International Council for Education of People with Visual Impairment, European region
National Page of Norway
Contact person
Mrs Toril Loe
Tambartun National Resource Centre
No-7224 Melhus, Norway
tel: 00 47 72 879343,
fax: 00 47 72 8799310,
e-mail: toril.loe at ks-tambartun.no
Educational institutions
The National Support System for Special Education (Statped)
The general objective for Statped is to give guidance and support to those in charge of the education in municipalities and county administrations to ensure that children, young people and adults with major and special educational needs are secured well-advised educational and developmental provisions.Statped consists of 13 resource centres owned by the State, and 5 units for special education, owned by local authorities, county administrations, foundations or private organisations, where Statped buys services. These centres offer special educational guidance and support for local authorities and county administrations.