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Gymnasium

It is the aim of the continuous evaluation to guide the student and the teacher with a view to the further planning of the instruction. The individual teacher thus has a possibility of adjusting the pro-gress of the student, and the evaluation provides the basis for a detailed guidance of the individual student. There is automatic promotion between the 3 classes of the gymnasium if the content of the subject is followed, tests and examinations taken, and the compulsory attendance respected. Students may however, if they wish so, ask the headmaster’s permission to repeat a year.

A greater amount of standardisation of the programmes at general and vocational upper sec-ondary level as well as new rules regarding the granting of credits at this level have made it easier to transfer between the programmes at this level.

All institutions offering upper secondary education have a number of educational guidance counsellors appointed locally among teachers who have received special training. A third of their work-ing time is devoted to counselling: career guidance as well as general pastoral care.

HF

A greater amount of standardisation of the programmes at general and vocational upper sec-ondary level as well as new rules regarding the granting of credits at this level have made it easier to transfer between the programmes at this level.

At each HF programme establishment, there are one or more educa-tional guidance officers, whose task it is to give the students educational and vocational guidance. It is the aim to help the students complete the HF programme within the officially stipulated time and with the best possible result, to enable them to make qualified choices of subjects during the programme and to give them knowledge about the higher education system and the labour market.

Both collective and individual guidance is offered. The collective guidance is of a total extent of approx. 20 hours during the entire programme and a.o. comprises: general study techniques, financial and social conditions during the course, orientation about choice of subjects, orientation about the ma-jor written assignment, orientation about the structure of education system etc.

HHX & HTX

If the students have passed the prescribed 1st year examinations, have participated in the teaching and handed in the prescribed number of assignments, they proceed automatically from one year to the next. A student, who has not completed or passed the examination, may register once for a new examination. Under special circumstances, exemption may be granted for a further at-tempt. A greater amount of standardisation of the programmes at general and vocational upper sec-ondary level as well as new rules regarding the granting of credits at this level have made it easier to transfer between the programmes at this level.

Educational and vocational guidance at the business colleges, which offer the programmes leading to the HHX examination, is taken care of by guidance officers ap-pointed from among the teachers of the college. These guidance officers give individual and collective guidance in connection with the

students’ choice of education and occupation - both in Denmark and abroad, assist in the solution of problems, plan and organise introduction arrangements for new stu-dents, and they make information material available about all relevant higher education pro-grammes.

Vocational Upper Secondary Education

If a student fails in an examination, he or she must sit for it again. As a rule, students have three attempts for the examination in a given subject. For students, who are not comprised by a train-ing agreement, the college may decide that the student shall follow supplementary teaching before he or she can register a second or third time for examination in a subject. In the case of students, who are comprised by a training agreement, the college must make an appraisal of the students’ possible need for supplementary teaching or supplementary practical training in the business enterprise.

Educational and vocational guidance at the vocational colleges is taken care of by guidance officers appointed from among the teachers of the college. These guidance officers give individual and collective guidance in connection with the finding of practical training places, in connection with the students’ choice of education and occupation - both in Denmark and abroad, assist in the solution of problems, plan and organise introduction arrangements for new students, and they make available in- formation material about all relevant higher education programmes.

During the basic course, the student receives guidance and counselling among other things on his or her final choice of education. This guidance and counselling involves a weighting of the stu-dent’s interests, prerequisites and motivation. In this way, it is expected that the student will make a realistic choice of education.

In order to be able to continue in the main course of a programme, the student must have com-pleted a basic course and taken the subject at the levels required in the provisions applying to the programme in question. It is possible to complete some main courses through basic courses com-pleted within the framework of two or more admission routes.

Admission to a main course at college requires that the student has entered into a training agreement with one or more practical training businesses. Students may however be admitted to a school period in the main course without a practical training agreement on the basis of a practical training period spent abroad. Students are furthermore admitted to college in connection with school based practical training.

The basic social- and health education programmes

The programme for social and health service assistant builds on to the programme for social and health service help. It is not required to take the programmes immediately after each other. For further education leading to qualifications as nurses, midwives, physiotherapists etc., the students must pass an entrance examination or have relevant education corresponding to upper sec-ondary school level.

The education programme for educator assistants

On completion of the programme, students can use the basic educator training programme for admission to the further education programme leading to the qualification of educator.

Guidance:

The school establishes in cooperation with the student a personal plan of education, in which the students aim of the training period and the overall education period is described. The students must be offered guidance concerning the choice of education and occupation as well as on personal matters. The Minister of Education may lay down more detailed provisions to this effect upon recom-mendation by the Council for Social and Health Education.