This report assessing the implementation strategy of the new competence development model for schools in Norway is informed by international experience and best practices from OECD countries. The assessment process involved three country visits, three reference group meetings, a stakeholder seminar, and has engaged and benefited from contributions from a large number of Norwegian education stakeholders, including students, teachers, school leaders, parents, representatives from municipalities, from teacher unions, school leader representatives, universities, from the Directorate for Education and Training, from the Ministry of Education, and other institutions. The OECD review team authors of the report are grateful for their time and contributions.
The review team is indebted to the Norwegian Directorate for Education and Training, partner in this implementation support, under the leadership of the Ministry of Education and Research. Sidsel Sparre, Director of the Department of Kindergarten and School Development, Anne-Berit Kavli, Project Coordinator, Beate Tislevoll, and Vivi Bjelke, senior advisors at the Directorate for Education and Training have provided invaluable contributions and support throughout the project. We are also grateful to Siv Hilde Lindstrøm, Education Counsellor at the Norwegian Permanent Delegation at the OECD, and Håvard Lunnan former national coordinator and now senior advisor at the Ministry of Education and Research, who provided constructive feedback.
This report was prepared as part of OECD’s Implementing Policies: Supporting Effective Change in Education programme undertaken by the Policy Advice and Implementation division within the Directorate for Education and Skills. Yet, it brings together authors from both the Policy Advice and Implementation and from the Innovation and Measuring Progress divisions. More concretely, the OECD team is composed of Beatriz Pont, who leads the project and edited the report, Pierre Gouëdard, who co-ordinated the report and organised the publication process (author of Chapters 1, 2, and 5 with Beatriz), Marinus Rouw (author of Chapter 3), and Claire Shewbridge (author of Chapter 4).
Within the OECD, the team acknowledges support from: Andreas Schleicher, Director for Education and Skills; Paulo Santiago, Head of the Policy Advice and Implementation Division; and Deborah Roseveare, Head of the Innovation and Measuring Progress Division. In addition, analysts Marco Kools, José-Luis Alvarez-Galván, and Romane Viennet provided in-depth feedback and advice during the review process.
Our thanks also go to Susan Hyttinen for her background research, and Marta Rilling, who provided administrative support.