About
I am a PhD candidate at the Department of Vocational Teacher Education, where I have previously worked as a university lecturer since 2021. My doctoral project is entitled From Unskilled to Skilled Worker – Adults Obtaining a Trade Certificate through the Practice Candidate Scheme. The study is based on interviews with informants who are currently, or have recently been, using the scheme to obtain trade certificates as cleaning operators, professional drivers, or healthcare workers. The aim is to generate new knowledge about how adults who have not previously completed upper secondary education learn in the workplace, through both informal and formal learning processes.
From my position as a assistant professor, I have gained experience with both online and campus-based vocational teacher education. I have taught within the professional pedagogy and vocational subjects and have held course coordinator responsibilities.
My background is from the automotive industry, where I hold both a trade and master’s certificate in light vehicle mechanics, as well as a trade certificate in spare parts trade. I also hold a technical college degree specialising in workshop management, a bachelor's degree in vocational teacher education, and a master’s degree in vocational pedagogy. In addition, I have extensive experience teaching vocational subjects at the upper secondary school level.
My academic interests include at-risk youth, adult learning, school dropout issues, and the use of mini-companies within vocational education programmes. I am open to external assignments within my areas of expertise. Recently, I have carried out assignments for PensionDanmark, Junior Achievement Norway, the Oslo school, the Directorate for Higher Education and Skills (HK-dir), the Norwegian Correctional Service, the Directorate for Education and Training, and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK). I am subject editor for Technology and Industrial Trades in the Store Norske Leksikon (Great Norwegian Encyclopaedia) and serve as a member of the examination board for the spare parts trade in Østfold county.
Research groups
Research projects
Ongoing research projects
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From Unskilled to Skilled workers – Adults Obtaining a Trade Certificate through the Practice Candidate Scheme
PhD project exploring how adults without upper secondary education learn their trade, develop a vocational identity, and obtain a trade certificate through the Norwegian practice candidate scheme.
Completed research projects
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Staying on Track – completion in vocational education and training
A longitudinal interview study following vocational students with low grades from lower secondary education through upper secondary vocational education and training (VET).
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Gilberg, Arnfinn
(2024).
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Skandinavisk tidsskrift for yrker og profesjoner i utvikling - SJVD.
Vol. 9.
https://doi.org/10.7577/sjvd.4999
