprise • Team Working • Critical Thinking • Flexibility • Leadership Theseskills are equally relevant to young people progressing to further study, working for themselves or going directly into employment
LCVP Assessment • The Link Modules are assessed by written examination (40%) and portfolio (60%).
PORTFOLIO (60%) CORE ITEMS: • Curriculum Vitae • Career Investigation • Summary Report • Enterprise/Action Plan
LCVP PORTFOLIO OPTIONAL ITEMS: Two out of Four Options • Diary of Work Experience • Enterprise Report • Report on ‘My Own Place’ • Recorded Interview/Presentation
TERMINAL EXAM (40%) End of Final Year of LCVP • Section A: Audio-Visual Presentation • Section B: Case Study (Received in advance by students) • Section C: 4 General Questions • There are LCVP Christmas, Summer and Mock Exams like other Leaving Cert subjects.
LCVP RECOGNITION • Entry to Universities and Institutes of Technology • Link Modules is a qualifying subject for CAO points
LCVP LINK MODULES RESULTS Distinction 80% - 100% Merit 65% - 79% Pass 50% - 64%
LCVP RECOGNITION Distinction 66 points Merit 46 points Pass 28 points BOTH THE INSTITUTES OF TECHNOLOGY & THE UNIVERSITIES RECOGNISE LCVP FOR CAO POINTS PURPOSES
LCVP & THE NEW POINTS SCHEME Grade Higher Ordinary H1 (90-100) 100 H2 (80<90) 88 H3 (70<80) 77 H4 (60<70) 66 = Distinction H5 (50<60) 56 O1 (90-100) 56 H6 (40<50) 46 O2 (80-90) 46 = Merit H7 (30<40) 37 O3 (70<80) 37 H8 (0<30) O4 (60<70) 28 = Credit O5 (50<60) 20 O6 (40<50) 12 07 (30<40) 0 08 (0<30) 0
LCVP & CAO POINTS • Nationally, on average 81% of students use LCVP as their sixth subject for CAO points. Source: State Examinations Commission Chief Examiners Report on the LCVP for 2010