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The Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme is designed to foster in young people a spirit of enterprise, adaptability and initiative, developing their communicative, interpersonal, vocational and technological skills.
Throughout the programme students are encouraged to:
- Be innovative and enterprising
- Take responsibility for their own learning
- Adapt to changing circumstances
- Evaluate data and devise solutions to problems
- Communicate their thoughts and ideas effectively
- Work with others as part of a team
- Investigate and plan career options
- Use information and communications technologies
- Investigate local businesses and community enterprises
- Learn from their experiences
- These skills and qualities are equally relevant to the needs of those preparing for further education, seeking employment or planning to start their own business.