the governance of the vet sector in norway kari berg
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The Governance of the VEt sector in Norway
Kari Berg
2 Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research
Administrative levels
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Counties (19)
Ministry of Education and Research
Municipalities (435)
The Norwegian Directorate for Education and Training
Universities and colleges
The compulsory school Adult education
Upper secondary education
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Counties (19)Municipalities (431)
The County Governor (National Education Offices (19)
Universities and Colleges
The Compulsory School Adult Education
Upper Secondary Education & Training
Agency for Quality Assuranse in Education
3 Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research
National administrative structure for VET
4 Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research
Upper secondary education and training in Norway
5 Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research
VET and Higher Education
• The completion of one additional year at upper secondary level with subjects from the general (academic) education programme provides admission to universities and university colleges.
• possible to get access to specifically designed higher education programmes on the basis of a Craft or Journeyman`s Certificate (a pilot project)
6 Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research
Upper Secondary Education & Training Programmes (3 general and 9 programs for VET)• Technical and Industrial production• Electricity and Electronic • Building and Construction• Restaurant and Food processing• Health and Social care • Design, Arts and Crafts• Agriculture, Fishing and Forestry • Media and Communication• Service and Transport• Academic specialization• Sports • Music,dance and drama
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National council for VET
Tripartite cooperation between:
• Ministry of Education• major trade unions and teacher unions• employers' organisations• students' and apprentices' organisations
Main functions:
• develop mutual trust and consensus• contributions to policy development• develop and monitor national VET• ensure relevance and quality of VET
8 Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research
Vocational training councils
• One council for each VET Education programme
• members from employers’ and employees’
national sectorial organisations
• Main functions of the vocational training council:
– Give advice to the Directorate on the
expected learning outcomes of the education programme
– monitor labour market needs within own sector
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Relevant websites
• The Ministry of Education and Research - www.kunnskapsdepartementet.no
• The Directorate for Education and Training - www.utdanningsdirektoratet.no
• The County Governors - www.fylkesmannen.no
• Statistics Norway - www.ssb.no/utdanning_tema
• Norwegian Institute of Adult Education - www.vox.no
