Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme
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The Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme (LCVP) is a two-year Education Programme of the Irish
Department of Education and Science
. It was introduced in 1989. According to the Department, the programme is 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
The programme is aimed at young people who have completed the Junior Certificate
and are entering the senior cycle of Secondary School
education, but provides a stronger vocational focus than the more established Leaving Certificate. It aims to give students an opportunity to develop their interpersonal, vocational and technological skills.
Students must take at least five Leaving Certificate subjects, one of which must be Irish
and two Link Modules, Preparation for the World of Work and Enterprise Education. Typically, students would take seven Leaving Certificate subjects along with the two link modules.
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
Department of Education and Science
Department of Education and Science (Ireland)
The Department of Education and Skills is a department of the Government of Ireland. It is led by the Minister for Education and Skills who is assisted by two Ministers of State.-Departmental team:...
. It was introduced in 1989. According to the Department, the programme is designed to give a strong vocational dimension to the Leaving Certificate (established)
Leaving Certificate
The Leaving Certificate Examinations , commonly referred to as the Leaving Cert is the final examination in the Irish secondary school system. It takes a minimum of two years preparation, but an optional Transition Year means that for those students it takes place three years after the Junior...
. The programme combines the virtues of academic study with a new and dynamic focus on self-directed learning, enterprise, work and the community
The programme is aimed at young people who have completed the Junior Certificate
Junior Certificate
The Junior Certificate is an educational qualification awarded in Ireland by the Department of Education to students who have successfully completed the junior cycle of secondary education, and achieved a minimum standard in their Junior Cert. examinations...
and are entering the senior cycle of Secondary School
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
education, but provides a stronger vocational focus than the more established Leaving Certificate. It aims to give students an opportunity to develop their interpersonal, vocational and technological skills.
Students must take at least five Leaving Certificate subjects, one of which must be Irish
Irish language
Irish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now spoken as a first language by a minority of Irish people, as well as being a second language of a larger proportion of...
and two Link Modules, Preparation for the World of Work and Enterprise Education. Typically, students would take seven Leaving Certificate subjects along with the two link modules.