NCCA advises the Minister for Education on curriculum and assessment for early childhood education, for primary and post-primary schools. As part of the broader redevelopment of senior cycle, it is envisaged that a revised specification for Leaving Certificate Construction Studies will be introduced in schools from September 2026. The Development Group for Leaving Certificate Construction Studies will have a key role in this work. The group includes nominees of the education partners and other key education agencies.
Below you will find information on the subject development work including the background paper and brief for the review for this subject, and a note from each of the development group meetings.
The Draft Specification for Leaving Certificate Construction Technology (formerly Construction Studies) has been approved for public consultation.
The consultation period runs from Monday 3rd March until 5pm on Friday 2nd May 2025.
The consultation involves in-depth engagement with a wide variety of stakeholders across Ireland. NCCA have also contacted schools to participate in school-based focus groups involving teachers, students and school leaders.
We invite you to get involved and have your say on the draft specification.
If you are responding as an individual (teacher/parent/student/leader/teacher educator/lecturer/researcher), please complete the online survey by Friday May 2nd 2025 at 5pm.
If you are responding on behalf of an organisation, please complete the submission form and email to scconsultations@ncca.ie with 'Draft LC Construction Technology' as the subject title by Friday May 2nd 2025 at 5pm.
Apply to attend the consultation event on Tuesday 1st April 2025. Applications close on Wednesday 20th March 2025 and places are limited. Attendees will be contacted by email after the 20th March deadline.
The feedback from this consultation will help to inform the work of the Development Group for Leaving Certificate Construction Technology in refining the draft specification prior to final approval and publication.
The first step in the redevelopment of Leaving Certificate Construction Studies was the development of a Background paper and brief for the review of the subject.
A public consultation on the Background paper and brief took place from 8 April 2024 to 17 May 2024 and a report on the consultation was published in September 2024.
The development group for Leaving Certificate Construction Studies was convened on 27th February 2024, and will progress the development of a new specification guided by the brief and the findings of the consultation on the Background paper.
Short descriptions of meetings that have taken place so far can be accessed below.