Peter McVerry Trust operates two specialist Learning Centres in Dublin.

In 2019, Peter McVerry Trust took on the management of two pre-exisiting Learning Centres in Dublin – PMVT Learning Centre – Carline in Lucan and PMVT Learning Centre – CMS in the south inner city.

PMVT Learning Centres work with young people who cannot access mainstream education due to a number of circumstances, for example: need for further learning support, educational, emotional, social or behavioural challenges.

We aim to provide young people with a high-quality education program which meets the students’ individual learning needs and maximises their intrinsic abilities to engage in continued learning.  Furthermore, we aim to enable young people to recognise the positive impact education has on their future development.

In September 2021, PMVT Learning Centres welcomed 71 students into the Junior Certificate programme, an increase from 38 the year before.

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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