LCVP Seminar 2013 Embracing ICT in LCVP Saturday
LCVP Seminar 2013 Embracing ICT in LCVP Saturday 23 rd March Hodson Bay Hotel, Athlone
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Of Special interest to LCVP n n n National Career Skills Competition Work. Xperience REACH+ Career & College Preparation Programme
Promoting the awareness and development of Career Skills through a work placement n n n Aimed at TY, LCA, LCVP & LC Students who have undertaken a Work Experience Complete a Career Investigation n Demonstrate an understanding of a career observed n Discuss the Career Skills developed n Explain various educational pathways into the career Provide a Careers Skills Statement
n Career Skills Statement (max 600 words) n n n Useful when it comes to activities such as job interviews and creating your CV Recommend the STAR approach: n n n a written summary of five Career Skills developed What was the SITUATION? was your TASK? ACTION did you take? was the RESULT? Situation – details: what, where, when, etc. Task – the job you got done: goal/objective Action – SKILLS you used Result – how it worked out Minimum of three skills from Work Placement
n Now in 5 th Year n 27 winning schools n Over 300 schools n Over 4, 000 students n Over 25 K in prizes n n n Award Ceremony at Dept. of Education & Skills in May Entries and standard increasing every year Closing date 12 th April
n n Work. Xperience. ie … Practical way to help students find and gain valuable work experience Free to use Encourages community support… n n Schools and organisations supporting each other Students can search for work experience opportunities in their areas Schools can manage all their students on line and keep a record of all contact details Insurance details, thank you letters etc can all be viewed in a central location
n n n Work. Xperience. ie … Provides schools with a centralised programme to manage their work experience Encourages best-of-class work experiences Promotes the awareness and development of employability skills Builds community involvement by bringing schools, students, parents and employers together
How to get involved: n n n Register as a Teacher on the Work. Xperience section of Careers. Portal. ie Once registered, put up your school placement details and any other forms your students need access to Your students can now register their placements directly on line
Career and College Preparation Programme
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