NOREC - Norwegian Agency for Exchange and Cooperation

Norec is a competence centre for international cooperation. Through work exchanges, we strengthen global partnerships and provide young people with international work experience.

The Norwegian Agency for Exchange Cooperation (Norec) is Norway’s only competence centre for international exchange. As an executive body under the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, we are a key part of Norway’s integrated approach to achieving the UN’s sustainable development goals.

Our methods put people at the focus. For over 20 years, Norec has helped organisations, institutions, and companies to grow and develop by using the most important resource they have: people.

With a grant from Norec, workplaces send employees on exchange to another country. When the employees return, the entire organisation benefits from what they have learned. The employee gains valuable international work experience, new ideas and new skills.

Training is central to our method. Norec trains and guides participants and partners before, during and after their exchanges. Through group training, partners become part of an international network with colleagues in the field of international development.