Kompetansesenter.pl
Since 2008
Norwegian language courses led by an experienced teacher Wojciech Bolanowski
using the unique Kompetansesenter.pl method.
Speciality: Courses 100 lessons per month since 2008.
Develop your skills and use them immediately in practice!
Our company offers Norwegian language courses at all levels, from A1‑A2‑B1‑B2‑C1, as well as professional language courses.
The courses are conducted using our own “Kompetansesenter.pl” method, in which students use only Norwegian from the very first lesson. Each lesson is tailored to the participants’ current perceptual abilities.
/check/ Our method leads to significantly better results in terms of pronunciation and grammatical accuracy than traditional text-based learning and exercises. The results are also faster, resulting in a higher cost-effectiveness ratio.
WThe Norwegian language curriculum for foreigners describes the levels as A1, A2, B1, B2, and C1. Our program is fully compatible with Norwegian and with the Norskprøve examination system.
Note: Students have varying amounts of time available for learning, and differ in their motivation and pace of skill acquisition. During the initial interview, the teacher will assign the candidate to the appropriate group.
A1 Course
Level A1 means you can read and understand familiar words and very simple sentences, such as messages and simple forms. You can understand everyday speech when others speak slowly and clearly about familiar and understandable topics. You can ask and answer simple questions about yourself. Our courses also provide a solid grammatical foundation for further study. With us, you’ll develop good pronunciation, which will impact the results of all your further studies.
A2 Course
Level A2 means you can read, understand, and reproduce simple written information related to personal or professional life. You can respond, ask questions, and hold simple conversations if the other person speaks slowly and on familiar topics. Our courses include extensive pronunciation practice and improvement. After this course, students can speak Norwegian in simple job interviews.
B1 Course
A B1 level of Norwegian means you can present topics orally and in writing, using a rich vocabulary to discuss, describe, and justify the content of texts. You can write longer texts expressing and justifying opinions. You should be able to use digital tools to write CVs, job applications, and complete appropriate electronic forms. You can actively and coherently discuss topics related to work, school, home, and leisure. After our course, students can apply for jobs requiring interpersonal contact, such as nursing, caring, dentistry, or teaching, but to get a job as a doctor or psychologist, you’ll need to learn even more.
B2 Course
Knowledge of Norwegian at the B2 level means you have a rich vocabulary relevant to your everyday life as well as your field of study. You can lecture on topics related to your daily life, but also to politics, the environment, and the media. You can give instructions and convey messages, and you understand some Norwegian dialects. You should be able to critically evaluate texts and, if necessary, employ various learning strategies. You can write texts in a variety of genres, such as reports, summaries, and argumentative texts.
C1 Course
Knowledge of Norwegian at the C1 level means you can understand, reproduce, and discuss longer, demanding texts, and analyze what the author is trying to say, even if it’s not explicitly stated. You possess a rich vocabulary and can adapt your language to suit the purpose of your texts and conversations. You have mastered Norwegian grammar and can write on topics not necessarily related to your everyday life or work. You possess a variety of learning strategies and can apply them effectively to acquire new knowledge.
Vocational language courses
We have previously conducted courses for doctors, nurses, medical assistants, pharmacists, drivers, platform workers, and managers.
Who is a teacher?
My name is Wojciech Bolanowski.
I am a teacher by vocation and education.
Teaching is my passion, hobby, and daily life.
In my private life, I am the father of five adult children, three of whom were born in Norway. My children also worked in Norway in their professions.
I lived in Norway for eight years. I worked as a researcher at the University of Oslo and was a consultant for a trading company in the oil industry. I have been closely observing the changes taking place in Norwegian society for 35 years.
Wojciech Bolanowski Teacher
Our history
2008
The company launched in October 2008, implementing a unique program of intensive, Norwegian language instruction in the classroom, 5 x 5 lessons per week. We were the first school in Poland to offer courses in this format. These were “100 lessons per month” courses, guaranteeing progress by one level per month: A1-A2-B1-B2. Thanks to our “Kompetansesenter.pl” curriculum, students were ready to work in Norway in their chosen professions after 3-4 months of study, provided they did not require a higher-level language exam. In this case, the course duration was longer.
