Definition
Lærling (apprentice) is the term for a person in formal vocational training within the Nordic vocational education model (upper secondary education, Vg3). The apprentice enters into a training contract with a company and combines theoretical instruction from school with practical training in the workplace - typically over two years. The system is regulated by the Ministry of Education and Research and is built on the Nordic tradition of master-apprentice learning: competenceDomain knowledge and technical skills - a core value for Tvimenning and a prerequisite for delivering quality in the energy sector. is conveyed from master to journeyman through living work practice. In the energy industry, apprenticeship schemes exist for electrical trades, automation trades and ICT trades. The Nordic apprenticeship model differs from the Anglo-Saxon concept of 'apprentice' in that it is more strictly regulated and confers formal trade certificate qualifications. For technology companies such as TvimenningOld Norse meaning 'two bound together' - one who solves a task shoulder to shoulder with another., the apprenticeship scheme is a means of recruiting and shaping tomorrow's IT talent from the ground up - and contributing to the industry's long-term competence needs.