Tormod Skjerve is a seconded national expert from the Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research working as a senior expert in the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (CEDEFOP).

His main focus in the Centre is to work on the sectoral approach to Lifelong Learning, and the social partners’ involvement and contribution to the European education and training processes.

He is in the Cedefop ‘Qualification-team’ with particular focus on the use of EQF in sectors and on VET in Higher Education. He is responsible for Cedefop’s contribution to the Commissions’ Long Term e-Skills Agenda, and represents Cedefop in the Commission ICT Cluster and the CEN/ISSS Workshop on ICT Skills.

From 1999-2006, Skjerve was Head of department in the Federation of Norwegian Commercial and Service Enterprises (HSH), responsible for the education and training policy and development of lifelong learning strategies in companies.