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Tips on finding a course and useful sites
To take a course in a Maltese company, it is not essential to speak and write in
Maltese. English is sufficient for normal relations in the world of business. It
should also be noted that Italian is understood and spoken by part of the Maltese
population.
CV and covering letter sectors connected with maritime activities. Norway is a highly developed country,
The covering letter and the CV must be written in English. Useful advice on the
drafting of these documents is to be found on the site Fish4jobs:
www.fish4.co.uk/career-advice/cv-templates-and-cover-letters
Sectors in which to look for a course
Tourism is a sector with strong potential (there are a lot of hotels, bars, restaurants
and travel agencies in Malta, with tourists coming from all over Europe and
beyond). Jobs are concentrated on the most populated sites (Portomaso, Saint
Julian’s, Valletta, Sliema and Saint Paul Bay).
General websites At vocational college, the term yrkesfag is used. Vocational training is often based
÷ The Franco-Maltese Chamber of Commerce: www.mfccmalta.com
÷ The French Embassy in Valletta: mt.ambafrance.org
÷ Directory of Commercial Companies with the Maltese Chamber of
Commerce: www.maltabusinessbook.com
÷ Directory of exporting industries with Malta Enterprise:
mim.maltaenterprise.com
÷ List of hospitality establishments: www.visitmalta.com/fr
÷ Employment and Training Corporation:jobsplus.gov.mt/schemes-
jobseekers/traineeships
The Franco-Maltese Chamber of Commerce www.mfccmalta.com offers a paying
service of personalised assistance for French students wishing to take a course
in a company in Malta. It helps look for a course in the sector of activity required
by the student (priority is given to courses lasting more than three months), and
provides for the presentation to the host company and support in the search for
housing.
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Courses in Norway
Norway has remained outside the European Union, while being a major
partner with many privileged institutional agreements in the context of the EFTA
countries.
The sectors relating to the extraction of oil and gas are well developed, as are the
with social work and IT both expanding their job offers. The unemployment rate is
very low; around 3.5%.
Oslo is a major centre for maritime technology while Bergen is an international
centre for aquaculture, the offshore oil industry and sub-marine technology.

Name and legal framework
Internship, trainee, yrkesfag
The concept of training courses exists in Norway under the headings of internship
or trainee.
on the 2+2 system: the first two years are spent in high school with some hours
in workshops and short training courses. The following two years take the form
of training with a strong presence in businesses. For a short course, high school
students sign a contract called opplæringskontrakt, while apprentices sign a
convention named lærekontrakt.
For higher education:
Courses in Norway are normally taken at the end of their studies for young skilled
workers and last on average for twelve months. It is often seen as a preliminary
work experience before finally going to work. Some programmes, however,
allow courses to be taken during studies in the universities of applied sciences,
particularly høyskole, the more often at Master’s level. These courses, validated by
ECTS credits, last from three to twelve weeks.
Example at the University of Oslo: www.uio.no/english /search/internship.
Information for trainees in Norway:
www.trainee.no/information-in-english
In all cases, a course contract must be signed with the employer to determine its
conditions. Courses are not all paid.
In principle, the working day may not exceed 9 hours or a maximum of 40 hours
per week. The usual duration of work contracts is 36 - 38 hours.
Administrative formalities
It is necessary to apply to the National Register to receive an eleven-digit identity
number (date of birth plus a five-digit personal number) if the trainee wishes to
remain in Norway for more than six months. Registration is carried out at the
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