We study lifelong learning with an emphasis on vocational skills and work-based learning. We are interested in skill formation systems and institutional conditions for learning.
The term lifelong learning encompasses learning in different venues for all age groups and includes formal, informal and non-formal learning. Lifelong learning has been an important research area at Fafo since the 1990s. We have focused on vocational training and work-based learning, but our research also includes kindergarten learning and adult participation in the formal education system. We study cooperation between education and labour market institutions and we are interested in the impact of different skill formation systems and training institutions on labour market participation and mobility. Our research is funded by trade unions and employers’ associations, education authorities and the Norwegian Research Council. Fafo has also participated in several projects funded by the EU Framework Programmes.
Researchers
Tove Mogstad Aspøy
Job quality through upskilling?The case of the cleaning industry in the collective system of Norway Journal of Education and Work
Bernt Bratsberg, Torgeir Nyen & Oddbjørn Raaum
Economic returns to adult vocational qualifications Journal of Education and WorkTove Midtsundstad
A review of the research literature on adult learning and employability European Journal of EducationTove Midtsundstad og Roy A. Nielsen
Lifelong learning and the continued participation of older Norwegian adults in employment European Journal of EducationRichard dejardin, Dorothy Sutherland Olsen og Tove Midtsundstad
Active ageing and older learners – skills, employability and continued learning European Journal of EducationBernt Bratsberg, Torgeir Nyen & Oddbjørn Raaum
Adult Vocational Qualifications Reduce the Social Gradient in Education Social InclusionAnna Hagen Tønder & Tove Mogstad Aspøy
When Work Comes First: Young Adults in Vocational Education and Training in Norway International Journal for Research in Vocational Education and TrainingT. Midtsundstad
Tiltak for å holde på eldre arbeidstakereSvalund, J., G. B. Casinowsky, Dølvik, J. E. Håkansson, K,Jarvensivu, A., Kervinen, H., Møberg, R. J., Piirainen, T.
Stress testing the Nordic models: Manufacturing labour adjustments during crisis European Journal of Industrial RelationsT. Midtsundstad og R.A. Nielsen
Lifelong learning and the continued participation of older Norwegian adults in employment
