1. Living and working in Norway Turin 13-14.10.2006 Eugenia Filip Tecusan, EURES Adviser NAV jobbservice Oslo

2. NAV, 28.06.2016Side 2 ”up north”

3. NAV, 28.06.2016Side 3 Norway Statistics:  Length 1750 km  7th largest in Europe  4,5 mill. inhabitants  19 Counties Largest cities:  Oslo (522 000)  Bergen (237 000)  Trondheim (154 000)  Stavanger (112 000)

4. NAV, 28.06.2016Side 4 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

5. NAV, 28.06.2016Side 5 Taxes: www.skatteetaten.no  Convention between the Government of the Kingdom of Norway and the Government of the Italian Republic for the avoidance of double taxation – Signed 17.06.1985, – in force from 25.05.1987  Direct taxes : paid directly as a % of income – Income tax (inntrktsskatt) – Wealth tax (formueskatt)  Indirect taxes VAT 12-24% of net price

6. NAV, 28.06.2016Side 6 Labour Market I  Unemployment: 2,6 in average (august 2006)  Increase: Industry and Construction  Decline: Public Sector (inkl. Health) ”Education and special skills is the best guarantee to stay in, or make an easy entry into, the labour market”

7. NAV, 28.06.2016Side 7 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)

8. NAV, 28.06.2016Side 8 Mechanical Industry  Welders  Industrial Plumbers  Industrial mechanics  Machine Operator (CNC)  Industrial Painters  Fire Proofers  Insulators  Scaffolders

9. NAV, 28.06.2016Side 9 Offshore Industry  Large competition for the jobs  Highly skilled personnel with long experience only  Shortages: Petroleum engineers  Recruit from Mechanical Industry

10. NAV, 28.06.2016Side 10 Construction & Property Industry  Carpenters  Joiners  Bricklayers  Construction Frame workers  Tinsmiths  Plumbers

11. NAV, 28.06.2016Side 11 2 major projects  Snøhvit - Hammerfest – www.snohvit.com  Ormen Lange – Aukra/Molde – www.ormenlange.com/en  Vacancies: www.nav.no Recruiting personnel within Mechanical - and Construction Industry

12. NAV, 28.06.2016Side 12 IT  Large activity in the late 90s  2002/2003: bankruptcy and dismissals  2006: Increasing demand  Highly skilled personnel  Currently surpluses in national labour force

13. NAV, 28.06.2016Side 13 Health  Dentist: Public Sector  Doctors: Specialists  Doctors: Rural areas  Nurses: Special educated  Nurses: Surplus  Unskilled: No demand

14. NAV, 28.06.2016Side 14 Hotel and Tourism  Chefs  Waiters  Bartenders  Good language skills  Seasonal work  Largest demand in Oslo area

15. NAV, 28.06.2016Side 15 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

16. NAV, 28.06.2016Side 16 Transport  Lorry drivers  Truck drivers  Construction machinery drivers  Valid certificate  Seasonal variations

17. NAV, 28.06.2016Side 17 Farming/ Agriculture  Unskilled: Harvesting – Strawberries – cabbage – ect.  Skilled: Farm relievers – Milking (machine operated) – Tractor (with equipment)

18. NAV, 28.06.2016Side 18 Jobseeking I Make a Curriculum Vitae (CV) in English  Personalia (name, address, phone., e-mail ect.)  Education (describe shortly)  Work Experience (describe shortly)  Courses  Language skills  Interest  References (name of former employer + phone numbers)

19. NAV, 28.06.2016Side 19 Jobseeking II  www.aetat.no  www.eures.no  www.eures.europa.eu  NAV Service Centre Phone: +47 800 33 166 (Monday – Friday 08:00 – 18:00)  Contact the EURES Adviser in your area

20. NAV, 28.06.2016Side 20 Jobseeking III  60/70% of the jobs are not advertised  Use www.gulesider.no and  Companies web sites  Contact employers directly  Use your personal network

21. NAV, 28.06.2016Side 21 Transitional rules I Before you start to work:  “Residence permit with entitlement to work” – For more information see www.udi.nowww.udi.no  You can apply: – at a Norwegian foreign service or – in person (Norwegian Police Station) or – the employer can apply on your behalf

22. NAV, 28.06.2016Side 22 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

23. NAV, 28.06.2016Side 23 Challenges for Norway  3 alternatives – even with the best there are labour force problems 1980 1 900 000 2006 2 400 000 Lav yrkesdeltakelse 2 600 000 Middels yrkesdeltakelse Høy yrkesdeltakelse 2 670 000 2 780 000 2030

24. NAV, 28.06.2016Side 24 Older people in the work force  The changes of the age in the workforce from 2005 - 2030 25-29 år20-24 år 16-19 år 30-49 år50-59 år60-74 år 5 %15 %16 %3 %9 %62 %

25. NAV, 28.06.2016Side 25 Who is going to pay for the elderly? 20043,3 20302,7 20302,2 Høy yrkesdeltakelse Lav yrkesdeltakelse

26. NAV, 28.06.2016Side 26 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

27. NAV, 28.06.2016Side 27 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

28. NAV, 28.06.2016Side 28 EURES results 2006