Student Experiences of the Leaving Certificate Applied Programme

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120 ENGAGING YOUNG PEOPLE?Table 7.3: Status and Post-school Pathway of RespondentsQualificationsStatus Name 2008 Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4Apprentice Andrew LCA Apprentice Apprentice Apprentice ApprenticeApprentice DonalJuniorCertificate Apprentice Apprentice Apprentice ApprenticeApprentice Ronan LCA PLC Employed Employed ApprenticeApprentice Graham LCA Employed Apprentice Apprentice ApprenticeEmployed Fiona Degree PLC PLC Degree EmployedEmployed Barbara PLC PLC Employed Employed EmployedEmployed Johnny LCA Employed Employed Employed EmployedEmployed Anne PLC PLC Diploma Employed EmployedEmployed Siobhan FETAC FETAC Employed Employed EmployedEmployed David Apprentice Apprentice Apprentice Apprentice ApprenticeJuniorEmployed Garry Certificate Employed Employed Employed EmployedEmployed Maura PLC PLC PLC Employed EmployedEmployed Sarah ITEC, SIPTEC ITEC, SIPTECITEC,SIPTEC Employed EmployedEmployed Derek LCA Employed Employed Employed EmployedEmployed Justin Apprentice Apprentice Apprentice Apprentice ApprenticeEmployedNiamhPart-timestudyEmployed +part-time studyEmployed +part-timestudy Employed EmployedEmployed Jack Apprentice Apprentice Apprentice Apprentice ApprenticeHome Duties Alice LCA FETAC Employed Home Duties Home DutiesHome Duties Jackie LCA Home Duties Home Duties Home Duties Home DutiesHome Duties Mary LCA Home Duties Home Duties Home Duties Home DutiesHome Duties Rebecca ITEC Employed Home DutiesHome Duties+ part-timestudyHome DutiesHome Duties Sandra PLC PLC Employed Home Duties Home DutiesStudent Maurice FETAC FETAC FETAC FETAC FETACHome DutiesStudent Linda LCA FETAC Employed Home Duties + FETACUnemployed Deirdre FETAC Employed FETAC Unemployed UnemployedJuniorUnemployed Roy Certificate Unemployed Unemployed Unemployed UnemployedUnemployed Tim LCA Employed Unemployed Employed UnemployedUnemployed ZoeJuniorCertificate,FETAC FETAC Employed Employed UnemployedUnemployed Aoibhin LCA Employed Employed Employed UnemployedSource: Qualitative interviews, 2008.
LABOUR MARKET OUTCOMES 121Figure 7.12: Percentage of Males Employed Within the Construction Industry(2001-2005 Leavers 1-2 Years After Leaving School)302520%151050Low Medium-Low Medium-High HighNo Quals Junior Cert LCA LCE/LCVP LCE/LCVP LCE/LCVP LCE/LCVPSource: School Leavers' Surveys 2002-2007.However, Gary works for a large construction company as a fitter anddespite changes in the economic climate, he feels secure in his position:The fella I’m working for, I kind of like, I get on very well with him and he’s alot of contacts so I don’t think he’d ever be out of work like.Right, okay, yeah.You know, he gets all the Tesco stores and there’s about twelve more of them to dolike.So it’s like big jobs really?Big jobs, about two years work like. (Garry, 22, dropped out of LCA,employed)When asked about the future, some males working in construction feltthat they would go travelling and find work abroad:Where do you see, kind of, going, what would you envision infive years time?I’ll go, if this country quietens down I’ll go to America or something to work.Do you think so?Yeah, Australia or something, if I had to.Why, would you notice the difference even now over the pastfew months in what you do?Yeah, there’s no big work going on now at all. It’s all like private work. It’s likeone-off houses now. No work in towns now and that won’t last forever. (Justin,22, completed LCA, employed)
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RESEARCH SERIESNUMBER 15APRIL 2010E
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