Higher Technical Examination Programme (HTX)
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In Denmark, the Higher Technical Examination Programme (HTX) is a 3-year vocationally oriented general upper secondary programme which builds on the 9th-10th form of the Folkeskole. It leads to the higher technical examination, the HTX-examination, which permits a student to qualify for admission to higher education, subject to the special entrance regulations that apply to the individual course.
[edit] Types of Institutions
The HTX-programmes are offered by all technical colleges.
[edit] Admission Requirements
The 3-year HTX-programme builds on to the 9th year of the Folkeskole or similar education.
All pupils that have received the relevant education and passed the prescribed examination(s) can continue in an upper secondary programme of more or less their own choice.
Access, however, is not automatically available to the general upper secondary programmes. If a school finds that the pupil and their parents are not taking the education and guidance provided seriously, and/or that there is a risk that the pupil will not be able to meet the requirements of the general upper secondary programmes, the pupil may be recommended to sit for an admission test to one of the general upper secondary programmes.
[edit] Levels and Age Groups
The HTX-programme is a 3-year programme. The introductory 6-month semester details the aims of the secondary school period of the vocational education and training programmes offered by the college.
The programme caters for the 16-19 year-old bracket and is divided into years with a certain number of obligatory and optional subjects of both a general and a vocational nature. Students may have the same teacher for different subjects throughout the programme.
[edit] Branches of Study, Specialisation
The programme comprises a number of obligatory classes, such as Vocational Subjects 1, Vocational Subjects 2, technology, mathematics, science, physics, chemistry, biology, Danish, English, a 2nd foreign language, and social studies, as well as a wide range of optional subjects. The students choose at least two at Level A. Some of the optional subjects are business, economics, work environment, history of technology, international technology and culture, information technology, material technology, design, statistics, quality control, etc.
The subjects can be taken at 3 levels: A, B and C, with A as the highest level. In the last year of the programme, the students choose a technical subject at level B or A. The choice of technical subject decides the specialisation indicated in the certificate. The students can choose between the following specialisations: Construction and energy, Design and production, Service and communication, Process and food, and Nature and agriculture.
[edit] General Objectives
The aim of the programme is to give the students a general and technical upper secondary education, which through theoretical and workshop-related teaching qualifies the students for admission to higher education. The programme furthermore provides a partial basis for occupational employment and qualifies the student for a reduction of the schooling period in a vocational education and training programme.
[edit] Curriculum, Subjects, Number of Hours
The programme builds on the 9th form of the Folkeskole or a corresponding qualification and is of 3 years' duration. The school organises the teaching so that the aims of individual subjects are met, before the students are to be examined in the subject. Each student completes his own final project.
[edit] Methods
The teaching is based on vocational theory and method and on practical vocational conditions. The aim of the course to be a preparation for higher education studies must be reflected in the organisation of the teaching. Teaching methods included develop the independence of the students and their ability to argue, generalise and make abstractions.
The teaching is organised so that the subjects support each other with a view to creating an appropriate and equal distribution of the workload of students.
[edit] Pupil Evaluation
Students are given marks for the year's work on the basis of their performance in class and their homework.
As a rule, the examinations are held at the end of the programme. A student can normally only be registered for the examination if they have participated in the instruction, and have handed in required written work and had it approved by the teachers concerned.
Oral and/or written examinations are held in almost all of the subjects. The students' performance at the examination is assessed by the teacher/examiner and external examiner(s) appointed by the Ministry of Education.
[edit] Certification
When the students have completed all the examinations at the end of the 3rd year, the school issues a certificate indicating all the marks obtained by the students at the examination and in the year's work.
The Ministry of Education decides on the design of the certificate.
[edit] Schools in Denmark
[edit] Nordjylland County
- EUC Nord, Frederikshavn (VEC North)
- EUC Nord, Hjørring (VEC North)
- Aalborg Tekniske Skole (Aalborg Technical School) (2 schools)
- Erhversskolerne Aars (The Vocational Schools Aars)
[edit] Viborg County
- Nordvestjysk Uddannelsescenter, Thisted (North-West Jutlandic Education Center)
- Skive Tekniske Skole (Skive Technical School)
- EUC Midt, Viborg (VEC Mid)
[edit] Århus County
- Randers Tekniske Skole (Randers Technical School)
- Grenaa Tekniske Skole (Grenaa Technical School)
- Silkeborg Tekniske Skole (Silkeborg Technical School)
- Århus Tekniske Skole (Århus Technical School) (3 schools)
[edit] Ringkøbing County
- Struer Erhvervsskole (Struer Vocational School)
- Holstebro Tekniske Skole (Holstebro Technical School)
- CEU Uddannelsescenter Herning (CVE Education Center Herning)
- Skjern Tekniske Skole (Skjern Technical School)
[edit] Vejle County
- Vitus Bering Danmark, Horsens (Vitus Bering Denmark)
- Vejle Tekniske Gymnasium (Vejle Technical Gymnasium)
- Fredericia-Middelfart Tekniske Skole (Fredericia-Middelfart Technical School)
- CEU Kolding (CVE Kolding)
[edit] Ribe County
[edit] Sønderjylland County
- EUC Syd, Haderslev (VEC South)
- EUC Syd, Tønder (VEC South)
- EUC Syd, Aabenraa (VEC South)
- EUC Syd, Sønderborg (VEC South)
[edit] Fyn County
- Odense Tekniske Gymnasium (Odense Technical Gymnasium)
- Dalum Uddannelses Center (Dalum Education Center)
- Svendborg Erhversskole (Svendborg Vocational School)
[edit] Vestsjælland County
- EUC Nordvestsjælland, Holbæk (VEC North-West Zealand)
- EUC Ringsted, Ringsted
- Selandia - CEU, Slagelse (Selandia - CVE)
[edit] Storstrøm County
- EUC Lolland, Nakskov (VEC Lolland)
- CEUS, Nykøbing Falster (CVES)
- EUC Sjælland, Næstved (VEC Zealand)
[edit] Roskilde County
- EUC Sjælland, Køge (VEC Zealand)
- Roskilde Tekniske Gymnasium (Roskilde Techinal Gymnasium)
[edit] Frederiksborg County
- Erhversskolen Hamlet, Helsingør (The Vocational School Hamlet)
- Erhversskolen Hamlet, Hillerød (The Vocational School Hamlet)
[edit] København County
- Teknisk Erhversskole Center, Lyngby (Technical Vocational School Center)
- Ballerup Tekniske Gymnasium (Ballerup Technical Gymnasium)
- TeSe, Ishøj (TeSe)
- København Tekniske Skole, Rødovre (Copenhagen Technical School)
- København Tekniske Skole, Amager (Copenhagen Technical School)
[edit] Frederiksberg and København Municipalities
- Teknisk Erhversskole Center, Frederiksberg (Technical Vocational School Center)
- København Tekniske Skole, Bispebjerg (Copenhagen Technical School)
[edit] Bornholm Regional Municipality
- Bornholms Erhvervsskole, Rønne (Bornholm's Vocational School)
