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If you are considering applying for permanent residence or citizenship in Norway, you need to do a short course with 50 hours social studies before you apply. The social studies course is also known as the civics course, and covers seven topics as defined in the official syllabus:
The course will be lead in English, and all participants must understand and speak English at an intermediate (B1) level or higher.
The course in social studies combines several different learning methods. You will watch video lessons, and work independently with interactive exercises, read, listen, take quizzes and you will participate in instructor-led classes conducted in a virtual classroom.
In a period of 7 weeks, one new chapter will be introduced every week. You will get instant access to the first chapter when you sign up, and then chapter 2 will come a week later, and chapter 3 one week thereafter and so on. If you cannot follow the weekly schedule, you will still have access to the online lessons depending on the package you chose for 3 months and can complete the course at your own pace. The earliest one can complete the course is within 8 weeks for the regular course, and 2 weeks for the fast-track students (see more information below).
The learning platform will closely track your work and attendance during the course. In order to pass the course you need to complete all lessons and attend the virtual classroom lessons.
The virtual classroom lessons are held in the evening.
The course participants will achieve
The online course 50 hours social studies is designed for adult immigrants and expats in Norway who have the duty to complete 300 hours Norwegian language training and social studies according to the Introduction Act. This training can only be taken with an approved course provider (such as Lingu).
The course will also work well if you have the right to free municipal training in Norwegian language and social studies, but would like to take the course online rather than in a traditional course setting.
In brief, the course is for you if you want to:
Lingu is accredited by Kompetanse Norge. This means that the course certificate you get at the end of the course will be valid documentation of your social studies training.
In order to pass the course and receive the certificate, you need to achieve the following criteria:
If you are short on time and would like to complete the course as soon as possible, you should choose the fast-track option. This will grant you instant access to all lessons in the course and you can complete the requirements in 2 weeks.
This is the first chapter of the social studies course. You will learn about your obligations and rights, the introduction programme and what is expected from members of the society. This particular chapter is the only chapter that has information that is applicable only to immigrants. All the subsequent chapters apply both to immigrants as well as Norwegians.
In order to pass the course and receive the certificate, you need to achieve the following criteria:
Please note that some exercises involves writing a text. These will have to be corrected by the teacher of the chapter in order for the score to be evaluated. This will be done on a regular basis, and your score will be updated accordingly.
Participants who achieve these criteria will receive a valid certificate in the post. If you do not pass the tests or get high enough score, you can repeat it until you get high enough score.
Welcome to chapter 2 of the social studies course
In this chapter you will:
This chapter is lead by Yngvil Vatn Guttu.
Also at the end of the chapter, there is a crash course in Norwegian health language, containing words you're likely to come across when you live in Norway.
A lot of the material is provided by VOX - you can see the originals here.
This chapter of the course covers the Norwegian education system. You will learn about:
This chapter covers the working life in Norway and introduces several highly interesting topics from career development training. You will learn what legal rights you have as an employee in a company in Norway, what rights self-employd persons have and have not, and what you can do to achieve your career goal with a company in Norway.
During this chapter, you will learn about the different processes in the political system in Norway. You will learn about the important, underlying principles that supports the democracy such as voting rights and freedom of speach and freedom of organisation.
Furthermore, you will learn about the history of this welfare state, and how it has evolved over time, and how the government is organised and who decides what.
Many of the texts here are from Vox' website and are used with permission.
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