Living and working in Norway Eugenia Filip Tecusan, EURES Adviser, NAV jobbservice Oslo

NAV, Side 2 ”up north”

NAV, Side 3 Norway Statistics:  Length 1750 km  7th largest in Europe  4,5 mill. inhabitants  19 Counties Largest cities:  Oslo ( )  Bergen ( )  Trondheim ( )  Stavanger ( )

NAV, Side 4 Useful Addresses     NAV Service Centre Phone: (Monday – Friday 08:00 – 18:00)  Contact the EURES Adviser in your area

NAV, Side 5 The EURES network in Norway 17 EURES advisers:  Østfold  Oslo  Hedmark  Buskerud  Vestfold - Telemark - Aust-Agder - Vest-Agder  Rogaland  Hordaland  Møre og Romsdal  Sør-Trøndelag - Nord-Trøndelag  - Nordland  - Troms

NAV, Side 6 Language  Most Norwegians speak English  ….. But most of the employers require that you speak Norwegian, or an Scandinavian language  Ask your local Eures Adviser about language courses in your country  The Norwegian authorities do not offer EU/EEA citizens language courses free of charge

NAV, Side 7 Taxes:  Convention between the Government of the Kingdom of Norway and the Government of the Italian Republic for the avoidance of double taxation – Signed , – in force from  Direct taxes : paid directly as a % of income – Income tax (“ inntektsskatt”) – Wealth tax (“formueskatt”)  Indirect taxes VAT % of net price

NAV, Side 8 Work and the labour market  Employment contract – Both you and the Employer MUST sign an employment contract – Your Employer will write what your work will involve, how much you will be paid, how many hours you will work, and the rules that will apply for termination of your contract.  WAGES, TAXES and a tax card – When you start working, you have to apply to your municipal tax office for a tax card. (  The national insurance scheme  Driving license Contact the Norwegian public roads administration (VEGVESENET) –

NAV, Side 9 Housing, accomodation Private Accommodation Student Flats Affordable accommodation Bed & Breakfast Cottages Camping Glossary 

NAV, Side 10 Labour Market I  Unemployment: 2,6% in average (august 2006)  Increase: Industry and Construction  Decline: Public Sector (incl. Health) ”Education and special skills is the best guarantee to stay in, or make an easy entry into, the labour market”

NAV, Side 11 Labour Market II Vocational education and relevant experience  Shortages: Mechanical Industry, Construction and Property Industry (craftsmen), Health sector (dentists, doctors), Hotel and Tourism (chefs and waiters), Service Sector (hairdressers)  Surpluses: Offshore Industry, Health sector (nurses), IT sector, educational sector (teachers)

NAV, Side 12 Mechanical Industry  Welders  Industrial Plumbers  Industrial mechanics  Machine Operator (CNC)  Industrial Painters  Fire Proffers  Insulators  Safflowers

NAV, Side 13 Offshore Industry  Large competition for the jobs  Highly skilled personnel with long experience only  Shortages: Petroleum engineers  Recruit from Mechanical Industry

NAV, Side 14 Construction & Property Industry  Carpenters  Joiners  Bricklayers  Construction Frame workers  Tinsmiths  Plumbers

NAV, Side 15 2 major projects  Snøhvit - Hammerfest –  Ormen Lange – Aukra/Molde –  Vacancies: Recruiting personnel within Mechanical - and Construction Industry

NAV, Side 16 IT  Large activity in the late 90s  2002/2003: bankruptcy and dismissals  2006: Increasing demand  Highly skilled personnel  Currently surpluses in national labour force

NAV, Side 17 Health  Dentist: Public Sector  Doctors: Specialists  Doctors: Rural areas  Nurses: Special educated  Nurses: Surplus  Unskilled: No demand

NAV, Side 18 Hotel and Tourism  Chefs  Waiters  Bartenders  Good language skills  Seasonal work  Largest demand in Oslo area

NAV, Side 19 Fishing Industry  Norway`s second largest export industry  Small demand for labour within seasonal processing industry  Good English skills is important  No demands on the boats

NAV, Side 20 Transport  Lorry drivers  Truck drivers  Construction machinery drivers  Valid certificate  Seasonal variations

NAV, Side 21 Farming/ Agriculture  Unskilled: Harvesting – Strawberries – cabbage – ect.  Skilled: Farm relievers – Milking (machine operated) – Tractor (with equipment)

NAV, Side 22 Jobseeking I Make a Curriculum Vitae (CV) in English  “Personalia” (name, address, phone., etc.)  Education (describe shortly)  Work Experience (describe shortly)  Courses  Language skills  Interest  References (name of former employer + phone numbers)

NAV, Side 23 Jobseeking II     NAV Service Centre Phone: (Monday – Friday 08:00 – 18:00)  Contact the EURES Adviser in your area

NAV, Side 24 Jobseeking III  60/70% of the jobs are not advertised  Use  Companies web sites  Contact employers directly  Use your personal network

NAV, Side 25 Transitional rules I Before you start to work:  “Residence permit with entitlement to work” – For more information see  You can apply: – at a Norwegian foreign service or – in person (Norwegian Police Station) or – the employer can apply on your behalf

NAV, Side 26 The European Labour Market  Significant changes in the European population  In 2030 Europe will lack 20,8 mill. People in the work force  Only two persons in the work force per person above 65 years of age  Europe will have 18 million fewer children and youth than we have today

NAV, Side 27 Older people in the work force  The changes of the age in the workforce from år20-24 år år år50-59 år60-74 år 5 %15 %16 %3 %9 %62 %

NAV, Side 28 The demand for labour is influenced by:  Demographical circumstances – the elderly want another type of products and services than the younger  The qualifications of the labour force  The division of work around the world  Technological development  Political priorities

NAV, Side 29 Challenges for EURES Norway ……  A new and much bigger organisation (NAV)  How to inform new colleagues about EURES and the EURES service to employers and jobseekers?  The need for training or more EURES actors  Will EURES be able to keep up with the increased demand for recruitment services

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NAV, Side 31 Statistics August 2006 Contacts total Job- seekers Employers

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NAV, Side 40 We give people possibilities! The time is now! The place is Norway! Thank you for listening!