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WORLD OF WORK Written by the LCVP Action Group Marian Fitzmaurice Michael Garvey Peter Johnson Margaret Kent Elizabeth O’Keeffe with Lucy Frend, FCJ, Bunclody, Co Wexford Ken McCormick, Newtown School, Waterford The Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme is funded by the Department of Education and Science under the National Development Plan LCVP Resource Materials © 2000 LCVP Action Team The LCVP is a Senior Cycle Programme of the Department of Education and Science designed to enhance the established Leaving Certificate. The LCVP combines the academic strengths of the established Leaving Certificate with a new and dynamic focus on enterprise, the world of work, information technology and languages. LCVP OFFICE Navan Education Centre Athlumney, Navan, Co Meath E.mail: [email protected] Website: www.lcvp.ie Costello Print Ltd. Contents: SECTION I SECTION II Work and the Becoming Local Economy a Worker Page 6 Page 48 1. Local Area Survey 5. From School to Work Local Area Profile 6 Teacher’s Notes 48 - 49 Street Survey 7 What is Work? 50 -51 SWOT Analysis 10 Work and The Future 53 -54 Summary Report 11 Types of Work Activity 55 - 56 Street Survey Worksheets 12 Subjects and Work 57 - 59 Case Study, Careers Evening 60 - 61 Page 14 2. Business Enterprise Page 62 Selecting Local Enterprises 14 6. Job-Seeking Skills Preparing Questions 15 Teacher’s Notes 62 - 63 Question Bank 16 Telephone Skills 64 - 65 Job Advertisements 66 - 67 Page 18 Letter Writing 68 - 69 3. Community Enterprise Application Forms 70 - 73 Curriculum Vitae 74 - 75 and Voluntary Work Interviews 76 - 78 Community Enterprise 18 Local Voluntary Work 18 Teacher’s Notes 19 Page 79 Worksheets 20 7. The Working Environment Student Profiles 23 Teacher’s Notes 79 - 81 Page 27 Health & Safety 82 - 86 Gender Issues 87 - 89 4. Case Studies Industrial Relations 90 - 92 Business and Community Enterprises 27 - 46 3 Introduction The authors of these materials set out to develop a resource that LCVP teachers would find easy to use in helping students to achieve the learning objectives of the Preparation for the World Of Work. The aim, at all times, was to to provide a range of in-class and out-of-class activities that would be interesting to the student and realistic for the teacher. In addition, it was felt important to adopt a no- nonsense approach that would take into account the limited amount of time available to teachers to deliver the Link Modules. The resource contains teachers’ notes, student task sheets, case studies with discussion questions and a wealth of complementary stimulus material. Each chapter contains a list of relevant websites and, where available, details of suitable printed resources. References are made to other LCVP texts so that resources can be used in an integrated way. The material is not intended to be used in a sequential way. Teachers should feel free to dip into the different chapters and use the activities that best suit the class group they are working with. LCVP Action Group, October 2000 4 Section I Work and the Local Economy 5 1. Local Area Survey Activity 1.3 Objective Preparing a Summary Report At the end of the activities in • explain to students that Worksheets 1.1, this chapter the students 1.2 and 1.3 can be used to write a should be able to describe the Summary Report main economic and social • distribute Resource Sheet 1.4 which gives resources in the locality and an outline for a Summary Report prepare a Summary Report • some students may wish to focus on based on their findings. Business Resources, others on Community Resources • for Portfolio presentation, a Summary Report should be word processed, 600 words maximum. Activity 1.1 Completing a profile of the local area • divide class into an even number of groups • give half the groups Worksheet 1.1, the other half Worksheet 1.2 LCVP Resources • task is to put as much local information onto the Task Sheets as possible • work can be carried out entirely in class, •“My Own Place” p. 15-30 has alterna- or can involve an out-of-school visit tive task sheets for a local investiga- tion. • when work is completed, compile a full list for each task sheet and display •“Introducing the LCVP” p. 11-12 has a • distribute both task sheets to each useful exercise to prepare students student, full details are recorded and for group work. kept in folders. • “My Own Place” p 42-44 contains guidelines for Report Writing. Activity 1.2 Analysing the information • distribute Worksheet 1.3 to each group • task is to carry out a SWOT analysis of Weblinks the local area using prompts on Check the LCVP Website for local Worksheet 1.3 as a guide survey links: • groups should be asked to come up with www.lcvp.ie three statements for each part of the SWOT • each group shares its results at the end of the exercise. 