Utdanningsdirektoratet

Norwegian Directorate for Education and Training

About us

The Norwegian Directorate for Education and Training is responsible for the development of primary and secondary education.

The Directorate is the executive agency for the Ministry of Education and Research.

In this capacity the Directorate has the overall responsibility for supervising education and the governance of the education sector, as well as the implementation of Acts of Parliament and regulations. The Directorate is also responsible for managing the Norwegian Support System for Special Education (Statped), state-owned schools and the educational direction of the National Education Centres.

The Directorate is responsible for all national statistics concerning primary and secondary education and on the basis of these statistics initiates, develops and monitors research and development.

The objective of the Directorate is to ensure that all pupils and apprentices receive the high quality education they are entitled to.

The Directorate was established on 15 June 2004.

Useful contacts

The Norwegian Directorate for Education and Training
P.O. Box. 2924 Toyen
N - 0608 OSLO
NORWAY
Phone: + 47 23 30 12 00
Fax: + 47 23 30 12 99
E-mail: post@utdanningsdirektoratet.no

More information on the Norwegian education system on the Ministry of Education and Research's english webpage


> http://www.regjeringen.no/en/ministries/kd.html?id=586


 

Articles


A new open call for tender has been launched by Cedefop

Knowledge promotion - Kunnskapsløftet på engelsk

Curriculum for Primary, Lower and Upper Secondary Education (R94 and L97)

Core Curriculum in five languages

Dealing with the Tidal Wave Disaster in Schools


Scientific articles


The Education Mirror 2006

The Education Mirror 2005


Brochures


The Strategic Plan Equal Education in Practice!

Education for Sustainable Development

The pupils’ "working environment act" in Norway 

Make Space for Reading!

Manifesto against bullying - plan of measures

Brochure about the Norwegian Directorate for Education and Training

The Learning Environment in Schools and Training Establishments 



 

 
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