WorldSkills Norway

WorldSkills Norway

Oslo, Norway

EducationEmployment & Skills
NGONational reach
Profile last updated: October 23, 2026

About

WorldSkills Norway is a non-governmental organisation based in Oslo, Norway working on education, employment & skills.

WorldSkills Norway is a non-profit organisation based in Oslo that promotes vocational education and training in Norway. It organises and takes part in national and international vocational skills competitions, including Skole-NM, Yrkes-NM and the Norwegian national vocational skills team that competes at EuroSkills and WorldSkills. Its campaigns, such as Læreplassjeger and Yrkesfagenes år, aim to raise the status and quality of vocational education, increase recruitment to vocational programmes and grow the number of apprenticeship places. The organisation works in Norway and is a member of WorldSkills International and WorldSkills Europe.

Location

Oslo, Norway

Organisation type

NGO

Legal name

WorldSkills Norway

Registration

989 104 314

Languages

NOEN

Causes & programmes

Causes

EducationEmployment & Skills

Works for

YouthStudents

How they work

Awareness & educationAdvocacy & campaigning

Programmes

Skole-NM

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Education · Norway

National vocational skills competition for upper secondary school pupils in vocational programmes.

Yrkes-NM

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Employment & Skills · Norway

National vocational skills competition for apprentices and young skilled workers, serving as the selection basis for the national team.

Yrkeslandslaget

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Employment & Skills · Norway

Norwegian national vocational skills team that represents Norway at EuroSkills and WorldSkills.

Læreplassjeger

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Employment & Skills · Norway

Campaign run with regional authorities and organisations to recruit more apprenticeship places and training companies.

Countries of operation

Norway

Funding & support

Funded by

Government funding

Ways to support

MembershipSponsorship

Credentials & affiliations

Industry memberships

WorldSkills InternationalWorldSkills Europe

Partnerships

Rogaland Fylkeskommune, Elevorganisasjonen, LO, NHO

People

Management & team (6)

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