Kompletterende ingeniør- og teknologiutdanning Programplan

OsloMet - storbyuniversitet har av Kunnskapsdepartementet fått ansvar for å utvikle kompletterende utdanning for flyktninger som er ferdig utdannet utenfor EU/EØS med realfags- og teknologibakgrunn. Det er behov for emner tilpasset norske forhold, for at arbeidsgiver skal anse flyktninger som attraktive arbeidstakere. OsloMet - storbyuniversitet samarbeider med NTNU, Trondheim om studietilbudene.

Studiet ved OsloMet - storbyuniversitet retter seg i første omgang mot ingeniører med faglig bakgrunn innen bygg, elektronikk og maskin. Formål med studiet er å kvalifisere og komplettere flyktninger med ingeniør- og teknologiutdanning til å få brukt kompetansen sin i relevant arbeid i norske bedrifter. Studiet består av både teoretiske og praktiske emner, og går over et år på heltid. Det legges vekt på tett tilknytning mellom studier og arbeidsliv. Studiet består av fem emner som alle er studiepoenggivende.  

Studiet retter seg mot personer med fluktbakgrunn som har fått oppholdstillatelse i Norge, og som har en ferdig ingeniør- og teknologiutdanning fra hjemlandet eller fra land utenfor EU/EØS. Målgruppen kan også omfatte andre grupper med ferdig utenlandsk utdanning. Målgruppen må oppfylle krav til norsk på B1-nivå og engelsk i henhold til Forskrift om opptak til høyere utdanning, § 2-2. Studentene som har gjennomført kompletterende ingeniør- og teknologiutdanning for flyktninger, vil kunne bruke sin kompetanse i det norske arbeidslivet. Det forutsetter at B2-testen i norsk er gjennomført og bestått i løpet av studiet.

• Fullført ingeniør-/teknologiutdanning tilsvarende minst tre års høyere utdanning i Norge fra et land utenfor EU/EØS
• Oppfyller krav til norsk på B1-nivå
• Oppfyller krav til engelsk i henhold til Forskrift om opptak til høyere utdanning, § 2-2
• Oppholdstillatelse i Norge (oppholdskort)
• Søkere med fluktbakgrunn blir prioritert. Deretter blir plasser tildelt andre kvalifiserte søkere.

Etter at de fem emnene er fullført har kandidaten følgende læringsutbytte definert som kunnskap, ferdigheter og generell kompetanse:

Kunnskap

Studenten

• har bred kunnskap om normer, etiske retningslinjer og regelverk i norsk arbeids- og samfunnsliv
• har kunnskap om hvordan norske bedrifter organiseres og ledes
• har kunnskap om ledelse av prosjekter, utvikling av et godt arbeidsmiljø og et inkluderende fellesskap
• kan oppdatere sin kunnskap innenfor eget fagfelt gjennom informasjonsinnhenting, kontakt med fagmiljø og praksis

Ferdigheter

Studenten

• behersker norsk på minst B2-nivå
• kan tilpasse seg norske arbeidsforhold i en bedrift
• kan snakke og drøfte faglige problemstillinger på norsk og engelsk
• kan arbeide selvstendig og i prosjekter
• kan skrive en jobbsøknad på norsk
• kan finne, vurdere, bruke og henvise til informasjon og fagstoff og framstille dette slik at det belyser en problemstilling

Generell kompetanse

Studenten

• kan reflektere over egen faglig utøvelse
• kan jobbe i team
• kan tilpasse denne til den aktuelle arbeidssituasjonen
• kan bidra til utvikling gjennom å delta i faglige diskusjoner innenfor fagområdet og dele sine kunnskaper og erfaringer med andre
• har innsikt i miljø- og samfunnsmessige konsekvenser av produkter og løsninger innenfor sitt fagområde og kan sette disse i et etisk perspektiv

The Bachelor's Programme in Paramedic Science is a three-year programme of professional study (180 credits). Students who complete the programme are awarded the degree of Bachelor in Paramedic Science.

The programme was established under the Act relating to Universities and University Colleges and the Regulations relating to Studies and Examinations at HiOA. A national curriculum has not been established.

The ambulance service is an important part of the rescue service. Its areas of responsibility and function include ensuring good prehospital emergency response, organising and leading the health service's response to major accidents or disasters and actively participating in planning emergency response. Paramedics cooperate closely with other health and rescue personnel in connection with ambulance call-outs.

The objective of the programme is to qualify students to provide ethical and professionally sound prehospital care to patients with chronic or acute illnesses or injuries. By educating paramedics with a high level of professional knowledge and well-established emergency medical skills, huge health and financial benefits can be achieved, both for patients and society as a whole. The programme shall also train students to be caring and reflective health workers in their dealings with people who are ill and in crisis.

The paramedic profession entails pre-hospital diagnosis, monitoring and treatment of patients with chronic and acute illnesses or injuries, the organisation and management of ambulance operations, cooperation with specialist and municipal health services, guidance, dissemination, professional development and participation in research.

Mental suitability and the ability to be solution-oriented are prerequisites for dealing with major challenges linked to special ambulance call-outs. The work entails repeated physical strain on a daily basis and working under all kinds of weather conditions and in all kinds of terrain, which means that physical suitability and strength are also prerequisites.

The Bachelor's Programme in Paramedic Science qualifies students to work in land and sea ambulance services across Norway, in the medical service in the Norwegian Armed Forces and on missions abroad. The programme also qualifies students to work on passenger ferries to and from Norway. In addition, the programme qualifies students to apply for admission to HEMS (Helicopter Emergency Medical Service) Paramedic (see frequently asked questions on the programme;s website for information concerning applications for authorisation, and the National Standard for Rescue Workers). The extensive emergency medical knowledge of a paramedic also qualifies them to work in the area of teaching and training, both in relation to their own ambulance personnel, but also with cooperating health personnel, other emergency services and voluntary organisations. The paramedic profession is also practised in the other Nordic countries and comparable Western countries. In some countries, paramedics also work as community paramedics in close cooperation with the district medical officer on independent follow-up of the health service provision for the people living in the municipality.

