Useful websites
Here is a list of links to useful websites.
Upper secondary education and training
Application to upper secondary education and training
vigo.no
The website for you who are going to apply to upper secondary education and training in school or training establishment, tertiary vocational education or adult education.
Log in to vigo.no with MinID
eid.difi.no
On eid.difi.no you can find answers to frequently asked questions about MinID and a telephone number and contact form for the MinID Helpdesk.
Subject curricula
udir.no/lareplaner
The subject curricula for all the subjects in the Knowledge Promotion.
External Candidate Web
privatist.inschool.visma.no/
On this website you can register for examinations as an external candidate.
Upper secondary education and higher education abroad
Information about schooling abroad
utdanningiverden.no
Information about opportunities for taking upper secondary education and higher education abroad.
Studyportals
studyportals.com/
Oversikt over bachelor- og masterutdanninger i hele verden.
International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO)
ibo.org
The International Baccalaureate (IB) is a two-year education programme in more than 100 countries which prepares pupils for university admission.
United World Colleges
uwc.no
UWC is a union of schools the world over with 12 schools in different countries.
Ploteus
europass.europa.eu/no
A website with information about education in Europe.
Upper secondary education and higher education in the Nordic Countries
Hallo Norden
norden.org/no/info-norden
Information about moving, studying and working in the Nordic countries.
UddannelsesGuiden, Guide to Education in Denmark
Utbildningsinfo, Information about Education in Sweden
utbildningsguiden.skoleverket.se
Opintoluotsi, Finland, Information about Education in Finland
Menntamalaraduneyti, Iceland
Education and studies
Universities and Colleges Admission Service (SO)
samordnaopptak.no
The Universities and Colleges Admission Service (SO) is the website for you who are going to apply to first degree studies at universities, specialized university institutions and public and private university colleges.
Utdanning.no
utdanning.no
Information about education, careers, learning and the education system in Norway.
Tertiary vocational education
samordnaopptak.no/info/
This website provides information about the county-owned tertiary vocational colleges.
Master certificate
mesterbrev.no
Website with information about master certificates and master craftsmen.
The information offices for the folk high schools
folkehogskole.no
This website provides information about the 77 folk high schools, the subjects and courses offered, and the application situation at the different schools.
Education and training in the Norwegian armed forces
Studentum.no
studentum.no
Information about study programmes at universities, university colleges, tertiary vocational colleges, distance education/web-based education and studies abroad.
Ta utdanning (Take an education)
tautdanning.no
Information about education fairs, education and choice of vocation.
ANSA
ansa.no
Information and advice about studies abroad.
Eurodesk
eurodesk.no
Eurodesk is an information network designed for young people between the ages of 10 and 30. Eurodesk answers questions about international opportunities for young people, including grants and subsidy schemes, studies and jobs abroad.
Study in Norway
studyinnorway.no
Information in English about studies in Norway.
NOKUT
nokut.no
The Norwegian Agency for Quality Assurance in Education (NOKUT) is a public agency which conducts quality controls and stimulates the quality development of educational provision at Norwegian universities, university colleges and tertiary vocational colleges. NOKUT also deals with individual applications for general recognition of studies taken abroad.
Statistics Norway (SSB)
ssb.no/utdanning
Statistics about education.
Career guidance
Fretex karriereveiledning
www.fretex.no/karriereveiledning
European Network for Careers Guidance
Vox
karriereveiledning.no
karriereveiledning.no is a public website. You can talk to a career advisor online or by phone, about questions you have related to education and work.
Vocations
NAV
nav.no
Information about vocations and working life from the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Service (NAV).
Lærlingplass
laerlingplass.no
Laerlingplass.no er en felles arena for lærebedrift og lærlinger hvor lærebedrift annonserer ledige lærlingplasser.
Vacant jobs
Search engine for vacant jobs
careerjet.no
Searches job vacancies on several websites at the same time.
Statistics Norway (SSB)
ssb.no
Statistics about the labour market.
Trades and recruitment
Kulde-, varmepumpe- og ventilasjonsteknikk
kulvent.no
Om utdanning innen kulde-, varmepumpe- og ventilasjonsteknikk.
Læreplass i Forsvaret
forsvaret.no/utdanning/laerling
Forsvaret har mer enn 600 læreplasser i omlag 30 ulike fag.
Worldskills Norway
worldskills.no
WorldSkills Norway er en ideell organisasjon som arbeider for å høyne statusen, interessen og kvaliteten på norsk yrkesutdanning.
We Construct Norway
vibyggernorge.no
Information about education, training and work in the building industry.
Hairdressing
Gnizt
gnizt.no
About electricity and electronics.
Aeronautics
flyfag.no
About education in aviation.
