Leaving Certificate Applied was a response to the unacceptable drop-out rate of students after completion of the Junior Certificate examination. It is awarded by a combination of credits gained from results of continuous assessment and terminal examination at the end of the two-year period. Task 10 credits 2 Voc. A task may be defined as a school-based activity. It can be investigative, staging an event or producing a product.
Tasks can be individual or group.
The task must be written up showing the planning, the process and reporting experiences and any findings that may result. Each task includes a self-evaluation. Tasks in a particular component must integrate as many of the subjects in that component as possible.