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Nordjobb turns 30 tema
| June 2015

Nordjobb turns 30

Jun 22, 2015 If Nordjobb had been established as a result of labour market policies it would probably never have lasted for 30 years. But getting youths short term jobs in a Nordic neighbouring country is about so much more.
Many different experiences await Nordjobb participants tema
| June 2015

Many different experiences await Nordjobb participants

Jun 22, 2015 Young people travel across the Nordic region to work with tourists, weed spinach fields and public parks or pack prawns in Greenland — all thanks to Nordjobb. And the experiences are all unique.
When Gunvor Kronman became Gunnar in the warehouse tema
| June 2015

When Gunvor Kronman became Gunnar in the warehouse

Jun 22, 2015 For some, Nordjobb means that life takes a new and interesting turn. For Gunvor Kronman the job in Danish Aalborg had a dramatic and crucial impact.
Busy days when Nordjobb people flocked to Norway in the 80s tema
| June 2015

Busy days when Nordjobb people flocked to Norway in the 80s

Jun 22, 2015 “Wow! Has it already been 30 years since Nordjobb started up!” Eva Jakobson Vaagland, the first Nordjobb project leader in Norway, is surprised when we call her.
Nordjobb 30 years: creating the future Nordic enthusiasts Infocus
| June 2015

Nordjobb 30 years: creating the future Nordic enthusiasts

Jun 22, 2015 Nordjobb is one of the most concrete of the many Nordic cooperation projects. Giving 750 youths the chance to spend a few months working in a different country might not sound like much. But the experience changes many people's view of the Nordic region. For others the experience is life-changing.
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Nordjobb 30 years: creating the future Nordic enthusiasts

Jun 22, 2015 Nordjobb is one of the most concrete of the many Nordic cooperation projects. Giving 750 youths the chance to spend a few months working in a different country might not sound like much. But the experience changes many people's view of the Nordic region. For others the experience is life-changing.
Numeracy, not literacy, most important in working life tema

Numeracy, not literacy, most important in working life

May 21, 2015 Numeracy is more important for participating in working life than previously thought. An OECD assessment of adult competencies shows that being bad at maths increases the risk of unemployment and influences wage levels.
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New comparative Nordic research measures adult competencies

May 21, 2015 For the first time ever there is a Nordic version of the OECD’s Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies, PIAAC. PIAAC was first published in 2013. The survey comprises comparative data from 24 countries.
Nordics: Surprisingly many struggle with literacy and numeracy tema

Nordics: Surprisingly many struggle with literacy and numeracy

May 21, 2015 The challenge facing politicians is helping two million adults who lack the necessary skills for working and social life to secure a chance to develop, says Anders Rosdahl. He is a senior research fellow at the Danish National Centre for Social Research, and the Danish representative in the network which has just presented the Nordic PIAAC report.
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Workplace learning depends on what we learned in school

May 21, 2015 Our capacity to learn at work is to a large degree dependent on what we have learned in school, and working life cannot fully compensate for differences in formal schooling. That is according to a new Nordic survey which builds on the OECD’s large skills survey PIAAC. Many women in a gender segregated labour market are even loosing their numeracy skills.
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