Health worker
ks.no/helsefagarbeider
A website providing information about education, training and jobs in health work.
Media Apprentice
opplaringssenteret.no
About choice of vocations and recruitment to jobs in graphics in the media trade.
Tradisjonshåndverk
mia/no/tradisjonshandverk
Om utdanning og karriere innen tradisjonshåndverk.
Agriculture, fishing and forestry
naturbruksskolene.no
Information about and recruitment to education programmes in Agriculture, fishing and forestry.
Choose Forestry
velgskog.no
The competence and recruitment project of the forestry industry.
Restaurant and food processing
restaurantogmatfag.no
About education in restaurant and food processing.
Job in the food trade
Motor Vehicles
bilfag.no
Website for all the vocational offices for motor vehicles.
Maritime Education
maropp.no/
Website for the largest vocational offices in maritime education.
Mathematics
matematikk.org
Information about mathematics for pupils, parents and teachers.
stemutdanning.no
stemutdanning.no
Information about sciences, institutions of learning and which subject combinations are required for different study programmes in sciences.
velgtip.no
velgteknologi.no
Information about teaching, training and jobs in technical and industrial production.
Government, Ministry and Directorate
The Ministry of Education and Research
regjeringen.no/kd
The Ministry of Education and Research (KD) is, among other things, responsible for primary and lower secondary education, upper secondary education and training, higher education and adult education.
The Norwegian Directorate for Education and Training
udir.no
The Norwegian Directorate for Education and Training is responsible for the development of primary and lower secondary education and upper secondary education and training.
Norwegian Support System for Special Education (Statped)
statped.no
Helps school owners facilitate an education of high quality for children, young people and adults with special educational needs.
Fylkesmannen.no
statsforvalteren.no/
The County Governor is a regional, national administrative agency. The County Governor has important responsibilities regarding monitoring and control.
Centre for the Internationalization of Higher Education (SIU)
hkdir.no
A competence and information centre that promotes international cooperation in the fields of education and research.
Grants and endowments
The Norwegian State Educational Loan Fund
lanekassen.no
The Norwegian State Educational Loan Fund provides grants and loans for Norwegian and foreign students.
Legathåndboken (the Scholarship Handbook)
legathandboken.no
An overview of endowments and grants available in Norway.
Unifor
unifor.no
The administrative foundation for funds and endowments.
Sami
Knowledge Promotion - Sami
udir.no/laring-og-trivsel/lareplanverket/kunnskapsloftet-samisk
Sami subject curricula for the Knowledge Promotion.
Sami learning resources online
ovttas.no
The Sami learning resources online is a website for Sami schools, kindergartens, pupils, parents/guardians and employees.
e-skuvla.no
e-skuvla.no
Internet-based education and teaching resources in Sami.
Language minorities
The Directorate of Integration and Diversity (IMDi)
imdi.no
The Directorate of Integration and Diversity (IMDi) has an overview of the schools that have counsellors for minorities.
Hero Kompetanse
herokompetanse.no
Opplæringstjenester og kompetanseutvikling for minoritetsspråklige.
Job seeker course for multicultural young people
jobbx.no
Jobb X is a job seeker course for multicultural young people between the ages of 16 and 26.
Exclamation (Utrop)
utrop.no
News, entertainment and topical events concerning multicultural Norway.
Lexin
lexin.oslomet.no
A free dictionary for language minorities.
Resource Network for Language Minorities (MiR)
mirnett.org
A voluntary organization for parents from language minority backgrounds.
Adult education
The Norwegian Association for Adult Learning (VOFO)
vofo.no
Umbrella organization for the adult learning associations in Norway.
Oslo Voksenopplæring (Oslo Adult Education)
servicesenter.oslovo.no/
Municipal adult education in Oslo.
Organizations and associations
Ung.no
ung.no
Information about rights, opportunities and obligations for young people between the ages of 14 and 20.
AIESEC
aiesec.org
AIESEC is the world"s largest student-run organization. The main focus of AIESEC is to offer a platform for young people"s leadership development by offering international internships.
The Norwegian Pupils" Association
elev.no
A pupils" association with about 350 member schools.
Norwegian Students" Union
student.no
Norwegian Students" Union (NSO) works actively towards politicians, the bureaucracy, the media, the Norwegian Educational Loan Fund and the management at the learning institutions in order to improve the students" academic, social and financial conditions.
The National Parents" Committee for Primary and Lower Secondary Education (FUG)
fug.no
The National Parents" Committee for Primary and Lower Secondary Education FUG) is a national committee for and consisting of parents with children attending school. FUG provides advice and counselling to parents with children attending school and provides advice to the educational authorities in cases relating to home-school collaboration.