6 Activity 1.4 • when survey has been completed, Conducting a Street Survey distribute a clean copy of the map to each student • in a city or large town it may be more • a colour-coded building use map can manageable to focus on an area within now be completed 10 minutes walking distance of the • evaluation questions might include: school, a local shopping centre or What is the dominant building use? industrial estate Why? What businesses are expanding • obtain a 1:1000 scale map of the area to today? What businesses are in decline? be surveyed, this map shows individual • a final report can be drawn up using the buildings completed map and pie charts as • divide students into groups to complete illustrations. the survey work and give each group a copy of the section of the map which it is responsible for surveying • distribute Resource Sheet 1.5 “Categories for Street Survey” and check that students understand the categories • explain that colour coding will be used on completion of the survey • distribute Worksheet 1.6 and explain how it should be completed • students should record the number* of the building along with the name and category of the business * numbers on older streets may not always be sequential! Maps of 1:1000 scale are available for all urban areas with a population of over 2000 from: Ordnance Survey Ireland, Phoenix Park, Dublin 8. Tel: 01 802 5300 7 CRAFT & TOURISM ENTERPRISES Hotels, B&B’s, Caravan Parks, L RA Heritage Centres U s LT ES art U S , M IC S ing S E ss E R N e L I c C G I S ro A A P I U d V o C B o R F N E , s n , g A S n e i io c N m n n r I a a r F F u it U it s d n e r , I , C s k n a B , Worksheet 1.1 Worksheet s e i n S a p E E m S o s l G C S a e n R t E o a i t t A N S a L I n , i d t S l e u U n w M B O h s i r I SERVICES D S s E e E e Pubs, Garages, Hairdressers Garages, Pubs, Z y S I o l S S p E m e M N 0 I U 5 - I S 0 1 D U E B M , s t e s k ’ r y a r r m a r E e C & L p d u n A S a L I ployees , S S s h s E p A E a o S T L h C S S E L O E L R H N A I W S M S U B Sole Trader to 10 em 10 to Trader Sole C h a m C b e o r u o n f t y C E o n m Unemployment Group Unemployment t e m S r p e U r r c i s e P e Local ICTU Branch, ICTU Local E B P N o O a T r d R S E , N T O R Fás, Community Workshops, Community Fás, I T B P A L U E R L R A S I I R S I T N S E U E D G N I N S I & N S I A R T , K R PROFILE OF OUR LOCAL AREA - BUSINESS RESOURCES BUSINESS - AREA LOCAL OUR OF PROFILE O W 8 VOLUNTARY GROUPS O ICA, Macra na Feirme, Foróige, Do U cto R St Vincent de Paul, Order of Malta r, D L en O tis CA t, C L ou ... c nc L Y li illo A T ub r, T C I , P D O R il L O nc H ou T C y U ty ar n br A ou i C L n/ w To S E & I T L l I o A L o I P N , s g C l l O n i a I A H m F T , m s A i S e R w h E c T , E S r s R , e u s N H h C m k r E s T a C a n E P V G O w y o R E t i T n y Y u d i T m T I m , N o k C e e U , s l W M a s v t i r M t s A e O F C , ls ra e in S t E L n r, M r, e C te A m a R n R U , W , U iro Partnership CompaniesCOMMUNITY ENTERPRISE v O T try Fás Projects, Leader Groups, n s S E A re E o N R , F , d n a L PROFILE OF OUR LOCAL AREA - COMMUNITY RESOURCES T R O Schools, Night P By-pass Roads By-pass S Classes, GAA Clubs N A R Buses, Train, Taxis, Airport, Airport, Taxis, Train, Buses, T EDUCATION Worksheet 1.2 & SPORT s e r t n e C n o i t a m r o f n I , s c i n i l C , l a t i p s o H S E C I V R E S L A I C O 9 S Worksheet 1.3 SWOT ANALYSIS of LOCAL AREA STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES - things that would attract people to live, work, set - things that would deter people from living, up business in your area working, setting up business in your area e.g.

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