LCVP (Link Modules)

Course Content

• 1. Career Investigation
• 1. Introduction to Working Life
• 1. Job Seeking Skills
• 1. Work Placement
• 2. An Enterprise Activity
• 2. Enterprise Skills
• 2. Local Business Enterprises
• 2. Local Voluntary/Community Enterprises
• Audio Visual
• Case Study
• Portfolio

Programme Requirements

• At least five Leaving Certificate subjects, one of which must be Irish
• Two of the subjects must be selected from one of the designated Vocational Subject Groupings 
• Two Link Modules: Preparation for the World of Work and Enterprise Education
• A recognised course in a Modern European Language other than Irish or English

Assessment:

• Written Exam (40%)
• Portfolio of Coursework (60%)

The Exam

The exam paper is a two-and-a-half hour common level paper. There are three sections:

• Section A (30 marks) requires students to answer questions based on a six minute DVD that profiles a business/organisation.
• Section B (30 marks) requires students to answer three questions based on a case study.
• Section C (100 marks) requires students to answer four questions out of a choice of six questions. 

Portfolio of Coursework

This carries a maximum of 240 marks and is completed over the two years of the programme. It contains two sections; Sections 1 and 2.

• Section 1 contains the Core Items: Curriculum Vitae (25 marks), Enterprise/Action Plan (35 marks), Career Investigation (40 marks), Summary Report (40 marks). Students must answer all headings in Section 1.
• Section 2 has Optional Items, where students must answer any two from the four headings:Diary of Work Experience (50 marks), Enterprise Report (50 marks), Recorded Interview/Presentation (50 marks), Report on ‘My Own Place’ (50 marks).

Careers

The skills obtained by completing LCVP can be useful in a wide range of careers and areas including Business, Enterprise, Media, the non-profit sector and public sector employment.

Downloads

LCVP Programme Statement 2022

Chief Examiners Report 2015

LCVP Assessment Guidelines