Meldal Upper Secondary School

1. Meldal Upper Secondary School Meldal videregående skole Meldal Upper Secondary School information

2. Meldal videregående skoleMeldal Upper Secondary school • It all started in 1946 when Meldal vocational school was established with two classes in mechanical engineering. • The school’s name has been changed into Meldal upper secondary school for vocational courses and today there are approximately 310 students here. Meldal Upper Secondary School information

3. How the school is organized Meldal Upper Secondary School information

4. Principal Øyvind Togstad • in charge of finance and accounts and the school’s budget • strategy for development Meldal Upper Secondary School information

5. Staff coordinator Service team; information desk cleaning the school cantine study center/library/computer room Counsellor Anne S Engstrøm keep in touch and cooperate with secondary schools organize stays for visiting students open day at school Student services; Team for teaching students with special needs Public health nurse/home visiting nurse Assistants Apprentices Staff coordinator – Counsellor – Student Service Meldal Upper Secondary School information

6. Team Units • Programme for restaurant and food processing/ Programme for health and social studies • Programme for technical and industrial production • Programme for electricity and electronics • Programme for media and communication • Programme for building and construction • Programme for design and trade • The teaching of students with special needs Meldal Upper Secondary School information

7. Leadership • The school’s principal gives the framework conditions and gives pedagogical guidelines for the pedagogical work and the teaching going on in the classrooms. • The team is led by a leader who must coordinate the team’s work and is also in charge of initiating processes of development. • Each team is responsible for the teaching of “their” students and for evaluation of the work being done. • The principal asks for results and evaluates the teaching by having conversations with the form representative. Meldal Upper Secondary School information

8. Cooperation with local businesses • Meldal upper secondary school is a member of Orkladal Næringsforening (ON). • ON has information on possible apprenticeship positions in the region • ON helps the school to get in touch with the firms/businesses • ON has a seat in the school’s board – which programmes of education are to be offered? • there is a trade fair where students of secondary schools can get information on local businesses and work life and the possibilities for work in the future Meldal Upper Secondary School information

9. Cooperation with local businesses • Meldal upper secondary school initiated Midtnorsk Opplæring (MNO) • MNOapprenticeship positions • MNO signs apprenticeship contracts • MNO follows up on the apprentices during the work period • MNO buying services from Meldal Upper Secondary School – if a person lacks sufficient theoretical background for example Meldal Upper Secondary School information

10. Cooperation with local businesses Others; • Prosjekt til fordypning (a subject in the different lines of study in which students can learn more about types of jobs they can get after schooling is over). • This means work practice/placement/visiting students. Written documentation of what has been done is very important • local firms contribute and share their skills and knowledge • local contractors doing work on the school premises draw the students into their work • there are mutual agreements between the school and the local contractors – specific agreements are signed when one of the parts need work done • several of the school’s teachers are external examiners at apprenticeship examinations • this help teachers keep themselves updated Meldal Upper Secondary School information