– I look forward to it every day. I stand up and think: Yes! Now it’s Monday again. Aina Amalie Nordås’s hair is pulled away from her face, and her work clothes are on. She is well into the process of spreading grout over a wall. – Now I joint the tiles so that it is close to the membrane here. Aina Amalie Nordås is very pleased with the choice to start as an apprentice at the age of 32. Photo: Thomas Ystrøm / news Aina is in the process of obtaining a vocational certificate as a bricklayer. She already has a certificate in concrete work. So now she has chosen to start vocational certificate number two, as a 32-year-old. – The days are never the same, it’s creative, I get challenges and I always get to see new things and people. She believes she takes her new education more seriously now than she did when she was younger. It is important for her to do well. The business world is crying out for competence It is precisely more people like the apprentice Aina that the business world wants. People who dare to invest, to get a professional education. Because the lack of labor is great. Two out of three companies say that they do not have enough employees with the right skills and education. Every year business and politicians meet at the Solar Meeting in Rogaland. news broadcasts directly from Sola on Monday. They simply cannot get hold of the people they need. There is a shortage of professionals, especially within the health and care sector and construction. Regional director Tone Grindland in NHO Rogaland says this slows down development. – Among other things, it is about losing business opportunities. That is one consequence of not having the relevant skills. It may also happen that professional environments in a company are weathered because there are not enough people who know what they should be able to do. Both the private and public sector must contribute And it is not going to get better in the years to come. The population is getting older and fewer people are going to work. Grindland believes that it will require more from those who are in work. – We may have to work longer, and not retire early. Then we contribute to maintaining the welfare state and the services we have today so that Norway moves forward. Regional director of NHO Rogaland Tone Grindland Photo: Thomas Ystrøm / news Today one in five between the ages of 30 and 60 is out of work. NHO believes that many of these can get into working life and limit the great shortage of labor, with better adaptations. – There are many people on the outside of working life who want to be on the inside. Bringing in more of those who are currently on the outside is something that both the private and public sector can contribute to. Require new thinking from companies Statistics chief Ulf Andersen at NAV says that 56,200 people aged 20 to 66 are outside the workforce in Rogaland. That amounts to 19 percent. Ulf Andersen, head of statistics at NAV Photo: Nav He has no doubts about what he thinks employers must do to recruit more people. – My appeal to the employers is that they can perhaps lower the requirements, so that it is easier for those who want and can work. Then the employers must take greater responsibility, Andersen believes, and set aside more time for training and facilitation. – There are many things to take off, but it requires new thinking from the companies. Aina Amalie Nordås has no regrets about taking a new professional education as an adult, and strongly recommends it to more people. – You just have to dare to bet, and be tough enough. I think there are many who regret not having done it. It’s never too late to start.
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Business needs more expertise – apprentice Aina Amalie Nordås will soon have two vocational certificates – news Rogaland – Local news, TV and radio
