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