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Education and Training for Adults

Lifelong learning and opportunities for education for adults are important principles in Norwegian education policy. The aim is to make it possible for the adult segment of the population to strengthen their competence throughout their career pathways.

The age boom in the working community makes it even more important to adapt conditions to make it possible for adults also to take part in training, education and competence development.

The Competence Reform gave all adults who need it a statutory right to primary and lower secondary education (from 2002), and those who were born before 1978 were given the right to upper secondary education and training if they have not completed this kind of education earlier.

From2001 adults over 25 years were also given the right to admission to universities and university colleges based on formal, non-formal and informal qualifications.

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Summary of Report No. 16 (2006-2007) to the Storting

[Guidelines and brochures, Ministry of Education and Research, 05.02.2008]

Summary of Report No. 16 (2006-2007) to the Storting, the Norwegian Government’s white paper on early intervention for lifelong learning.

Programme for Digital Competence

[Article, Ministry of Education and Research, 01.11.2006]

The vision of this Programme is digital competence for all. It has four priority areas: infrastructure, competence development, R&D and digital teaching resources, curricula and working methods.

Education Act

[Law, Government.no, 19.10.2006]

Act relating to Primary and Secondary Education. With amendments as of 25 June 2010, 31 May 2011, 5 June 2012 and 17 June 2013. In force as of 1 August 2013.

Text of the law (in Norwegian)

Areas of responsibilities

[Article, Ministry of Education and Research, 14.06.2006]

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Department of Policy Analysis, Lifelong Learning and International Affairs

Telephone: +47 22 24 75 03
Fax: +47 22 24 27 32

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Postboks 8119 Dep
Akersgata 44
0032 Oslo

Ministry of Education and Research

Education and Training for Adults

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Contact information

Department of Policy Analysis, Lifelong Learning and International Affairs

Telephone: +47 22 24 75 03
Fax: +47 22 24 27 32

Address

Postboks 8119 Dep
Akersgata 44
0032 Oslo