Norway : Work experience

Work placements and exchange programmes

• AIESEC (Association Internationale des Etudiants en Sciences Economiques et Commerciales) - arranges paid and voluntary work placements in various countries.
• Atlantis Youth Exchange - a Norwegian organisation for 18-30 year olds, offering au-pair work and work within the farming and tourism industries.
• IAESTE (The International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience) - placements for science, engineering and technology students.
• The Leonardo da Vinci Programme arranges vocational training exchanges and work placements with partner organisations in other countries. Contact your institution’s international office or careers service for more information.

Teaching schemes

Some opportunities as an English language assistant are available, as English is widely taught in schools. The British Council - Norway will be able to advise. If you have a TEFL qualification, you could teach in a language school - a list is available at ESL Base.

Volunteering

In addition to the usual voluntary organisations, such as Volunteer Abroad, you could consider The European Voluntary Service (EVS) or look at the opportunities available through the European Youth Portal.

Casual work and short-term opportunities

Much part-time and casual work is seasonal and is available in sectors such as forestry and agriculture. Other jobs you could do if you do not speak Norwegian are similar to those available in the UK and include:

• warehouse work;
• factory/production lines;
• cleaning;
• au pair;
• restaurants/bars.

Summer vacancies can also be found on the NAV (Norwegian Employment and Welfare Organisation) website by searching for sommer (summer), ferie (holiday) or sesong (seasonal). Deltidsjobb also advertises part-time work (in Norwegian).

Gap year opportunities

Look for ideas in the usual gap year guides, such as gap year and GapYear.com.