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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.
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Skole-NM
ViewEducation · Norway
National vocational skills competition for upper secondary school pupils in vocational programmes.
Yrkes-NM
ViewEmployment & Skills · Norway
National vocational skills competition for apprentices and young skilled workers, serving as the selection basis for the national team.
Yrkeslandslaget
ViewEmployment & Skills · Norway
Norwegian national vocational skills team that represents Norway at EuroSkills and WorldSkills.
Læreplassjeger
ViewEmployment & Skills · Norway
Campaign run with regional authorities and organisations to recruit more apprenticeship places and training companies.
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Rogaland Fylkeskommune, Elevorganisasjonen, LO, NHO
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