The Directorate for Education and Training listed a new vocational cross-path from VG1 Craft, Design and Product Development to VG2 Wood Technology in Building and Construction. The pathway applies from 1 August 2026.
The Directorate for Education and Training published key dates for the autumn 2026 Student Survey. The administration portal opens for school owners on 5 October, and the survey period runs from 19 October to 13 November 2026.
The Directorate for Education and Training published new guidance for schools providing Sami language instruction by distance teaching. The guidance clarifies school responsibilities and supports planning, organisation, and follow-up for pupils with a right to Sami instruction.
The Directorate for Education and Training stated that newly qualified kindergarten teachers from Steiner University College can now be employed as pedagogical leaders in all types of kindergartens without additional kindergarten-pedagogy education.
The Directorate for Education and Training published that the income limit for free core time in kindergarten will be NOK 692,465 from 1 August 2026. The update affects families’ eligibility for moderated kindergarten fees.
Norway amended kindergarten law rules for private family kindergartens and introduced a new exception allowing first-grade pupils in approved private schools to receive instruction in a kindergarten setting when this matches the school’s approved curriculum. The changes entered into force on 19 June 2026.
Norway approved changes to higher-education law allowing universities and university colleges to set lower tuition fees for students from outside the EEA and Switzerland. The same legal package also gives authority to set an upper limit for legal-expense coverage in certain student cases.
Norway amended the Private Schools Act to require schools applying for approval on religious or life-stance grounds to have a connection to the belief system used as the basis for approval. The change entered into force immediately on 19 June 2026.
Norway amended education regulations so municipalities and private schools must offer the working life subject, while offering in-depth subjects in English, Norwegian, Sami, and mathematics becomes optional. A transition rule applies until 1 August 2027.
Norway amended the tertiary vocational education regulations to introduce conditions and procedural rules for institutional accreditation of fagskoler. Accredited institutions can establish and change programmes across all subject areas within the accreditation framework.