- 2021Approved/Agreed
- 2022Completed
Background
Norway does not belong to the EU and these programmes are seen as an important part of working with the EU.
Norway plans to participate in cooperation programmes in areas such as research, education, culture and media, health, digitalisation, emergency preparedness and defence.
Objectives
Through several of the programmes, Norway will have access to important research, infrastructure and technology that it cannot develop alone.
It is important for the country to be part of European investment in digitisation: Europe can build the necessary capacity in areas such as artificial intelligence, supercomputers and cybersecurity.
Description
The government has decided that Norway will participate in several EU programmes in the period from 2021 to 2027. Some programmes are a continuation of existing cooperation, but the country also plans to join new programmes. The EU's major investments in digitalisation and green priorities are important factors in the programmes Norway has chosen to join.
These priorities are nationally important and affect several areas in the society, as well as vocational education and training.
Norway plans to participate in the following EU programmes:
- Horizon Europe, EU Framework programme for research and innovation;
- Erasmus+, EU Framework programme for education, training, youth and sport;
- Creative Europe, EU programme for the cultural and audiovisual sector;
- EU space programme;
- EU4Health, EU health programme;
- EU Civil Protection Mechanism (UCPM);
- the European Defence Fund (EDF);
- the Digital Europe programme (DIGITAL);
- the Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI) programme (a strand of the European Social Fund Plus);
- some parts of the European Single Market Programme;
- the InvestEU programme.
The Norwegian Parliament consented to participate in various programmes and a proposal for an order establishing and regulating participation and dissemination was adopted.
The main actors are the European Commission and the Norwegian Parliament. The main beneficiaries are the participants in the different programmes. The duration...
The government has decided that Norway will participate in several EU programmes in the period from 2021 to 2027. Some programmes are a continuation of existing cooperation, but the country also plans to join new programmes. The EU's major investments in digitalisation and green priorities are important factors in the programmes Norway has chosen to join.
These priorities are nationally important and affect several areas in the society, as well as vocational education and training.
Norway plans to participate in the following EU programmes:
- Horizon Europe, EU Framework programme for research and innovation;
- Erasmus+, EU Framework programme for education, training, youth and sport;
- Creative Europe, EU programme for the cultural and audiovisual sector;
- EU space programme;
- EU4Health, EU health programme;
- EU Civil Protection Mechanism (UCPM);
- the European Defence Fund (EDF);
- the Digital Europe programme (DIGITAL);
- the Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI) programme (a strand of the European Social Fund Plus);
- some parts of the European Single Market Programme;
- the InvestEU programme.
The Norwegian Parliament consented to participate in various programmes and a proposal for an order establishing and regulating participation and dissemination was adopted.
The main actors are the European Commission and the Norwegian Parliament. The main beneficiaries are the participants in the different programmes. The duration of the participation is from 2021 to 2027.
The government has decided that Norway would participate in several EU programmes in the period from 2021 to 2027.
The policy development was approved.
Bodies responsible
- Ministry of Education and Research (KD)
Target groups
Learners
- Learners in upper secondary, including apprentices
- Adult learners
Education professionals
- Teachers
- Trainers
- School leaders
Entities providing VET
- Companies
- VET providers (all kinds)
Thematic categories
European and international dimensions of VET
This thematic category covers both European and international cooperation in initial and continuing VET, aimed at promoting EU VET systems as a European education and training area and making it a reference for learners in neighbouring countries and across the globe.
Expanding opportunities and increasing participation of VET learners, young and adult, and staff in international mobility for learning and work, including apprenticeship and virtual and blended mobility, account for most initiatives in this thematic category.
Apart from established and financially supported EU cooperation, VET opens up to cooperation and promotion of European values and national practices beyond the EU, which is becoming a trend. This thematic category also encompasses internationalisation strategies, transnational cooperation projects and initiatives – including those where joint VET programmes, examinations and qualifications are developed – and participation in international skills competitions that promote the image of VET. Using international qualifications – awarded by legally established international bodies or by a national body acting on behalf of an international body – in the national VET systems and recognising them towards national qualifications is also in focus.
This thematic sub-category refers to providing opportunities for, implementing and increasing rates of, learning mobility of VET and adult learners and staff, including virtual mobility, apprenticeship placements, long-duration mobility and mobility to third countries, in line with national regulations, collective agreements and health and safety provisions. It also includes the provision of information about mobility, support structures and tools, strengthening the quality of mobility experiences and recognition of learning outcomes acquired abroad, including with the use of relevant EU tools, e.g. memoranda of understanding or learning agreements (ECVET elements).
This thematic sub-category refers to transnational cooperation initiatives on VET and lifelong learning, including coordinated and jointly developed programmes among the EU Member States or beyond the EU, bilateral or multi-country: same curricula, one qualification, joint examinations.
European priorities in VET
Osnabrück Declaration
- European Education and Training Area and international VET