Nordland County

• Population: 240.000

• 44 Municipalities ranging from 470 inhabitants (Træna) to 41 000 (Bodø)

• Area: 38.237 km2

• Nordland has 25 % of Norways coastline

• 85 % of population lives along the coast

The region Nordland

 

 

 

The curricula work resulted spring 2004 in an agreement signed among following partners:

•Regional University of Bodø •Regional University of Nesna•Regional University of Narvik•Confederation of Norwegian Enterprises, Nordland•Young Enterprise, Nordland•County Governor of Nordland•Nordland County Council

REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Innovation and

entrepreneurship

in secondary school

Aim: To develop the

pupils’ innovative and entrepreneurial

skills

Innovation and entrepreneurship in upper

secondary school and vocational

training

Aim: To develop the students’ apprentice,

innovative and entrepreneurial

skills

Innovation and entrepreneurship in adult

education

Aim: To develop adults’

innovative og entrepreneurial

skills

Innovation and entrepreneur

ship in refugee training

Aim: To develop the

refugees’ and immigrants’ innovative

entrepreneurial skills

Innovation and entrepreneurship among

college studentsResearch and development

Aim: The Department of Education shall contribute to create new knowledge of the development of innovation

and entrepreneurship in education

The main priority programme: Aim: an entrepreneurial, simmering, and glowing county

DEVELOPMENT OF KNOWHOW IN THE REGION

Innovation and entrepreneur

ship in kindergarten

Aim: To develop the children’s innovative and

creative skills and to stimulate their understanding of their home areas

County Parliament 34-2006 Date: 24.04.2006

 

”Distribution of municipal funds 2006”

The County Parliament voted for the suggested financial disposition 

”Municipal funds is a crucial instrument for the municipalities in their work to stimulate growth in trade and industry. Municipal funds contributes to maintain places of employment, and help the work of creating new places of employment in the rural districts – in particular for women entrepreneurs, but also among children and youth.

The County Parliament suggests that this work shall be related to the ”Follow up FT-document 28/05 ”A cooperative action – innovation and entrepreneurship in training and education in Nordland – action plans.” This will give the municipalities resources and make it possible for teachers and kindergarten personnel to gain new competence.

County Parliament 37-2006 Date: 24.04.2006

 

”Follow up FT-document 28/05 ”A cooperative action – innovation and entrepreneurship in training and education in Nordland – action plans.”

The County Parliament voted for the suggested action plans:

1.Increased competitiveness and skills among teachers at all levels*2.Research programmes3.Young entrepreneurs4.Girls and entrepreneurship

Spring 2006 are two new studies introduced and offered to kindergarten personnel, teachers, and education administrators at municipal and county level by the three regional colleges in Nordland and Nordland County Council. Financial support as referred to at the previous page.

Entrepreneurship and Lifelong

Learning

Visit Nordland

13 partisipants from 11

European Countries visited

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in order to study how Norway and Nordland is working on stimulating Young Entrepreneurs. The study visit is related to CEDEFOPs study visits.

Nordland is one out om two Norwegian Counties that welcome CEDEFOR study visitors. This years study visit was related to: ”Young entrepeneurs in an Artic setting”. More information at http://www.aniara.no/studyvisit

Welcome to Nordland