1. Marks
40/ %
CAREER INVESTIGATION
Core Item
(300 – 600 words)

2. HEADINGS Description Skills and Qualities Qualifications and Training
Evaluation of Career in light of personal aptitude, interests and choice of Leaving Certificate subjects
Out of class learning experience/Interaction with an adult
Evaluation of the Career
Evaluation of undertaking the Career Investigation
Sources of information

3. Title: Career Investigation of ___________
Description of Career: 3 sentences outlining the type of work a person in the chosen career would be doing. All 3 statements must be different. Must refer to duties of the career.
Skills and Qualities: relevant to the chosen career - 3 skills (ability to do job) and 3 qualities (type of person)

4. Qualifications & Training: 2 pathways. Ensure they are different.
Pathway 1 and Pathway 2
Course Title …
Course Code…
College Name …no abbreviations
College Location
Points
Length of course
Entry Requirements
Details of course: Subjects - summary
End Qualification

5. Out of Class Learning Experience
In developing the skills of research, students should refer to interaction with an adult other than teachers in a relevant out of class learning experience e.g. work shadowing, visit to an enterprise, interview with a person in the career area, college open day, careers exhibition or other event organised as part of the school guidance programme. Students need to be specific here. Give date (include year) of interview, name (Mr., Mrs. Etc.) and position of interviewee and outcomes of interview

6. Evaluation of Career in light of personal aptitude, interests and choice of Leaving Certificate subjects
What I learned by the Research/activity about career and oneself.
Ensure to mention the following:
Leaving Certificate subjects
Personal aptitudes/Personal Interests

7. Evaluation of the Career:
Am I still interested in this career? Yes/No and why? Elaborate
What are the job opportunites like (can be locally, nationally or internationally)?
What is the salary like?

8. Evaluation of Undertaking the Career Investigation
The skills developed and insights gained from the experience of undertaking the career investigation. Ensure to elaborate.