Nord-Trøndelag county Department of secondary education Upper secondary education for youngsters and adults Mr. Torfinn Kvello Verdal secondary school

School Right for youngsters Three years of education during a 5 year period between 16 and 24 years completed Norwegian primary school or equivalent - meaning primary school outside Norway must be a minimum of nine years or prior learning assessed by municipality have legal residence in Norway

School Right for adults you must be 25 years old in the year you are applying for education completed Norwegian primary school or equivalent – meaning primary school outside Norway must be a minimum of nine years or prior learning assessed by municipality not completed upper secondary school and have legal residence in Norway

The instruction program Compressed and personalized training path towards required final competence. Based on prior learning assessment. Continuous assessment and pupil examination. Fitted on time, location, length and progression. Can be combined with work. Organized as technical meetings, individual study and web-based instruction / assignments. The deals mainly follow the ordinary school year.

Competence assessment Will appreciate if the adults formal, non-formal and informal skills are equal with competence in secondary education. Based on documentation, conversation and lesson plans. Documentation in the form of a certificate of competence.