Drop-in is closed Monday 12 April.
CORONA RULES AT OSLO VO SERVICE CENTRE
Due to the risk of infection, the Service Center wants as few as possible to drop-in on Mondays (12-18). If you can, we ask you to contact us by phone / email instead.
Call us on 23 47 00 00, or send us an e-mail (postmottak@ude.oslo.kommune.no, write "Oslo VO Servicesenter" and what the case is about in the subject field), or book an appointment to apply for a Norwegian course or Primary school by phone / WhatsApp here, or book career guidance by phone here.
The drop-in on Mondays may close at short notice. Only those who already have an appointment there are allowed to enter when the drop-in is closed.
When you visit Oslo VO Service Centre, you MUST wear a FACE MASK. You must also keep at least one meter away from others. Wash your hands with Antibac when you arrive and when you leave, preferably more often. If you are ill, you must stay at home.
You can read more at Oslo Kommune here (in Norwegian) and here (in several languages).
APPLY FOR NORWEGIAN COURSE OR FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL?
Now you can have a registration/admission interview to apply for a Norwegian course or Primary school for adults on internet.
First: book an appointment by filling in this form (Use Chrome!) Most interviews are taking place on the Internet (WhatsApp). After you have booked the appointment, you will receive a confirmation via SMS, and a consultant from the Service Centre will call you. Then a consultant from the Service Centre will call you when you have the appointment.
We encourage you to book an appointment in advance. The Service Centre is normally open for drop-in Mondays from 12.00-18.00. This may close at short notice. Please remember to wear a face mask when you visit the Centre!
Read more: Norwegian courses: Norwegian Language courses, How to register, Paid courses, Rules and regulations.
Primary and Lower Secondary here.
UPPER SECONDARY SCHOOL & COUNSELLING/CAREER GUIDENCE
Fix an appointment at Karriere Oslo here for counselling on phone. Subjects for the counselling: general counselling about education and work, or information about «realkompetansevurdering» and «Fagbrev på jobb». Drop-in counselling (20 minutes) at the Service Centre is normally open Mondays from 12.00-18.00. This may close at short notice! Please remember to wear a face mask when you visit the Centre!
Application: Have you decided which type of Upper Secondary you wish to apply for? Here you find the joint online application form for general pre-university studies, vocational studies and for assessment of prior formal and informal learning (Realkompetansevurdering). You need a BankId or MinID to apply.
Application deadlines for general pre-university studies and vocational studies are 1 February (main) for autumn term, and 1 October (minor) for spring term.
“Realkompetansevurdering, RKV": Read more HERE.
NORWEGIAN SOCIETY COURSES AND TESTS & CITIZENSHIP TEST
Registrations (in Norwegian) for courses and tests here. More info in English here.
Read more about Norwegian Society courses here, the social studies test here and the citizenship test here.
Drop-in: Normally open Monday 12-18. Drop-in may close at short notice.
Please remember to wear a face mask when you visit the Centre!
Phone hours: Monday 09-14. Tuesday 10-14. Wednesday & Thursday 09-14. Friday 09-12.