Oral communication skills , so relevent to all aspects of living and working , are highlighted . Many teachers identify the growth of young people's confidence and self-esteem through Transition Year Programme as the key benifit of the year . Attention to careers , third-level courses , the realities of emploment are central concerns in Transition Year . Work experience or work simulation or work shadowing features on every programme . By the end of a Transition Year Programme they had twelve months earlier .
Students can follow and develop special interests .
These might be sporting , leisure , academic or socail interest . Transition Year links schools more directly with immediate communities . Students can become involved in activities such as voluntary work , community service or local surveys . The community resources of individual parents and other people are also being imaginatively integratedinto many TY programmes . Each school is free to design its programme to its own students .