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v/Iver Engebretsen og Hans Bull-Tornøe
Our responsebility:
53.000 inhabitants
5 municipalities
Adult
education
Career
guidance
Student
Workshop
Career guidance Career guidance became a part of our activity in August
2009
Career guidance is an offer to inhabitants over 20 years of age, and also for companies/enterprises in the 5 municipalities Ringerike, Hole, Sigdal, Modum og Krødsherad
A part of the EU agreement
Career guidance (2)
Individual:
Information about education, profession and about our community
Describe possibilites
Subscribe self understanding
Subscribe competanse of selecting
Adult rights - from the year one turns 25
Adults who are seeking adult education and has completed primary school or equivalent, will from the year they turn 25 have the right to free prior learning assessment and secondary education if they have not previously completed such training. The right is enshrined in the Education Law § 4A-3
The training is free, but each pupil must cover costs of materials with the exception of the loan of textbooks and digital tools (depending on the course of training)
Validation of competense
From the Norwegian Education law – «Opplæringslova»:
” The assessment will show whether the prior learning is equivalent to a competence that is defined in the curriculum of each subject”
Offers by OPUS Ringerike Autumn 2011
We have started: 1 class in the Health Worker course (Hønefoss) (12 pupils) 1 class in the Health Worker course (Rosthaug) (17 pupils) 1 class in Children and Youth work (joint VG1) (12 pupils) 1 class VG3 General Studies (43 pupils) 1 class of General subjects in the vocational branch (28 pupils)
In addition, we offer online courses to our pupils. Important that the pupils make a lot of effort to make this work.
Basic education in reading, writing, numeracy and ICT for adults in collaboration with their employer ( VOX program, Norwegian Agency for
Lifelong Learning, is an agency of the Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research.)
Thank you for your attention!
Career advising/-guidance(3)
Public and privat sector:
Information about the education system
Assist in competanse diagnostics og competanse development of the employees
Cooperate in network
Career advising/-guidance (4) OPUS Ringerike Career Centre will also:
Contribute to fewer wrong choice in education
Encourage lifelong learning
Encourage flexible vocational training and education services
Contribute to an inclusive workplace
Participation and operation of collaborative networks
Student Workshop Cooperate with libraries in municipalities
Career guidance
Support of self-study
Literature searching
Writing diploma
Borrow a PC
Training - basic skills (VOX)
General information about community services (rights and duties)
Higher education-NOKUT NOKUT - recognition of higher education from abroad - the
application process is now - 3-4 months processing time
NOKUT = Norwegian Agency for Quality Assurance in Education
www.nokut.no - there are separate application forms
General University admissions – 23/5 rule
6 subjects: Norwegian, Social, (samfunnsfag) Mathematics, Science,(naturfag) English and History + Documented work experience
Good knowledge is essential, especially in Norwegian and English
Be at least 23 years old and
have 5 years of documented experience
The «road» to Craft sertificate - Practice Candidate
Practical training in the
discipline of working in 5
years (60 months)
Craft examination – Craft sertificate
Elementary school
Theoretical
teaching is
voluntary, but
an advantage
Written exam
The «road» to Craft sertificate - pupil
Craft examination – Craft sertificate
Secondary school 2. year
Secondary school 1. year
The practice of the subject
as an apprentice the 3. and
4. year
Elementary school
Practical training in the
discipline at work the
3., 4. and 5. year
In addition to teaching
and the requirements
for passing the exam
/ positions in
Norwegian, social
studies, mathematics,
science, English and
Physical Education
Written exam