Higher Education in Norway - Labour Market Relevance and Outcomes

Intro Introduction Acknowledgements Executive summary Chapter 1. Assessment and recommendations Aligning higher education with the changing needs of the labour market Ensuring students develop the high-quality skills needed in the labour market Rationale Key issues Ensuring the system offers a broad range of qualifications Rationale Key issues Helping students succeed in higher education and the labour market Ensuring students have the information needed to make informed choices Rationale Key Issues Ensuring students complete their study programmes Rationale Key issues Co-ordinating across government to enhance labour market relevance and outcomesEnsuring better co-ordination and use of labour market information Rationale Key issues Ensuring better co-ordination across levels of government Rationale Key Issues References Chapter 2. The economy and labour market Political context The Nordic model Geographic context Demographic context Economic context National economy: Recent trends Likely scenarios for the future economy National and regional labour markets Employment and labour force participation Earnings Future labour markets Implications for knowledge and skills needsReferences Chapter 3. Structure and governance of the higher education system Structure of the higher education system Overview of the education system Types of higher education institutions Autonomy and accountability of higher education institutions Admissions processes Transitions to higher education Admissions pathways Transitions within the higher education system Student population in Norway Access and participation in higher education in Norway Expenditure on higher education Governance of the higher education system Steering higher educationRegulation of the higher education system Funding the higher education system Information within the higher education system Direct provision of higher education by government Implications for labour market relevance References Chapter 4. Labour market outcomes of higher education graduates Higher education graduates in the labour market Skills outcomes Labour market outcomes Average labour market outcomes Labour market outcomes by level of studies Labour market outcomes by field of studies Labour market outcomes by age, gender and immigration background Labour market outcomes by regionSocial outcomes Alignment between skills and labour market needs Meeting future labour market needs References Chapter 5. Enhancing labour market relevance and outcomes through higher education How higher education institutions support labour market relevance and outcomes of higher education Higher education institution practices Prevalence and effectiveness of higher education institution practices Labour market information to inform mix of programmes and curriculum Institutional labour market information to help students make an informed choice