1. TY Subject Choice Information Session Class of 2019

2. Presentation Content TY Guidance Resources Reach+ Programme
TY Guidance Activity Checklist
Aptitude Profiler + Career Interests
Subject Choice Selection

3. TY Career Guidance Resources
BGS Guidance (TY Guidance Section)
Reach+ Textbook
Reach+ Online Profile
Careersportal.ie Website (students and parents)
Career Interest Profiler (8 page report)
Aptitude Profile Booklet
Aptitude Profile Online
Career Directory Book

4. REACH online +
Personal Career File

5. TY Career Guidance Activity Checklist (Handout)
Personal and Career Values
Life Values
Personality Profile and Suitable Careers
Career Sectors of Interest
Career Interest Profiler: Provides an 8-page report with matching careers and courses
Career and Course Investigations

6. REACH in… Self-Assessment Career Interests Personality Values Skills
Dreams & Ambitions

7. REACH out… The World of Work Lifelong Learning CAO College
Work Placement
CV Preparation

8. REACH up… What do you want? How we learn Learning Styles
Target Setting
Study Skills
Changing Habits

9. Working Quickly and Accurately
Tests candidates speed and accuracy in matching symbols
The first test is repeated as the last test but time reduced

10. Abstract Reasoning
Tests the ability to discern abstract trends

11. Numerical Reasoning
Tests the ability to recognise numerical relationships

12. Verbal Reasoning
Tests the candidates ability to use verbal concepts logically

13. 2D Spatial Reasoning
Assesses the ability to think in 2-dimensional terms

14. Spelling
Measures an ability to detect their own and other people’s spelling errors

15. Arithmetic Calculation
Tests the candidates ability to use arithmetic quickly and accurately

16. Results and Analysis Percentile Speed Accuracy
A student’s performance relative to other students of a similar age and academic background
Speed
The percentage of answers attempted
Accuracy
The percentage ‘accuracy’ of the answers attempted

17. Psychometric Assessment in school
INTERESTS
SKILLS
PERSONAL QUALITIES
ABILITIES
EirQuest
Career Interest Test
200 questions
JC subjects and grades
LC possibilities
Choice to include particular indicators
Highlighted career areas under consideration

18. How do TY students make their Leaving Cert Subject Choices?
(Handout)
3 simple questions that should inform a student’s decision.
What subjects do they need?
What subjects do they enjoy?
What subjects suit them? What subjects can they points in?

19. What do you enjoy? (Handout)
Languages
Lab. Sciences
Social Studies
Business
Applied Science/ Technical
Artistic Group
French
Spanish
German
Physics
Geography
Chemistry
History
Accounting
Economics
LCVP
Applied Maths
Design and Communication Graphics
Home Economics
Art
Music

20. Pick a broad range of subjects in order to keep options open
What do you need?
If students are really not sure what they want to do in the future:
Pick a broad range of subjects in order to keep options open
e.g.
one language
one science
one business
one other subject
This combination would allow access into a broad range of courses/careers.
Third Language? (Handout)
A Lab. Science?
Chemistry? (Handout)
Two Sciences?

21. SCIENCE SUBJECTS
One laboratory science subject (biology, chemistry, physics, agricultural science) needed for most science/healthcare related courses
Must be biology for
human health and disease (tcd)
genetics (ucc)
beauty therapy (plc courses)
advisable for nursing
Must be chemistry for
dentistry (ucc)
human nutrition and dietetics (dit)
medicine (ucc)
pharmacy (ucc and tcd)
veterinary medicine (ucd)
advisable for all medicine

22. SCIENCE SUBJECTS
Must be physics for
theoretical physics (tcd)
advisable for engineering courses
Two sciences needed for
pharmacy
some medicine entry
most physiotherapy (except ul)

23. What subjects can you get points in. What kind of learner are you
What subjects can you get points in? What kind of learner are you? Content/Understanding/ Skill-Based/ Projects
Content-Based Subjects­­
Understanding Subjects
Skill/ Practical Based Subject
Geography
History
Biology
Home Economics *
Art*
Agricultural Science
Business Studies
Physics
Chemistry
Applied Maths
Economics
Accounting*
French
Spanish
German
Music
DCG
Construction Studies
LCVP

24. Exam Results, Structure and Layout

25. Provisional Subject Choice Groups
LCVP
French
Spanish
Group 2
Geography*
History
 Agricultural Science*
Group 3
Physics
Agricultural Science*
Music
Economics
Group 4
Chemistry
Biology*
Construction Studies
German
Group 5
Art
Business Studies
Applied Maths
Home Ec.