Uniped - pedagogical basic competence - Kunnskapsbasen
Uniped - pedagogical basic competence
NTNU's program for pedagogical basic competence - 200 hours
The development program comprises 200 hours of work and covers the requirements for basic educational competence in the NTNUs Guidelines for academic positions (chapter 4). Documentation of a completed Uniped-program or similar must be part of the application for positions and promotion at NTNU (see NTNU guidelines on documentation of educational competence in a teaching portfolio). Applicants to positions may in their contract of employment be given a two-year deadline to complete the program.
Uniped spring 2027
Deadline: 1 November
Link to application for English group in Trondheim
Link to application for Gjøvik
Trondheim: English group á 25 and Norwegian group á 25
Gjøvik: Group á 25 (Language: Norwegian/English - we adjust the language based on the group’s composition.
Ålesund: Planned spring 2028
If we get more applicants than available places, permanent employees with teaching duties will be prioritized. All applicants will receive an automatically generated email when their application is registered, and when the application deadline passes, everyone will get an email notifying them whether they have been accepted.
Information about the Uniped-program
Requirements and scope of the program
Overview of the program (pdf)
The scope of the program is a total of 200 hours. The workload is divided into 110 hours in the first semester and 90 hours in the second semester. The first semester consists of an introductory part with meetings and self-studying between each of these, collegial coaching and an educational development project. In the second semester, participants can choose between different modules and the program is completed through a final reflection task.
To pass the program, participants must be present at all meetings and complete all activities related to these, as well as complete the collegial coaching and educational development project. Several of the work requirements are closely linked to your own teaching and it is therefore a requirement that you have teaching during the period you participate in the program. It is assumed that the participants are employed at NTNU throughout the program and have the necessary access to Canvas. It is therefor important that participation in the program and how it is integrated with other duties at the department, are discussed and agreed upon with the immediate supervisor (ref. Personnel regulations for scientific positions, part III - 7.3b and NTNUs guidelines for academic positions, chapter 7.3 b).
Themes for the individual meetings will be published prior to each meeting.
Meetings introductory part autumn 2026
| English group Trondheim (priority given for non-Norwegian speaking) | |
| Meeting 1 - 9:00-15:45 | Tuesday 26 January |
| Meeting 2 - 9:00-12:00 | Tuesday 9 February |
| Meeting 3 - 9:00-12:00 | Tuesday 9 March |
| Meeting 4 - 9:00-12:00 | Tuesday 6 April |
| Meeting 5 - 9:00-12:00 | Tuesday 20 April |
| Meeting 6 - 9:00-12:00 | Tuesday 11 May |
| Meeting 7 - 9:00-15:45 | Tuesday 25 May |
The meetings are planned as physical meetings.
We recommend everyone to set aside some time in their calendar to meet with their collegial coaching group before/after the half-day meetings (2-6).
Optional modules – part 2 of the program
The modules for part 2 of the program are announced in the beginning of the semester on the wiki-page for optional modules.
Overall intended learning outcomes
The central vision of the program is for participants to develop a critically reflective approach to teaching, tutoring, learning and assessment (UVLV). For a more detailed overview of the overall intended learning outcome please see: Learning outcomes in English
Literature and course material
Available in Canvas after the start of the program.
Contact information
Phone: 73 59 52 69
E-mail: uniped@ipl.ntnu.no