About this course

Target groups: Supervisors and advisers in the higher education sector and teachers in NMBU's university schools, partnership schools and partner schools in DEKOMP, which have supervision tasks for teacher students and newly qualified teachers.

Requirements for supervision competence for practice teachers in teacher education: The requirements are described in national guidelines for teacher education, in the Vocational Training Promise and UDIR's supervision of newly qualified teachers.

PPVE200 15. ECTS. is part 1 of a supervisor education of a total of 30 ECTS. Part 2 is the subject PPVE210, 15 ECTS.

Topics: Guidance strategies and skills, including communication, listening and advocacy skills. The starting point for the supervisor training is the goals, law and planning of the education and training in question. The supervisor training shall be linked to the target groups' work tasks and their need for competence development.

Learning outcome

The aim is to develop competence as counsellors for student teachers and other persons involved in any kind of teaching activity. The participants will become familiar with, reflect upon and be able to fulfil the requirements for the counselling assignment. They will be able to use various strategies and tools for counselling.

  • Learning activities

    Lectures, group work, practical training, assignments from the practical training subject area, exercises, independent work. Gatherings on campus and practice in school are documented in relevant literature.

  • Teaching support

    The students will receive counselling of the compulsory activities by peer students and teachers.

  • Syllabus

    The literature will be selected by individual students according to their specific needs and goals. The syllabus should be approved by the course responsible. Central literature will be recommended via LMS.

  • Prerequisites

    Works with counselling in higher education or as a teacher in secondary school or high school.

  • Assessment method

    Individual, written reflection document.

    Grade: Passed/Fail



    Assignement Karakterregel: Passed / Not Passed

  • About use of AI

    K3 - Full use of AI. Use of AI is permitted, but must be in line with the guidelines for the use of artificial intelligence (AI) at NMBU.

    The student will explain how and why AI has been used in the work with the assignments in the course. Furthermore, the student will discuss how and why the use of AI contributes to the development of their own professional understanding and practice theory in conselling.

    Descriptions of AI-category codes.

  • Examiner scheme

    An external examiner will approve the examination assignment and assess the reflection document.

  • Mandatory activity

    Three individual written logs on guiding.

    Grade: Passed/Fail

  • Teaching hours

    The course consists of 3 whole days and 3 half days of teaching.