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7400 adults in more than 700 activities across the country receive money for training in reading writing and digital skills through the Competence Plus Scheme. Viken Oslo and Rogaland are the counties that receive the most funding this year.Employers in all industries place ever higher demands on competence. Competence plus is therefore a very important scheme for working life so that employees are equipped to be able to keep up with their jobs. The high number of applications shows how important the supplementary scheme Competence Plus is for many both in working life and within volunteering says Minister of Research and Higher Education Ola Borten Moe.The corona crisis in the last two years has shown that people with low or little formal competence are the ones who drop out of working life first. They will also struggle to get back into working life.By giving these more education and competence we invest in the labor market in the future both in the short and long term. This is a win-win for employees employers and society says Moe.The purpose of the Competence Plus scheme is to strengthen adults basic skills. In this years award ceremony applications that combine training in digital skills with reading and writing are prioritized. The Directorate for Higher Education and Competence HK-dir assesses the applications.The corona pandemic has shown that written communication on digital platforms is very important at all levels of education and in all professions. Digital skills are already an essential part of everyday work and will become even more important in the future. That is why we are investing heavily in this says director Sveinung Skule in HK-dir.
