Courses and competence building for agriculture
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We offer a range of competence-building programmes for groups of companies. If this could be right for you, take a look at our courses and events pages or contact your regional office for more information.
We offer a range of courses for the tourism industry throughout the year, both online and, in time, in person again. Several of the courses may also be relevant if you work with local food and drink or care farming. If you represent an industry or membership organisation with links to agriculture, we can arrange tailored courses for your community. Get in touch with your regional office.
Other relevant public support schemes
Other public support providers offer a range of courses and competence-building initiatives for those working in new agricultural industries. Visit the websites of the County Governor and county authority to see what is available in your region.
Contacts – food-related courses and competence building
Five regional competence networks offer food-related courses and on-site advisory visits. If you work in the reindeer husbandry sector, get in touch with the competence network in Northern Norway.
Northern Norway (Nordland, Troms and Finnmark)
Contact: Frøydis Gillund, froydis.gillund@nibio.no, tel. 948 62 225
Central Norway (Trøndelag and Møre og Romsdal)
Contact: Beth Tronstad, bjotro@trondelagfylke.no, tel.: 975 94 332
Vestland
Contact: Aud Slettehaug, aud.slettehaug@sfj.no, tel.: 473 75 739
Eastern Norway (Innlandet, Oslo, Akershus, Buskerud, Østfold, Vestfold and Telemark)
Contact: Cecilia M. Kippe, cecilia.kippe@nofima.no, tel.: 64 97 01 24
Southern Norway (Agder and Rogaland)
Contact: Aase Vorre Skuland, aase.vorre.skuland@nofima.no, tel.: 51 84 46 00
Find out more on the competence networks' shared website: mathåndverk.no
The Norwegian Food Foundation
The Norwegian Food Foundation is responsible for providing market-focused competence building for food and beverage producers. The programme helps producers develop their market expertise through advisory, courses and presentations. You can find an overview of the competence-building programme at www.lokalmat.no
The contact person at Stiftelsen Norsk Mat is Petter Bjørgan. Email: petter.bjorgan@norskmat.no