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Leaving Certificate Applied Overview

Leaving Certificate Applied Overview. What is the Leaving Certificate Applied?. It is a distinct, self-contained two-year Leaving Certificate programme aimed at preparing learners for adult and working life

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Leaving Certificate Applied Overview

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  1. Leaving Certificate Applied Overview The Professional Development Service for Teachers is funded by the Department of Education and Science under the National Development Plan

  2. What is the Leaving Certificate Applied? • It is a distinct, self-contained two-year Leaving Certificate programme aimed at preparing learners for adult and working life • It emphasises forms of achievement and excellence which the established Leaving Certificate has not recognised in the past • It offers learners specific opportunity to prepare for and progress to further education and training

  3. Key Underlying Principles • student centred curriculum • personal and social development • integration and cross curricular links • team work • literacy & numeracy development • active teaching/learning methodologies • reflection • community links

  4. Vocational Specialism Options • Agriculture/Horticulture • Hotel Catering and Tourism • Engineering • Technology • Office Administration and Customer Care • Childcare/Community Care • Graphics and Construction Studies • Craft and Design • Hair and Beauty • Information and Communications Technology • Active Leisure Studies

  5. ELECTIVE MODULES

  6. Assessment Satisfactory completion of Modules 62 credits (31%) 7 Student tasks 70 credits (35%) Final examinations 68 credits (34%) Total 200 credits (100%) 3 Modes Certificate awarded at three levels: Pass 60-69 % (120 - 139 credits) Merit (70-84 %) (140 - 169 credits) Distinction (85-100 %) (170 - 200 credits)

  7. Assessment Modules Requirements 90% attendance Evidence of completion of 4 key assignments for each module Credit • Modules of non-examination courses have a value of two credits • Modules of courses which have a final examination have a value of one credit Timing of assessment At the end of each session (Approximately 11 modules per session)

  8. Assessment Final Examinations English and Communications 12 credits Oral plus Written incorporating audio visual Vocational Specialisms (2) 12 credits (each) Practical and Written Languages (2) 6 credits (each) Oral plus Written incorporating aural Social Education 10 credits Written incorporating audio Mathematical Applications 10 credits Written (Research Topic Q.2issued in advance) Total 68 credits

  9. STUDENT TASK • Definition • A practical activity by which learning is applied to : • Types of Tasks • The development of a product • The investigation of an issue • The provision of a service • The staging of an event • Purpose • Vehicle for curriculum integration of as many courses as possible

  10. Task Criteria • Substantial piece of work (10 hours activity per student excluding the report) • Individual task or group task (10 hours activity for each student) • Individual report on each task • Relevant • Doable within the time frame

  11. Assessment Criteria for Task Report • Title • Statement of Aim • Action Plan • Research Activity Undertaken • Execution of the Task • Presentation and Analysis of Findings • Statement of Learning Outcomes • Evaluation of the Student’s own contribution • Integration Across the Curriculum

  12. Assessment Tasks Requirements • Evidence of task completion • Individual task report • Individual presentation of task at interview with external examiner • 7 tasks in total Credits for Tasks 1 Voc Prep task 10 credits (5%) 2 Voc Ed tasks 10 credits each (5%) 1 General Ed task 10 credits (5%) 1 Personal Reflection task 10 credits (5%) 1 Contemporary Issue task 10 credits (5%) 1 Practical Achievement task 10 credits (5%)

  13. Timing of Tasks

  14. LCA Support • Induction 1 Day Workshops • Half Day Cluster Meetings • Modular Courses • School Visits (on request) • Network Meetings • Website • Newsletter

  15. LCA Office • LCA Office, Clare Education Centre, Government Buildings, Kilrush Road, Ennis, Co. Clare. • Phone: 065-6845504 Fax: 065-6842930 • Website: www.pdst.ie (click on Leaving Certificate Applied tab). • Harry Freeman 0872908528 • harryfreeman@pdst.ie

  16. How LCA helped me “It taught me about hidden skills and talents I had and it set me on the right career path” “I think it matures you a bit more and it really prepares you for when you leave school” “I just feel with LCA you get better one on one teaching” “You also get to learn more about your self and what you’re capable of doing.” I really loved the 4 sessions of work experience “it was my foundation and helped me become what I am today”

  17. I wanted to do LCA because it was a more active course and was very different from the Traditional Leaving Certificate. Cathy I felt that there were more opportunities in LCA for me and I liked the idea of continual assessment. Kimberly Why I chose LCA I loved the idea of doing projects and assignments in LCA so that’s why I chose to do it. Darren I chose to do LCA because I enjoyed doing project work and independent research. Tara What I liked about it was the fact that you got credits as you went along and I liked doing the tasks and assignments Danielle I decided to do LCA because I felt it would help me learn more about life today. Suzanne I had heard that LCA was mainly based on continuous assessment. That was very appealing to me Tanya

  18. Leaving Certificate Applied and the Local Community Learning in Leaving Certificate Applied involves students in many out-of-school activities including: • Work Experience • Enterprise • Visits outside school • Investigations in the community • Working with community groups • Outings e.g. outdoor education etc. • Interviews • Surveys • Visitors etc.

  19. Leaving Certificate Applied In-School Learning Experiences Learning in Leaving Certificate Applied involves students in new and different learning experiences in school including: • Group work/Discussion • Brainstorming • Oral Presentations • Visitor to the classroom • Role Play • Questionnaires/Surveys/Displays/Exhibitions

  20. FREEDOM RESPONSIBILTY LEAVING CERTIFICATE APPLIED STUDENTS To engage in a different and new range of learning experiences both in and out of school To take personal responsibility for their learning and to approach all activities in a mature, responsible fashion

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