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Placement for the theory-in-practice course for professional orientation with aptitude reflection (OPSE)

The link to the registration for the practical phase in the period 21.08.-22.09.2023 will appear here at the start of lectures in the 2023 semester.

The application process for the practical phase in the period 13.02.-17.03.2023 is closed. Late registrations are no longer possible.

The theory-in-practice course is part of the introductory module, is completed after the introductory seminar and consists of an accompanying seminar and a school-based practice phase.

Please note: The accompanying seminar starts one or two weeks before the school visit, continues in parallel and ends one week after the school visit. Places in the accompanying seminars are allocated centrally by the Faculty of Educational Science on the basis of your registration for a placement. You will be informed in time by mail. Please note, however, that the exact seminar times will only be announced shortly before the start date of the seminars.

The school-based part of the practical phase comprises 25 internship days and lasts five weeks. Attendance at school is 15 hours per week. These hours are distributed over 5 weekdays. The aim of the theory-in-practice course is an initial theory-guided orientation in the field of action of the school. A focus is also on the reflection of personal aptitude or competence development.

Wie komme ich an einen Praktikumsplatz?

Praxisstudien in der Region (Städte und Kreise Bielefeld, Gütersloh, Herford, Lippe und Minden-Lübbecke)

The following rule applies to schools in the cities and districts of Bielefeld, Gütersloh, Herford, Lippe and Minden-Lübbecke: For school-based theory-in-practice courses in the form of a block work placement, places at schools in the region are always recruited and arranged centrally by the Bielefeld School of Education (BiSEd). In order to be able to meet your interests and possibilities, we recruit the schools in the region according to your wishes. When registering (at the bottom of this page), you give us five schools of your choice - we take care of the rest.

Attention: Students who want to complete their practical phase in this region should under no circumstances look for internship places on their own. This would cause them to be dropped from the entire procedure and they would have to repeat the practical phase.

Praxisstudien außerhalb der Region

Theory-in-practice courses can also be done outside the mentioned region. If you want to do your theory-in-practice course outside the region BI, GT, HF, LIP, MI, then advertise your place yourself. However, you will still go through the application process below and place a "check mark" in the "theory-in-practice course outside region" box. You will do all the rest of the steps yourself. You also do not need to notify the internship office. At the end of the internship, obtain the certificate from the school at the end of the internship. More bureaucratic effort is not necessary.

If you decide to do a theory-in-practice courseoutside the region, however, it is important to note that you must attend the accompanying seminars in Bielefeld one afternoon a week. These usually start one or two weeks before the start date of the practical phase and end one week after. Equally important, you must go through the registration process to be recorded as attending a companion seminar.

Helpful for independent recruitment outside the region is the information for pupils on the theory-in-practice course with aptitude reflection, which you can find here.
You can use this internship agreement for your recruitment.

Praxisstudien im Ausland

Theory-in-practice courses can also be conducted abroad.

If you would like to complete the theory-in-practice course with aptitude reflection (OPSE) abroad, then you advertise your place yourself. However, you still go through the following registration procedure and put a "check mark" in the field "Theory-in-practice course outside the region". In addition, you will have a counseling interview in the BiSEd working area Internationalization immediately after registration. Here you may receive support in finding an internship and will be registered for the specific accompanying seminar.

More detailed information as well as contact details can be found in the information sheet on the OPSE abroad.

What rules do I have to follow?

Choose wisely: When registering for a theory-in-practice course within the region, please specify five different schools. Select schools so that any (!) of the five is acceptable to you. While the practicum office will attempt to place you at your first priority school, there are times when schools do not provide spaces or provide fewer spaces than are in demand, so we need alternate options for placement.
Your registration is binding: Your registration is binding after the registration deadline. If you do not know exactly whether you want to do the theory-in-practice course, you may have to re-register. Although this reduces the chances of getting a school according to your wishes, it has nevertheless always been possible to place the pupils in question so far.

Note: until the end of the registration period, you can change your wishes at any time by logging in again.
Not a school you have attended yourself: You may not choose a school that you attended yourself as a pupil (see § 7 LZV). This also applies to schools that are part of a school network or a network school; in this case, you must exclude the network if you were a pupil at one of the schools in the network. This regulation also applies if you carry out your theory-in-practice course outside the region.
No relatives at the school: Do not choose schools that close pupils of yours attend or where close pupils are employed.
Prerequisite for the internship: Participation in the introductory seminar.: In principle, internships/practice courses only take place in conjunction with preparatory/accompanying courses in the individual Subjects. You must therefore first ensure that you get a place in an introductory seminar and then indicate your school preferences. Only students who regularly attend appropriate courses will be placed. Failure to do so will result in exclusion.

What else should I know?

: Important: For the login you need your Matriculation number and the BIS password you use for the BIS services (e.g. eKVV). In case of problems please have a look at this page.

Why are most special schools lacking?: Special education students are eliminated from placement in many cases. They are needed for master's students in special education.
Why do schools disappear from the list from the second priority?: The choice of pupils is limited from the second priority. This is not a mistake, but intentional: schools or school types that experience has shown to be overcrowded can no longer be selected here.
Would you like to know more about theory-in-practice courses?: Why not take a look at the FAQ's or download the info letter for pupils.

