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Virtual School in Upper Secondary and Vocational Training and Education: It’s working!

Geir Hareide HansenDecember 4, 2015 – Online Educa Berlin

• 16 upper secondary schools• + Nordland County Virtual School

• 18 ”study workshops”• 30 different locations

• 35 web teachers• 55 supervisors in the workshops• 5 in administration

• 600-650 students all the time• Ca. 1,8 subject admissions per pers

• Budget: 3 mill EUR

County Council

County Government

Dpt. of Economic Development

Dpt. of Culture and Environment

Dpt. of Transportation

Dpt. of Culture, Environment and

Public Health

Dpt. of Finance

Dpt. of Education

Nordland County Virtual School

No. 1 Study workshop

No. 2 Study Workshop

No. 3 Study workshop

Etc.

Upper Seconda

ry School

No. 1

No. 2

No. 3

Etc.

This is a simplified version ofThe Nordland County Council Organizational chart …

Common core subjects/General studies Vocational studies

Norwegian Vg1,2,3 GS/VS/SS Healthcare, Childhood and Youth development Vg1

English Vg1 GS/VS Health work Vg2

Mathematics P Vg1,2,3 GS/VS/SS Child care and youth work Vg2

Mathematics T Vg1 GS Ambulance worker Vg2

Mathematics for the natural sciences R1, R2 (Vg2, Vg3)

Health service Vg2

Natural science Vg1,2,3 GS/VS/SS Health services secretary Vg3

Physics Vg2 (Fy1) Service- and communication Vg1

Social studies Vg1 GS, Vg2 VS Sales, service and security Vg2

History Vg3 SS Transport and logistics Vg2

Foreign languages Vg3, French Candidate for experience-based trade certification in HW

Foreign languages Vg3, German (Dental health secretary)

Foreign languages Vg3, Spanish (Pharmacy technician)

The Virtual Mathematics School (Ma T1) (Restaurant and Food Processing)

Examination in vocational subjects

• Multidiciplinary practical exams with very good results and a very low fail rate

Mark 1 2 3 4 5 6

No. 2 7 10 21 19 21

THANK YOU!

CONTACT INFORMATION:

E-mail: gehans@nfk.no

Twitter: @geirhaha