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Fafo publish reports, notes and briefs. Most are in Norwegian, but we also have some English publications (see «In English»). 

More recent Fafo reports in Norwegian have summaries translated to English (see «Summaries»).

Our researchers also publish scientific articles, books and book chapters, as well as co-authoring external reports and publications.

In addition, they are active communicators in the media, at seminars and in other forums. 

An overview of all this is collected on these publication pages.

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Most recent Fafo publications

This article examines the roles training agencies in Norway play in companies’ recruitment to formal apprenticeships leading to upper secondary education credentials, and whether these roles widen access for disadvantaged young people.

Drawing on brokerage theory and 27 interviews with employers and training‑agency staff in healthcare, sales and electrical trades, we identify three interrelated roles through which training agencies support disadvantaged young people: screener – matchmaker (information gathering and matching), company supporter (lowering perceived risk through follow‑up and resource mobilisation), and apprentice applicant supporter (pre‑placement preparation and relational support). By balancing loyalties to both companies and young people, they enjoy the trust required to play a brokerage role.

The paper contributes to the literature by specifying how brokerage is enacted by training agencies, indicating key enablers such as information sharing and trust. However, the paper also indicates the labour market-contingent nature of their roles as their mediation of disadvantaged young people is more efficient in sectors where applicants are in short supply (health, sales).

Journal articles

Homelessness as structural vulnerability: Precarious citizenship and migrant health in a Nordic welfare state

Journal of Migration and Health

02 July | Frode Eick & Synnøve Økland Jahnsen

External web editionOn Fafo.no

Journal articles

Strike, Wage Bargaining and the Cost of Conflict

LABOUR

30 June | Harald Dale-Olsen & Elin Svarstad

External web editionOn Fafo.no

Journal articles

Outdated Enforcement? The Judicialization of Status Determination in the German and Norwegian Platform Economy

Zeitschrift für Sozialreform

24 June | Johanne Stenseth Huseby, Kristin Jesnes, Fabian Beckmann & Fabian Hoose

External web editionOn Fafo.no

Journal articles

School absenteeism and fear of school among Norwegian neurodivergent adolescents 13–17 years of age

Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research

09 June | Anne Kielland & Jing Liu

External web editionOn Fafo.no

Books

Det kollektive arbeidslivet (3. utgave)

Gyldendal Akademisk

05 June | Kristine Nergaard, Kristin Alsos, Stein Evju & Torgeir Aarvaag Stokke

External web editionOn Fafo.no

Journal articles

Navigating the school-to-work gap: vocational teachers’ responsibilities in students’ transitions to apprenticeships

Journal of Vocational Education & Training

14 May | Evi Schmid, Silje Andresen & Stine Solberg

External web editionOn Fafo.no

Other publications

Dette er sluttrapporten fra den fireårige evalueringen av fagfornyelsen i yrkesfag, gjennomført av NIFU i samarbeid med Fafo og OsloMet.

Fagfornyelsen var prosessen med å utvikle og innføre læreplanverket for Kunnskapsløftet 2020 (LK20) i hele grunnopplæringen, fra første til trettende år.

Evalueringen har fulgt utviklingen og innføringen av nye læreplaner og ny tilbudsstruktur fra 2020 på vg1 til overgangen til arbeid etter fullført læretid i 2024. I denne evalueringen ser vi kun på innføringen av LK20 i yrkesfaglige utdanningsprogram, med hovedvekt på programfagene (det vil si de yrkesfaglige fagene).

External reports

Sluttrapport: Evaluering av ny kompetansemodell

13. February | Knut Fossestøl, Silje Andresen, Elin Borg, Hege Hermansen, Øyunn Syrstad H… | Oslomet/AFI

External web editionFafo.no entry

External reports

Nordic Perspectives on Labour Exploitation

19. January | Natalia Ollus, Anniina Jokinen, Isabel Schoultz, Synnøve Økland Jahnsen, A… | HEUNI

External web editionFafo.no entry

Other publications

Innstramming i innleieregelverket – konsekvenser for byggeaktiviteten

23. December | Bjørn Gran | Samfunnsøkonomisk Analyse

External web editionFafo.no entry

External reports

Comparative report on change in VET profiles - In-depth studies of how VET adapt to changes in the work field.

02. December | Markus Roos Breines et. al. | Skills2capabilities

External web editionFafo.no entry

Research communiction

Popular science

Tar videreutdanning på fagskole – men får ikke alltid mer i lønn

14 March | Markus Roos Breines | Utdanningsnytt.no

Ekstern nettutgaveFafo-side

Interviews

Norge sist ut i Skandinavia med yrkesbachelor

13 March | Kaja Reegård | Khrono

Ekstern nettutgaveFafo-side

Op-eds and commentaries

Helsevesenet sløser med kompetanse

12 March | Markus Roos Breines, | Silje Andresen, | Nadiya Fedoryshyn | Khrono

Ekstern nettutgaveFafo-side

Popular science

Flere voksne i barnehagene gjorde særlig én ting mulig

07 March | Mona Bråten | Forskning.no

Ekstern nettutgaveFafo-side

Op-eds and commentaries

Alle har litt rett om langvarig utmattelse

02 March | Anne Kielland, | Arne Backer Grønningsæter | Aftenposten.no

Ekstern nettutgaveFafo-side

Popular science

Ny forskningsrapport: Dette ser bedriftene etter når de velger lærling

02 March | Torgeir Nyen | Utdanningsnytt

Ekstern nettutgaveFafo-side