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The Norwegian Directorate for Education and Training (Norwegian: Utdanningsdirektoratet, UDIR) is Norwegian government agency under the Ministry of Education and Research. The Directorate is responsible for the development of kindergarten, primary and secondary education – including vocational training. The Norwegian Support System for Special Education (Statped) is managed by the Directorate.
| Utdanningsdirektoratet | |
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| Government agency overview | |
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| Formed | 15 June 2004 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Norway |
| Headquarters | Oslo, Norway |
| Government agency executive |
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| Parent Government agency | Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research |
| Website | www.udir.no |
The organisation, is headquarters is based in Oslo with branches in Hamar, Molde and Tromsø. The Directorate was established in 2004 by then-Minister of Education Kristin Clemet. Its director from 2004 to 2015 was Petter Skarheim. Hege Nilssen is the director general (2015-.)
In 2018, the Directorate for Education was merged with the Norwegian Center for ICT in Education.
The results of student examinations were annulled for all 1698 test takers (in subject "matematikk 1 T"), because the agency had e-mailed the questions prior to the exam, as instructed by a non-authorized recipient.[1]
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