Norwegian for health professionals

Norwegian for health professionals is an online course that covers the basics of Norwegian health care, industry and vocabulary. This course is for you who have education or work experience as a health professional or healthcare worker and wish to qualify to work in the health sector in Norway.

All the lessons have audio, and many words and expressions are explained. You will get your own tutor who will provide feedback on your assignments and have online meetings with you 2 times per month.
 

You can start the course any time!

 

Learning objectives

Through the 12 online lessons, you will be introduced to key areas and topics such as

 

• Elderly care
• Diet
• Illness
• Alternative Therapies
• Ethics and Communication
• Health care in Norway
• Mental Health
• Patient Rights
• Different occupations in health care
   

Furthermore, the course will provide you with the vocabulary you need to communicate in different situations at work. Reading and listening comprehension, grammar and pronunciation are also emphasized in the course.
 

Prerequisites

To take this course you must be able to communicate in Norwegian at least at level A2. We recommend that you take the regular Norwegian course at the same time. If you do not attend the regular Norwegian cousre, you can still join, but you should have participated on a A2 course earlier or get level A2 at Lingu's placement test.