LeCAP

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LeCAP The Leicester and Leicestershire Common
Application Process
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The story so far

• The paper Common Application Form has been
  developed over 10 years
• A computer based form was proposed to overcome
  some of the disadvantages of the paper system
• In 2005/6 the pilot online eCAF form was used by
  3 schools
• In 2006/7, renamed LeCAP online, it was used by
  12 schools and 1,400 students
• In 2007/8, used course data from CourseFinder
  which feeds into LeCAP on a daily basis.
• In 2008/9 it replaced the paper form, it was used
  by over 30 schools and over 8,000 students,
  applying to 30 institutions

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Why online?

• Less paperwork and posting for schools
• Less data input for colleges
• Appeals more to young people
• Online help and advice
• Less potential for errors
• Ease of monitoring and identifying students
  needing help

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Careers Education/eProgress File/e-ILP Framework,
structure and processes Development of skills
Information
Connexions Leicester Shire website
Paper based Information resources
CourseFinder
Learning Provider websites
Career information websites
Shared database with LeCAP
Advice
Guidance
Completion of LeCAP Culmination of
year 10/11 processes
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Tutors Role

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• Introduces LeCAP to their students and oversees
  their use of it
• Advises students on how to choose options and how
  to compose their personal statements
• Supplies references online
• Checks students forms and submits or refers back
• Monitors progress of applications

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Application Process

• Start investigation and personal statements
  early in the autumn term
• Start completion online in November
• Discuss with parents and advisers and narrow
  down choices in December
• Tutors start references in Nov/Dec
• Complete form and send for checking early
  January
• Tutors add attendance record, complete
  reference and check form in January
• Submit by 31 January

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Preparation

• Investigate and identify suitable courses and
  colleges or 6th forms, including use of
  CourseFinder to select favourite courses
• Write personal statements for Achievements and
  Activities and Reasons for Your Choices
• Seek advice

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Information Sources

• www.coursefinder-leics.org
• You Choose 16
• Get Learning
• Schools careers library
• Career web sites
• College prospectuses and web sites

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Investigation

• Open days at local schools and colleges
• Subject teachers can assess your abilities
• Work experience
• Friends and relatives experience
• Seek parents/carers support
• Connexions personal adviser

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After Submission

• February to April - Main interview time for 1st
  and 2nd choices. Connexions assisting with
  apprenticeship applications.
• Mid April most students will get an offer or
  their forms will be passed to their 3rd choice
• By 10th May students should accept offers and
  not hold more than one definite offer.
• 26th Aug after results received, if in doubt
  about choices or acceptance, contact the school
  or college or seek advice from Connexions

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Qualification Framework
Students may need help in deciding their level if
they have not been introduced to the Framework
earlier. They should be expecting success at one
level in order to apply for the next level up.
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Prioritising

• Popular Options If a popular college, course,
  or apprenticeship with few vacancies is the 1st
  choice, less competitive options should be
  included as 2nd or 3rd choices.
• Full-time vocational subjects FE Colleges will
  consider applicants for their top choice first
  and treat other courses as reserve choices.
• A level and GCSE subjects - It is helpful for
  students to give their firm subject choices a
  preference but to leave blanks against subjects
  that are not decided.

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Evaluation - Students

• Likes
• Complete at own pace and at home
• Easy to type and correct
• Drop down lists to select from
• Difficulties
• Passwords easily forgotten
• Difficulties in selecting courses
• Failing to save data

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Finding LeCAP
The web addresses are For Students - via an
introduction on the Connexions web site
www.connexions-leics.org/lecap Direct access
www.lecap-leics.org For practice www.lecap-leics.
org/practice
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Exercise

• Login as a student
• Complete the application form.
• Look at the help pages
• Do not try to make it a realistic student. Try
  out different responses. Do not spend time on
  the Achievements and Reasons pages.
• Part way through look back at the home page
• Select and prioritise courses and apprenticeships
• Send the application for checking
• Logout