Enterprise / Action Plan
• One of the mandatory pieces for the Portfolio
• 300 – 600 words [2/3 pages + cover page].
• Typed – Use a clear font, size 12. Headings
may be larger.
• Can be individually or as part of a group.
• If a group activity is followed, each individual
student should highlight his / her individual
contribution at each stage. ( by ‘I’)
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Remember
• Whatever event you intend to plan must be
linked to one, or more, of the Specific
Learning Outcomes (SLOs).
Examples
o Planning a visit in to or out of the classroom.
o Planning a careers evening.
o Planning an enterprise activity (raising
money).
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Good Practice
• Almost all of the document will be written in
the Future Tense, except for the ‘Analysis of
Research’ which will be in the Past Tense.
• Bullet points are permitted.
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The title of the activity should be clear and
concise. State Activity and LCVP
Example of good practice
An LCVP plan to organise a basketball blitz for
first year students to raise money for Concern.
Example of poor practice
A plan to organise a basketball blitz.
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• These are the things that you or your group
hope to achieve by undertaking the named
activity.
Marks given for two. Include three to be safe.
• If it is a group activity, each participant must
identify a personal objective for himself /
herself.
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• Include at least three.
Examples
o Write a letter
o Interview a teacher
o Conduct a survey
o Internet
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• The student should summarise the outcome
of each research method from the previous
section and indicate how it will influence the
plan.
• Remember to use the past tense in this
section.
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• This is a chronological list of steps the
student(s) intend to take in order to run the
activity successfully.
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• Here students should set out the timeframe in
which the activity will run.
• It will include how much time should be
allotted to each activity and any deadlines
that must be met.
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• Estimated revenues should be included here.
• Any resources (materials, premises,
personnel) used should be itemised and
costed.
• Any projected profit should be calculated in
this section.
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• Refer back to the beginning of the plan and
link your individual evaluations to each one of
the objectives.
For example
o If one of the objectives was to raise €200 for
‘Concern’, then the evaluation for that point
might go as follows; This event will be a
success if we raise at least €200 for
Concern. And we will invite a speaker into
the LCVP class. …………………
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Marking Scheme
Presentation & Layout
Title & Purpose
Objectives (at least 2 needed)
Research Methods
Analysis of Research
Action Steps
Schedule of time / costs
Evaluation Methods
Total
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