iArbeid is an independent and national non-profit employe- and advocacy organization for service providers within vocational rehabilitation, training and adapted employment. Our members mainly provide services on behalf of the National Welfare Administration (Nav) and municipalities. Their main target group is people with reduced ability to work and disabilities, but also Neets (young people outside work and education).
There are approximately 270 service providers that offer specially adapted work and vocational rehabilitation and training in Norway. Almost 7 out of 10 of these providers are members of iArbeid. Most of them are owned by municipalities. Others have non-profit organizations as their main stockholders.
We offer legal advice and support in business and employer questions to our members, and negotiate collective agreements with labor unions on behalf of our members.
We also assist and advise our members with their approval as service providers for the authorities, including keeping the quality standards acquired.
In addition we are engaged in political advocacy in order to influence political decisions and policies that affect the frameworks and regulations for the service providers and the clients they serve. The members of iArbeid create social sustainability by including more people in education and employment. Our members have means and knowledge to contribute considerably in solving the growing labor crisis in our country.
We organize and offer a wide range of methods and tools for inclusion through courses, conferences and training for our service providers and their staff, as well as projects for innovation and development of best practice within the field.
We have initiated and are responsible for the methodology in the Erasmus+ funded project CeVET (Customized Employment in Vocational Education and Training). A main aim for the project is to increase the participation of people with reduced work ability and disabilities in the labour market.
iArbeid cooperates broadly with all stakeholders, members and the public to attain our main goal: Making employment an option for everyone.
