Competence Arena Norrbotten

Norrbotten's challenges in skills supply are great - we are breaking new ground in broad collaboration

Background

We in Norrbotten are in the midst of extensive industrial establishment with a great need for labor and a societal transformation that breaks previous patterns. We have almost no unemployment and therefore no large labor reserve that can take the new jobs.

In this difficult situation, key actors in the county lack the knowledge, collaboration and capacity to meet the challenge. This includes, for example, employers, decision-makers, training coordinators and industry organisations.  

What do the skills needs look like? How do we match needs and availability of labor? How can employers find new ways to solve their skills supply? How do we reduce inequalities in the labor market?

Goals with Competence Arena Norrbotten

In the long term, the project aims at two things:

• to develop a model to assess the county's workforce needs.
• to increase readiness to handle the county's challenges in skills supply. 

Who are our collaboration partners?

Region Norrbotten, the county's municipalities and business companies, Akademi Norr and the Association of Local Authorities of Lapland are collaborating partners.

Project period

The Norrbotten Competence Arena project is a three-year project, 2025-2027.

Who is financing the project?

The project is funded by the European Social Fund, ESF+.