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Vest-Lofoten Upper secondary school
Lofoten Technical school
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• at the island of Vestvågøy, in the middle of Lofoten islands, North Norway
• about 180 miles north of the Arctic circle• mild winters as a result of the Gulf Stream passing by
• famous for its winter cod fishery
• the perfect climate and conditions for producing stockfish• one of the biggest agricultural areas in the County• tourism is a fast growing industry• we draw upon the rich coastal heritage of our area to provide a
unique combination of courses and educational opportunities
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Academic specialization • Education programme for sports subjects• Education programme for study specialization• Agriculture, fishing and forestry study specialization
Vocational training • Education programme for building and construction technology• Education programme for electrical and electronic subjects• Education programme for health and social subjects• Education programme for utilization of natural resources• Education programme for restaurant trades and nutritional
subjects
Educational programmes
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• Tertiary vocational education (Fagskolen) is a nonuniversity, shorter education of maximum 2 years duration, which is based on upper secondary school education.
Its primarily, but not exclusively, an education for students with a VET-certificate (Vocational Education and Training).
Approved navigation courses which meet both IMO and Norwegian Maritime Directorate standards.
Number of staff 31.12.2007Total :180 Female: 86 Male: 94Number of pupils (incl.adults)
Total :748 Female: 425 Male: 323
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• Eight-building campus at Gravdal.• Five-building campus at Leknes• Satellite site in Ure for aqua cultural education (salmon and trout farm) with
a small student-owned enterprise.• Marine safety training centre specializing in sea survival and rescue
training, occupational safety for seamen, and first aid and CPR training. • OPUS: independent dept. offering demand-driven education packages for
companies and industries. Including computer literacy and various software products, internet, safety and fisheries training, food safety and cooking..
• Fully equipped 80 foot modern fishing vessel.• Poseidon Simulator centre.• Fully equipped carpenter's workshop• Electronic workshop• Food production hall & industrial kitchen• Small fully equipped fish processing hall• Cafeteria
Facilities
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• Fisheries development in Angola• Fisheries and industrial food production tours in Denmark• Fish farming in Finland – study visits• Language education at Shetland islands and Russia• Fisheries development, fisheries and maritime training and the
establishment of a safety training centre in the Philippines.• English language partnership with the US through the Fulbright
Exchange Program• Administrative exchange with the Caribbean College of Navigation
in Jamaica• Trainers and instructors involved in numerous overseas projects
over the last twenty years• Language fluency in Norwegian and other Scandinavian
languages, English, German, French, Dutch, Russian, Portuguese and Spanish
International experience
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Comenius school partnership (2006-09)
Leonardo da Vinci partnership (2008-10): grant application
Grundtvig partnership (2008-10): grant application
In Service training courses (2005 - )
Cedefop study visits programme (2006 - )
Comenius Assistantships (2008-09): grant application
Statement of agreement : Lycèe Professionell Expèrimental Guerande
Statement of agreement: Banff & Buchan College, Frazerburgh
International experience
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Depertment managers (8)
Section leaders (12)
Operation manager (2)
ICT operation manager (1)
Mercantile manager (1)
Number of pupils (incl.adults)
Total: 748
Female: 425
Male: 323
• Headmaster
• Assistant headmaster
• Study- and quality officer
• Public relations/ webmaster
Number of staff 31.12.2007Total: 180
Female: 86
Male: 94
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VEST-LOFOTEN VIDEREGÅENDE SKOLE – LOFOTEN FAGSKOLE
Address: P.O. BOX 23
Post code: N – 8376 LEKNES
Region: Nordland Country, Norway
Telephone: +47 75 65 45 00 Fax: +47 76 08 19 40
Email: [email protected]
Web: http://vest-lofoten.vgs.no