The LCVP is a Leaving Certificate with a focus on enterprise and preparation for working life. This two-year programme combines the academic strengths of the Leaving Certificate with a dynamic focus on self-directed learning, enterprise, work and the community. In most ways the LCVP is like the established Leaving Certificate. LCVP students take two additional courses, called Link Modules, in the areas of Preparation for the World of Work and Enterprise Education.
Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme Statement
Assessment of Leaving Certificate Subjects
LCVP students follow the same subject syllabuses and are assessed in the same way as their peers in the Leaving Certificate (established).
Assessment of the Link Modules:
The Link Modules, Preparation for the World of Work and Enterprise Education are treated as a unit for assessment purposes. Assessment, which is at a common level, comprises two elements, a Terminal Examination Paper and a Portfolio of Coursework. Both are assessed by the State Examinations Commission (SEC).
Certification:
LCVP students receive the same certificate as students of the Leaving Certificate (established). An additional statement of the grade received for the Link Modules is appended to the certificate.
Grades for the Link Modules are awarded as follows:
• Distinction (80 – 100%)
• Merit (65 – 79%)
• Pass (50 – 64%)
LCVP students have the same opportunity to proceed to universities and other third level institutions as students in the Leaving Certificate (established).
The Link Modules are presently recognised in points terms as follows:
• Distinction 66 points
• Merit 46 points
• Pass 28 points
More information about the Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme (LCVP) can be found here.