Prior checks – checks of professional qualifications
Prior checks only apply to professions that fall under the scope of the general system for recognition on the basis of evidence of formal qualifications. In principle, prior checks do not apply to professions that fall under the scope of recognition on the basis of professional experience (trade and craft professions), coordination of minimum training requirements (harmonised professions: doctors, nurses, dentists, pharmacists, midwives, veterinary surgeons), and the ones for which common training principles have been established.
The competent authority shall, within one month of receiving the notification, determine whether you can start working without further scrutiny of your qualifications, or if you need to undergo a compensation measure.
If the competent authority needs more than one month to determine this, you shall be notified of the reason for the delay within one month after the notification was received. In such cases, the competent authority shall make a decision within two months after the reason for the delay has been resolved.
If the competent authority has not processed the application within these deadlines, you may practice the profession.
Professions for which prior checks are required:
Divers:
- Diver, class A
- Diver, class B
- Diving Supervisor
Road traffic:
- Driving instructor
- Driving instructor – additional qualifications, categories A1, A2 and A
- Driving instructor – additional qualifications, heavy categories
- Emergency vehicle driver
- Emergency vehicle driver training manager
- Emergency vehicle driving instructor
Health professions:
- Advanced Practice Nursing – General Practice
- Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist
- Naprapath
- Osteopath
- Emergency medical technician
- Pharmacy technician
- Audiologist
- Medical laboratory technician
- Occupational therapist
- Podiatrist
- Physiotherapist
- Health care worker
- Medical secretary
- Chiropractor
- Clinical nutritionist
- Optometrist
- Cardiovascular perfusionist
- Orthoptist
- Prosthetist
- Psychologist
- Radiographer
- Bachelor in pharmacy: Prescriptionist
- Dental health secretary
- Dental hygienist
- Dental technician
- Nurse trained in learning disabilities
Blasting and electrical professions:
- Automation electrician
- Automation mechanic
- Electrician (low voltage)
- Electrical equipment repairer
- Power-supply fitter electrician
- Lift electrician
- Train electrician
- Power line electrician
- Repairer of electromedical devices
- Person who has the professional responsibility for work related to electrical installations on the employer's own electrical (low and high voltage) power distribution grids, line networks, distribution systems, transformer substations and appurtenant equipment
- Person who has the professional responsibility for work related to electrical installations
- Person who has the professional responsibility for the operation and maintenance of the employer's own low-voltage installations or for simple low power high-voltage installations
- Person who has the professional responsibility for inspections of electrical systems on behalf of the Norwegian authorities
- Person who performs inspections of electrical installations and electrical equipment on behalf of the Norwegian authorities
- Authorised rock blaster
- Authorised rock blaster adviser
- Certified pyrotechnician
- Certified stage pyrotechnician
- Technical blasting adviser