Suitable courses Winter semester 2022/2023

: If you need to register but your course is missing, please contact the instructor with a request to contact the Internship Office(praktikumsbuero-bised@uni-bielefeld.de). A note to the Internship Office to this effect would be helpful.

List of preparatory seminars OPSE WS 22/23: N.N.: 000000 Recognition introductory seminar BiWi, G
N.N.: 000000 Recognition introductory seminar BiWi, G/ISP
N.N.: 000000 Recognition introductory seminar BiWi, Gy/Ge, HRSGE and HRSGE/ISP

Guth: 250082 Introduction toEducational Sciences Teacher Education (G, G-ISP)
https://ekvv.uni-bielefeld.de/kvv_publ/publ/vd?id=357920337

Guth: 250083 Introduction to theEducational Sciences Teacher Education Program (G, G-ISP)
https://ekvv.uni-bielefeld.de/kvv_publ/publ/vd?id=357922094

Wohnhas: 250125 Introduction to theEducational Sciences Teacher Education Program (G, G-ISP)
https://ekvv.uni-bielefeld.de/kvv_publ/publ/vd?id=359654900

Serke: 250129 Introduction to theEducational Sciences Teacher Education Program (G, G-ISP)
https://ekvv.uni-bielefeld.de/kvv_publ/publ/vd?id=359660356

Serke: 250130 Introduction toEducational Sciences Teacher Studies (G, G-ISP)
https://ekvv.uni-bielefeld.de/kvv_publ/publ/vd?id=359660512

von Linprun: 250222 Introduction to theeducational sciences teacher training program (G, G-ISP)
https://ekvv.uni-bielefeld.de/kvv_publ/publ/vd?id=360596927

Streblow/Valdorf: 250235 Introduction to theEducational Sciences Teacher Education Program (G, G-ISP)
https://ekvv.uni-bielefeld.de/kvv_publ/publ/vd?id=361574148

Miller: 250251 Introduction to theEducational Sciences Teacher Education Program (G, G-ISP)
https://ekvv.uni-bielefeld.de/kvv_publ/publ/vd?id=360774564

Keyser: 250279 Introduction to theEducational Sciences Teacher Education Program (G, G-ISP)
https://ekvv.uni-bielefeld.de/kvv_publ/publ/vd?id=360821616

N.N.: 250454 Introduction toEducational Sciences Teacher Studies (G, G-ISP)
https://ekvv.uni-bielefeld.de/kvv_publ/publ/vd?id=369881650

Bekemeier/Reker/Schröder: 250045 Introduction to theeducational sciences teacher training program (HRSGe
https://ekvv.uni-bielefeld.de/kvv_publ/publ/vd?id=357328287

Kierchhoff: 250046 Einführung in das bildungswissenschaftliche Lehramtsstudium (HRSGe/GymGe)
https://ekvv.uni-bielefeld.de/kvv_publ/publ/vd?id=357646788

Palm: 250048 Introduction to theeducational sciences teacher training program (HRSGe/GymGe)
https://ekvv.uni-bielefeld.de/kvv_publ/publ/vd?id=357647272

Palm: 250049 Introduction to theeducational sciences teacher training program (HRSGe/GymGe
https://ekvv.uni-bielefeld.de/kvv_publ/publ/vd?id=357649679

Störtländer: 250050 Introduction to theeducational sciences teacher training program (HRSGe/GymGe)
https://ekvv.uni-bielefeld.de/kvv_publ/publ/vd?id=357649817

Blase: 250151 Introduction to theeducational sciences teacher training program (HRSGe/GymGe)
https://ekvv.uni-bielefeld.de/kvv_publ/publ/vd?id=360413470

Störtländer: 250152 Introduction to theeducational sciences teacher training program (HRSGe/GymGe
https://ekvv.uni-bielefeld.de/kvv_publ/publ/vd?id=360414980

Jürgens: 250158 Introduction to theeducational sciences teacher training program (HRSGe/GymGe
https://ekvv.uni-bielefeld.de/kvv_publ/publ/vd?id=360426318

Schweitzer: 250237 Introduction to theeducational sciences teacher training program (HRSGe/GymGe)
https://ekvv.uni-bielefeld.de/kvv_publ/publ/vd?id=362371822

Vogt: 250357 Introduction to theeducational sciences teacher training program (HRSGe/GymGe)
https://ekvv.uni-bielefeld.de/kvv_publ/publ/vd?id=361456350

Bierschwale: 250368 Introduction to theeducational sciences teacher training program (HRSGe/GymGe)
https://ekvv.uni-bielefeld.de/kvv_publ/publ/vd?id=361484495

Franzke: 250427 Introduction to theeducational sciences teacher training program (HRSGe/GymGe
https://ekvv.uni-bielefeld.de/kvv_publ/publ/vd?id=363749172

Lange: 250455 Introduction to theeducational sciences teacher training program (HRSGe/GymGe)
https://ekvv.uni-bielefeld.de/kvv_publ/publ/vd?id=369885942