A Bachelor in Paramedic Science also qualifies candidates for admission to many master's degree programmes in health sciences. The master's degree programme in societal safety at the University of Stavanger and the MSC Paramedics at the University of Hertfordshire are particularly relevant master's programmes.

The target group is everyone who wants to take a bachelor's degree in paramedic science in order to practise as a paramedic, or as a basis for further studies.

The admission requirements are, in accordance with the Regulations for admission to higher education, the Higher Education Entrance Qualification or prior learning and work experience. Candidates must also have:

• A class B driver's licence
• Passed the physical admission test, including a self-declaration of swimming ability

Applicants who accept an offer for a place on the programme must also submit a transcript of police records, cf. the Regulations for admission to Higher Education, Chapter 6.

Candidates must acquire a certificate of competence for driving emergency vehicles in the course of the programme. It is the students' own responsibility to ensure that they meet the health requirements for being issued a category 3 driver's licence.

The use of clothing that covers the face is not compatible with taking the Bachelor's Programme in Paramedic Science.

After completing the programme, the candidates are expected to be capable of providing satisfactory prehospital treatment to patients with acute and chronic somatic and mental illness, and be capable of independently continuing to develop their own competence.

After completing the programme, they are expected to have achieved the following overall learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The candidate

• has broad knowledge of the discipline's history, traditions, distinctive nature and place in society
• has broad knowledge of human anatomy and physiology
• has knowledge of general pathology for all age groups
• has broad knowledge of the early symptoms and signs of serious mental and somatic illness
• has broad knowledge of correct prehospital diagnosis and treatment
• has broad knowledge of pharmacology and medication administration
• has broad knowledge of the principles for organising and working at different types of accident sites
• is capable of continuously updating his/her discipline knowledge
• is familiar with research and development work in the field
• has basic knowledge about research ethics, research design and research methods for obtaining and analysing material
• has broad knowledge of interdisciplinary communication and cooperation in the field of emergency medicine
• has broad knowledge of how the health service is organised
• has broad knowledge of health policy priorities and the legal framework for professional practice
• has knowledge of and understands health and illness in a multicultural perspective

Skills

The candidate

• is capable of observing, assessing, identifying and intervening in relation to symptoms and signs of illness and failure of patients' vital functions
• is capable of administering and monitoring pharmaceutical treatment in a satisfactory manner
• masters relevant medical technology equipment used for diagnosis and medical treatment
• masters documentation systems in patient treatment
• masters communication and conflict management
• is capable of managing and/or working at accident sites
• is capable of participating actively in emergency response planning
• has basic skills in formulating research questions, choosing research designs, choosing appropriate methods, analysing the material collected and communicating the results orally and in writing
• is capable of driving an emergency vehicle

General competence

The candidate

• is capable of acting in a sound professional manner in his/her practice as a paramedic and showing respect, care and empathy in his/her dealings with patients/users, next of kin and others
• is capable of evidence-based practice in prehospital work
• is capable of identifying ethical dilemmas in society and in practical health care work
• is capable of reflecting on his/her own professional practice
• is capable of reflecting on the challenges facing the health care professions in a multicultural society
• is capable of providing ethically and medically satisfactory prehospital diagnosis and treatment to acutely and chronically ill patients in accordance with health care legislation
• is capable of cooperating with other professionals in the specialist and municipal health service
• has a holistic approach to acutely and chronically ill patients and their next of kin in order to be able to meet the patients' physical, psychosocial and spiritual needs
• is capable of providing guidance in and communicating important theories, problems and solutions in the field, both orally, in writing and by means of other relevant forms of expression.

The programme comprises 13 compulsory courses, which make up a total of 180 credits. Each year of the programme has a scope of 60 credits. The courses build on each other to ensure progress with increasing requirements for knowledge and understanding of the profession. All the courses conclude with a final assessment.

The programme comprises both practical and theoretical tuition internally at the university and externally on practical training placements. Parts of the programme are taught jointly with other programmes at the Faculty of Health Sciences.

In the first year of the programme, human anatomy and physiology are important topics, along with knowledge of pharmacology, drug administration and drug calculations. Basic psychiatric and somatic pathology are also taught during this year of the programme. At the same time, the students shall acquire basic knowledge of society, including the cultural understanding and communication a paramedic needs in the practice of their profession. Another important area is medical-ethical issues linked to professional practice in contact with patients and next of kin in connection with acute and chronic illness. Students are also given an introduction to the legislation that governs their professional practice.

The second year of the programme deals with ambulance operations and the first part of the emergency medical conditions and their treatment. Traumatology (the study of accidents and their management) is another key subject, and students also do their first clinical training placement.

The third year of the programme deals with the second part of the emergency medical conditions, examination and treatment. Conflict management and special ethical challenges associated with the profession are also important. Practical training as a paramedic integrates ambulance operations and medical knowledge. The student also works on the bachelor's thesis during this year of the programme.

The academic year is 40 weeks long, and the expected workload is 40 hours per week. This includes scheduled activities, students' own activity and exams.

The following progress requirements apply to the programme:

• The student must have passed all courses in the first year of the programme in order to start the second year of the programme. Exception: The student must have passed the course PARA1500 Drug Calculations before starting PARAPRA1.
• The student must pass all courses in the second year of the programme in order to start the third year of the programme.