Occupational Therapy Training and Education

Occupational therapy is a rapidly growing profession in Norway with three new occupational therapist programmes during the last 15 years. Norwegian occupational therapists receive their training at five university colleges and higher institutions. The courses give a bachelor degree and meet the Norwegian national standards («rammeplan») as well as the minimum standards required by the World Federation of Occupational Therapists – WFOT (see link at the right hand side).

Around 250 occupational therapists qualify each year. They have the option to participate in postgraduate studies via the Norwegian universities and colleges. Many Norwegian occupational therapists have postgraduate training. The most common fields are psychiatry, rehabilitation, counselling and management as well as master degree in health sciences. The first Norwegian occupational therapists have done / are finalising their doctoral studies. Since 2001 Norwegian occupational therapists have the possibility to study Occupational Science at Sør-Trøndelag University College

There are five centres for educating Occupational Therapists in Norway:

Occupational Therapy Programme
Oslo University College
Faculty of Health Sciences
Pilestredet 52
0167 OSLO
Norway
Phone: +47 22 45 20 00
Fax: +47 22 45 20 35
www.hio.no/content/view/full/4563
Year course commenced:1952

Occupational Therapy Programme
Sør-Trøndelag University College
Faculty of Health Education and Social Work
7004 Trondheim
Tel: +47 73 55 90 00
Fax: +47 73 55 92 11
www.hist.no/english
Year course commenced:1975

Occupational Therapy Programme
Tromsø University College
Faculty of Health Sciences
9293 Tromsø
Norway
Phone: +47 77 66 03 00
Fax: +47 77 66 06 12
www.hitos.no/english
Year course commenced:1990

Occupational Therapy Programme
Bergen University College
Faculty of Health and social science
Møllendalsveien 6
5009 Bergen
Norway
Tel: +47 55 58 75 00
Fax: +47 55 29 83 64
www.hib.no/english
Year course commenced:1993

Occupational Therapy Programme
Rogaland College
Sandroen 2
N-4350 Nærbø
Norway
Phone: +47 51 79 96 50
Fax: +47 51 79 96 51
www.rlvphs.no/english
Year course commenced: 2001

Norwegian occupational therapy
The Norwegian Association of Occupational Therapists (NETF)
Occupational Therapy in Norway
Work as an Occupational Therapist in Norway
Occupational Therapy Specialist