PPFO6100 Vocational Teacher Competences in Tertiary Vocational Education Course description

The following must be approved in order to pass part 1 practical training:

• Written assignments related to the practical training, as set out in the practical training compendium

The written assignments are assessed by the practical training supervisor or lecturer from the programme. The students have up to three attempts to have the assignment approved during the practical training period. If a written assignment is not approved, it must be revised and re-submitted. A student who receives the assessment "not approved" on the first or second attempt will receive individual feedback and advice om what needs improvement to meet the requirements. If the third attempt at a written assignment is also not approved, practical training will be registered as "failed". This counts as one (1) attempt to pass practical training.

Note that there is an attendance requirement for practical training (90 percent). For more information about the attendance requirement for practical training, see ‘Assessment of external practical training’ in the main section of the programme description.

Combined assessment:

Part 1 Practical training:

Assessment of practical training. The minimum attendance requirement for the practical training period is 90%. For more information about the attendance requirement for practical training, see ‘Assessment of external practical training’ in the main section of the programme description.

Part 2 Exam

Individual oral/practical exam, up to 120 minutes.

Parts 1 and 2 must both be approved to pass the course. A pass is required in part 1 practical training to be able to take part 2 the practical exam. If the student fails part 1 (practical training period), they must normally retake the whole practical training period.

After completing the course, the student should have the following overall learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student

• has knowledge of vocational education theory, vocational didactics and work methods relevant to the field
• has knowledge of adult learning
• is familiar with national and international research and development work of relevance to tertiary vocational education within the area of vocational pedagogy and the vocational field, and can update their expertise in the field
• is familiar with challenges related to place-based, web-based, and flexible educational pathways in tertiary vocational schools

Skills

The student

• can use the legislation and governing documents that are relevant to learning work in tertiary vocational education in Norway
• can use their knowledge of the vocation, vocational pedagogy and vocational didactics
• can plan, give grounds for and carry out varied learning work
• can tutor, assess and document students’ learning and development, and provide feedback that promotes reflection in learning work
• can familiarise themselves with specialist literature and take a critical approach to theories and sources of information

General competence

The student

• has insight into relevant tertiary vocational and professional ethical issues
• can build good relations with students and create a constructive and inclusive learning environment characterised by diversity and equality
• can disseminate and discuss issues relating to the vocation, vocational didactics and vocational pedagogy
• can use insight and engagement to motivate students in their learning processes
• can facilitate new ideas and innovation and the involvement of local businesses and the local community in the learning work

Pass/fail

Part 1 Practical training

The midway and final assessments are carried out by the practical training supervisor and the person responsible for the course at the university. The final decision on whether to award a pass or fail grade is made by the university.

Part 2 Exam

All answers are assessed by two examiners. An external examiner is used regularly, at a minimum of every third completion of the course. When selecting answers for external evaluation, a minimum of 10 percent of the answers shall be included, with no fewer than 5 answers. The external examiner’s assessment of the selected answers shall benefit all students.

The course consists of the following subject areas, specified below with the number of credits:

• Pharmacy pharmaceutics 20 credits

• 20 credits overlap with the course FARMAPRA10 Pre-registration Training

Grade scale A-F.

One internal and one external examiner are used.