Entry requirements
Peter McVerry Trust Learning Centres accept referrals for any student aged 12 to 17 whose educational placement is at risk.
All referrals must be signed by the Educational Welfare Officer who is responsible for the school placement of the child.
Referrals will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis due to limited spaces available.
Progression from PMVT Learning Centres
The overall objective of PMVT Learning Centres is to support the young person back to mainstream education, where they will continue to complete the official Leaving Certificate programme of education.
In the case that the young person and their parent(s)/guardian(s) decide that mainstream education is not the desired progression route, PMVT Learning Centres will support the young person to explore and investigate alternative areas of continued learning which is of interest to them.
We support the young person to explore and investigate further developmental opportunities such as apprenticeships and employment, should this be the desired progression route of the young person.
Upon completion of their studies at the PMVT Learning Centre, students may not have decided upon a progression route. Or, they might decide to return to further education later in life. To ensure these students are supported, all graduating 3rd year students receive a progression pack which outlines continued learning options.
A PMVT Learning Centre progression pack includes, but is not limited to:
- Further education opportunities local to the student
- Apprentice and employment opportunities local to the student
- Colleges of Further Education where a Leaving Certificate is not a requirement for acceptance
- A letter of reference
Protection for Enrolled Learners statutory guidelines:
All relevant programme and award information is made available to prospective and current learners, including the following:
- whether or not a programme leads to an award
- the name of the awarding body
- the title of the award; whether the award is recognised in the National Framework
- of Qualifications (NFQ) and if so, the award type and NFQ level
- whether the programme is subject to procedures for access, transfer and progression and if so, what these are details of the Protection of Enrolled Learner (PEL) arrangements in place, should PEL be a requirement
The accuracy of such information is maintained. Information for prospective learners is honest, transparent and facilitates comparison.
In the event that Peter McVerry Trust Learning Centre CMS CLG ceases to provide the programme before their learners have achieved the above award, we have Protection for Enrolled Learners in place. The arrangements are with the following alternate provides:
Alternate Provider One
Liberties Training Centre
Oliver Bond Street, Dublin 8, D08 Y6W3
Programme Title: Learning is for Life
QQI Award Title: General Learning
Award Type: Minor
NFQ Level: 3
QQI Award Code: 3M0874
Number of Learner: 15
Alternate Provider Two
Clogher Road Community College,
Clogher Road, Dublin 12
QQI Award Title: General Learning
Award Type: Minor
NFQ Level: 3
QQI Award Code: 3M0874
Number of Learners: 15
Follow this link to read our ‘PMVT Learning Centres – QQI Quality Assurance Handbook’.
