Search Page
Log in Remember that you need to be logged in to access content located in "My Page" or content available only to members.
Are you looking for completed courses or events? Search the course archive
-
Competency mapping
...few simple tools, Tekna helps you put in words what it is you can do as well as what interests and motivates ... competency is valuable, so it’s important that you keep it updated. It’s also important for you to be...
Topic -
Will this year’s julebord be the best ever?
...behave now that the pandemic is apparently over? Is it okay to hug one another? Can you shake your boss’ ... social animals who need to be around others, so it’s super important to have in-person social events...
Article Råd og tips Nov. 30 2021 -
Free training courses for Tekna members
...that include NITO, Norsk Olje og Gass and EL- og IT-forbundet, Tekna has been involved in developing ... Individuals who are getting unemployment benefits won’t lose these benefits, and active employees can combine...
Article Råd og tips Jan. 27 2022 -
Photonics enabled by Artificial intelligence, or vice versa?
...movement, and balance Abstract: The human brain: what is it good for? One can argue that movement and balance ... (fNIRS) is an exciting brain cerebral cortex modality. It reflects the activities of glial cells in terms of...
Article IKT-bloggen Dec. 10 2021 Streaming -
Are you making these interview mistakes?
BE PRESENT IN THE MOMENT: Jon Fredrik Alfsen says it’s important to be present during your interview. Photo: ... think through your responses before speaking You owe it to yourself and the employer to give as good and...
Article Råd og tips Sept. 21 2021 -
Your employer’s management rights
...employment contract places limits on management rights It follows from this that an employment contract is ... is central to ensuring employee rights as it’s normally the only written document that defines the contractual...
Article Råd og tips Mar. 2 2021 -
Your rights when laid off or unemployed
...can I be laid off? Can my employer pay my unemployment benefits in advance? Can my employer pay me the difference ... difference between my salary and unemployment benefits when I’m laid off? Can my employer reduce my salary...
Topic -
11 things you need to check before signing an employment contract
...your employment contract carefully before signing it. Råd og tips According to Working Environment Act ... possible. For example, if the stated workplace is Asker, it’ll be more difficult for your employer to decide...
Article Råd og tips June 17 2024 -
What you should know if you’ve been laid off
...connected to the organization (and not the employee). It's a pre-requisite that layoffs happen only when there’s ... starting any layoff process. The company must inform its employees why layoffs are necessary and which employees...
Article Råd og tips Dec. 5 2025 -
Highly educated adults are the new trade unionists
According to numbers from Statistics Norway, highly educated adults have the highest rate of ... immigrants than for non-immigrants in this group. It’s also lower for managers and ICT consultants than...
Article Tekna Magasinet Oct. 8 2021 -
Techie Talk: Do technical presentations need to live up to their reputation?
...message was often so unclear and unenthusiastic that it seemed as if they had given up before even starting ... rather sheepishly and say something like, “Well, it’s very technical, so prepared to be bored…” or “Now...
Article Working in Norway May 15 2016 -
Egenmelding: What to do if you can’t work because you’re sick/injured
English – a definition that doesn’t make any sense on its own. A better definition that makes more sense is ... up to 3 days of absence from work when you’re ill. It is, but there are some rules to go along with this...
Article Working in Norway Nov. 3 2021 -
A lot of employees want to work from home – changes must be made before people start getting sick
...revealed by a recent survey undertaken by Tekna among its members. - We see that this will be a long-lasting ... -This is serious, and something must be done about it. The employer has a lot of responsibility in this...
Article Aktuelt Mar. 3 2021 -
LinkedIn Learning: Summarizing Yourself in Five (Easy*) Steps
...hasn’t taken off in Norway as it has in countries like the US and UK. Could it be that the stereotype of ... don’t want to overdo it and appear full of myself. And that makes me insecure, so it’s easier not to do anything...
Article Working in Norway Nov. 1 2016 -
What you should know about severance agreements
Entering into a severance agreement is voluntary; it’s also not unusual for a severance agreement to contain ... certain conditions in order to be considered valid: It must be objectively justified, respect an agreed...
Article Råd og tips Dec. 5 2025 -
Paper talk: Ethical Considerations in Large Language Model Research
Broadcast live at 11:00 AM on December 20, 2024 Tekna Big Data Video: Paper talk: Ethical Considerations ... and he loves sharing what he's learned—whether it's in workshops, lectures, or just nerding out about...
Article Tema: Informasjonsteknologi Feb. 10 2025 Streaming -
Employment in the public sector
...to the qualification principle described below. It’s important that the most qualified candidate is offered ... 7) include the law’s first paragraph stating that it’s possible to make an exception for, among other things...
Article Råd og tips Feb. 22 2021 -
Definiton of terms and phrases used about salary in Tekna
...group divided by the number of people in the group. It can give an indication of the "typical" salary but ... allowances such as shift allowances and the value of benefits in kind (mobile, broadband, etc.) are not included...
Article Råd og tips Feb. 3 2025 -
Cross-Cultural Confusion: What’s Not to Love at an Interview?
Rather, it was what followed in the article that made me stop and think about how challenging it can be ... when trying to get a new job. And how challenging it is to teach, for example, English-based interview...
Article Working in Norway Aug. 10 2016 -
Living Abroad and Leaving Your Own Behind (in Your New Country)
It’s interesting to observe how, when living in a foreign country, certain foreigners behave towards ... residents … assimilation,integration, Working in Norway It’s interesting to observe how, when living in a foreign...
Article Working in Norway Jan. 12 2016 -
Sickness and Sick Leave
NAV eller din tillitsvalgt. Forløpet ved sykdom Anyone can be struck down by illness. If it happens to you ... over the course of a 12-month period, during which it makes no difference if the absence is 1, 2 or 3 days...
Article Råd og tips Sept. 15 2021 -
Mars and Venus: (Not) Talking to Strangers in Norway
...on a crowded train next to another woman her age. It was a beautiful day outside, a rare thing in November ... comment on this weather. Maybe it would lead to a conversation, and maybe it wouldn’t. But at least we’d...
Article Working in Norway Dec. 29 2017 -
CV Writing: Don’t Just Be Responsible, Be Active
It happened once again – the course takers (mine) taught the course instructor (me) something new. At ... been retired, never to be put to work again. Putting it bluntly, who cares what you was responsible for at...
Article Working in Norway Apr. 10 2021 -
We’re going for more content in English
...published throughout 2020. The majority of membership benefits have been translated, while at the same time ... with English as their working language. That’s why it’s important to offer these members relevant and high-quality...
Article Aktuelt June 1 2021 -
Organization
The Supervisory Board is Tekna's supreme political body, and it meets every ... Supervisory Board is Tekna's supreme political body, and it meets every second year. The Executive Board is responsible...
Topic
Streaming