Practice

Are you going on a placement, or are you receiving students for a placement? Here is an overview of how placements work with us – both in general and within each study program.

Practice in the individual educational programs

Kindergarten Teacher (BLU) Primary School Teacher Education Theology, religion and philosophy (TRF)

Does your workplace want to host students for internships?

Primary School Teacher Education

Teacher educators together
NLA University College and the practice schools are equal partners and have a shared responsibility for content, quality and assessment in practice and for progression in the practice training. We educate future teachers together!

Cooperation agreement
NLA University College and the practice schools/school owner enter into a cooperation agreement for up to 5 years. A temporary cooperation agreement can be entered into for 1 year at a time.

NLA University College cooperates with public and private schools in Bergen/Oslo municipality and the surrounding area. Applications to become a practice school can be sent to the Practice Administration GLU NLA University College, to Astrid Husdal (astrid.husdal@nla.no)

Continuing education in pedagogical guidance
We offer teachers at our practice schools free continuing education in pedagogical guidance 1, 30 credits. Read more about the study here.

Early Childhood Teacher Education

Teacher educators in partnership
NLA University College and the practice kindergartens are equal partners and have a shared responsibility for content, quality and assessment in practice and for progression in the practice training. We educate future kindergarten teachers together!

The kindergarten teacher education is organized into areas of knowledge. Practice has a central place in the kindergarten teacher education, is integrated into all areas of knowledge and is mandatory.

Cooperation agreement
NLA University College and the practice kindergarten, by the kindergarten's owner, enter into a cooperation agreement for up to 4 years. A temporary cooperation agreement can be entered into for 1 year at a time.

NLA University College collaborates with private and municipal kindergartens in Bergen/Oslo municipality and the surrounding area. Applications to become a practice kindergarten should be sent to the Practice Administration BLU NLA University College, c/o Lene Nottveit (lene.nottveit@nla.no)

Continuing education in pedagogical guidance
We offer kindergarten teachers at our practice kindergartens free continuing education in pedagogical guidance 1, 30 credits. Read more about the study here.

Theology, religion and philosophy

Workplaces interested in hosting theology students can send an inquiry directly to the internship supervisor at the study location (see contact information at the bottom of this page). To be approved, the congregation must have an established and regular ministry that provides the student with relevant practice.

More information about requirements and content in the various internship courses can be found on the Canvas page: [link to canvas]."

This must be in place before you can go out on placement:

Police certificate of good conduct

In order to go out on placement, you must submit a valid police certificate of good conduct. The deadline is 1 September. You can apply for a police certificate of good conduct on the police's website. Here you must attach documentation, which you will find in the admission letter you have received, either from Samordna opptak or from NLA Høgskolen. When you receive the police certificate of good conduct, forward it to NLA's digipost.
The police certificate of good conduct cannot be older than 3 months upon submission.

Read the Act relating to universities and university colleges § 12-2 here.

Confidentiality declaration

A confidentiality declaration means that you have familiarised yourself with the conditions that apply to professional practice in the field related to the education you are taking, and that you sign that you will comply with the duty of confidentiality in accordance with applicable laws.
The duty of confidentiality also applies after the placement period has ended.

You will be asked to sign this at your educational institution. The deadline is 1 September.

Read the Act relating to universities and university colleges § 12-7 here.

Medical testing

In connection with placement, students in teacher education programmes and/or other education programmes with specific placement locations may be required to be tested for tuberculosis. Students on relevant study programmes will receive more information about this upon semester registration.

If you have stayed for at least 3 months in a country with a high incidence of tuberculosis in the last three years, and are going to have a placement in a school/kindergarten, you must be tested for tuberculosis. If you are covered by this, you are obliged to carry out testing yourself and submit test results to your educational institution.

Read more about Regulations on tuberculosis control here.

Good to be aware of

Travel expenses and travel route

Practice is mandatory

Hurt yourself during your apprenticeship?

Suitable for the Profession?

Suitability assessment is a comprehensive assessment of the student's academic, pedagogical, and personal qualifications to function in the profession. It shall determine whether a student poses a potential risk to the life, physical and mental health, rights, or safety of those the student encounters in practice or in future employment.

The suitability assessment shall protect vulnerable groups and individuals.
As a university college, we are obligated to conduct suitability assessments of students enrolled in programs covered by this in Regulations to the University and College Act.

The Working Environment Act

The Working Environment Act applies to students who are placed in practice (§1-6a and f). The Act, regulations and guidance to the Working Environment Act can be found on the Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority's website.

Norwegian Bokmål Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority