Practice 1. Year
Admission is based on Higher Education Entrance Qualification or prior learning and work experience in accordance with applicable regulations.
An approved certificate of good conduct is required from the police.
General learning outcomes that apply to all periods of supervised professional training:
Knowledge.
Students
- have knowledge about kindergarten’s social mandate and have the ability to initiate and cope with changes, and be able to influence developments in kindergartens
- demonstrate the ability to reflect on kindergarten’s core values, their own and others’ attitudes and behaviour
- see a connection between theory and practice and can use academic literature and relevant theory in all work tasks
- have the ability to lead balanced pedagogical work, with the main emphasis placed on children’s formation, play and learning
Skills
Student
- can plan, carry out and assess pedagogical work in accordance with ethical requirements and guidelines
- have the ability to contact and interact with individual children, groups of children and adults
- have leadership and collaboration skills in relation to groups of staff, parents/guardians and other partners, as well as knowledge about the coordinators’ tasks
General competence
Student
- have the ability to reflect on ethical challenges in the profession
- have the ability to assess themselves and are responsible for their own learning
- demonstrate responsibility for following up work schedules and agreements
Scope of 1st supervised professional training period: 15 days in 1st semester.
Students usually conduct their training at the same kindergarten in both periods during the 1st year of study.
Nord University allocates practice placements in municipalities with which the university has collaboration agreements.
Supervised professional training is a compulsory part of kindergarten teacher education. Experiences gained by students during supervised professional training are the starting point for discussion and reflection in the programme of study. A clarification and concretisation of the work in connection with the periods of supervised professional training are stated in the training plan.
100% attendance is required regarding supervised professional training.
The supervised professional training period must be passed in order to proceed to the next supervised professional training period. In special cases, the head of studies may decide on deviations from this rule.
