Bydel Bjerke

Word list - see below!

Looking for a job, a Norwegian language course or a qualification programme?
Contact the Qualification services on telephone no. 23 43 95 73.
Contact person is Geir Andersen, he can also be reached on mobile phone, no 92 46 86 20.

You can also get in touch with FIKEN (see below). Talk to
Elisabeth Haraldsen (tel. 23 43 95 72) or Sinikka Breistrand (tel. 23 43 95 71).
FIKEN is situated in Veitvet senter, 4th floor (above REMA 1000), together with the qualification services.

Address:
Kvalifiseringstjenesten i bydel Bjerke, and FIKEN
Veitvet senter
Veitvetveien 8
0518 Oslo

Bjerke arbeidstreningsgruppe (BAG) in Årvoll gård organises vocational practice in the areas of handicraft and maintenance work. Contact the Qualification services (address above) to know more about BAG.

You can also call bydel Bjerke's information service on tel. 23 43 98 00.

FIKEN
The FIKEN project is open to men and women who need to or want to improve their qualifications for the job market. A basic knowledge of Norwegian is required for participation. The project is organised with practical job training for 3 days per week, and 2 days with Norwegian language training. Typical job practice would be kindergarden, grocery store, child care or care for the elderly, archive or postal services. If you are intersted in other types of vocational training, FIKEN can help you.

Introductory programme for refugees
The introductory programme is open to refugees who have lived 2 years or less in Norway. It is also open to family members of persons with refugee status. The aim of the programme is to qualify participants for a job or further education.

To know more about the Introductory programme in bydel Bjerke, you can contact the programme coordinator, Ahmed Siyad, on tel 23 43 95 70, or by e-mail; ahmed.siyad@bbj.oslo.kommune.no.

More information about the Introductory programme in Oslo? Click here.

"Ny Sjanse"
"Ny Sjanse" is a qualification project for long-term unemployed immigrants, aimed at adapting and building skills for the Norwegian job market. Get in touch to find out whether you qualify.

Do you have small children and need to learn Norwegian?
Get in touch with Madamløkken barnehage (kindergarden). Oslo AOF are responsible for the language classes.

Address:
Madamløkken barnehage
Erich Mogenssøns vei 40
Contact persons:
Marit Sivertsen or Anne Jølberg
Telephone 22 64 15 35

You can also contact the kindergarden in Veivet Senter:

Address:
NAV, Fiken 1
Veivet Senter
Contact person: Geir Andersen
Telephone 23 43 95 73

 

General info
Looking for a job, finding a job
NAV (employment agency)
Bydel Bjerke on Oslo kommune's website

Word list
Barnehage = kindergarden
Bydel = urban district (an administrative division of Oslo kommune)
Kommune = municipality
Qualification programme (kvalifiseringsprogram) = Norwegian language course combined with vocational training in a work-place

Modified 4/1/2007