2010
In 2010, the course offerings were expanded to include online instruction in small groups at higher levels. These courses were primarily intended for our graduates who had already started working in Norway and their families.
2020
In 2020, in response to market needs, we began online instruction in small groups at all levels, not just the higher levels. This enabled customers to learn Norwegian from scratch to B2/C1 in a continuous online learning system without having to wait for the next course start date.
1000+
Trained people
17+
Years of teaching
5
Course levels
Flexible
dates
Small
groups
Certificates
A1–C
Online &
on-site
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the most frequently
asked questions
Here, we teach with passion. We don’t teach routinely; each lesson offers something unexpected. We don’t “repeat textbooks.” We strive to keep students’ attention throughout the entire lesson, so the lesson must be engaging. One of our main goals is to teach them to think in Norwegian, avoid translating from native language to Norwegian and vice versa, and avoid copying of native grammar. Daily learning immerses you in the Norwegian language. Artificial Intelligence calls this “language immersion.”
Maybe so, but you should first check the teacher’s teaching skills. You might think they speak Norwegian fluently, but is it a beautiful and accurate language? After all, if they speak too fast or too slow, don’t speak elegantly, or have a strong local dialect, you won’t find it out anyway. Can they teach? Do they know what to do during a lesson? How to respond to unexpected questions? Can they explain grammar in a simple way, so it doesn’t seem like black magic? And one more thing you might not know: Norwegian teachers are taught not to criticize or judge students and tend to not correct their mistakes. So, will a Norwegian “native speaker” have the courage to break the barrier of correctness they’ve acquired throughout their education and correct your mistakes? Will they take on the task of shaping your pronunciation? Well… not every true Norwegian can be a good Norwegian teacher.
Since 2008, I’ve been teaching a monthly course with five lessons a day, which resulted in truly “rocket-class progress” (we did 100 lessons a month). This is how it was taught and still is at the Rosenhof Voksenopplæring language center in Oslo. We drew on their many years of experience teaching foreigners to design our intensive courses.
Our courses gave incomparably faster and lasting longer results than the popular courses at “Folkeuniversitetet” in Norway. After 3-4 months, students were ready to work with Norwegian clients in a Norwegian environment, and after 9-12 months, they were able to pass the B2/C1 exam. We are currently also offering one or two hours of instruction per day, five times a week.
In this mode, a big part of students forget as they learn. In our opinion, such a course can only maintain language use at a previously acquired level, but it’s difficult to progress.
Indeed, daily meetings cost more than weekly meetings. However, if your goal is to get a good job, the answer is clear: it’s better to have that position in a few months than nobody knows when. After 300 lessons, which cost 36 000-45 000 NOK, you go to work in Norway and earn money. If you think this is too much of an investment, don’t invest in learning Norwegian.
- It’s best to learn Norwegian without working, with part-time work, or with flexible online working hours. If this is your situation, you can reach a B1 level in four months with an intensive daily course.
- If you’re a high school or university student, you can use your summer break to learn Norwegian.
- If you work a rotating shift, try studying with your colleagues every morning during the weeks you’re home.
- If you already have a job in Norway, force yourself to sign up for a daily evening course and hope you don’t fall asleep. We’ve had many such students, and they made good progress.
Many couples have studied with us and now live happily in Norway. They haven’t heard any unpleasant or malicious comments from Norwegians. They live well in Norwegian circles. They find jobs with Norwegians without any major problems. The Child Protection Office (the infamous Barnevernet—rightly so, in our opinion) has never been interested in how they raise their children. In any situation, at preschool or school, they can communicate so well with the teacher and counselor that no one interferes in their home life. In our opinion, anyone living with a child in Norway and not speaking Norwegian well is playing with fire. I have five children, three of whom were born in Norway and I have my own experience, not only others’.
We thought that learning had to begin in the classroom, and only at a higher level could we learn effectively online. We’d been practicing this learning system since 2010. However, we conducted pilot courses at lower levels, and in spring 2020, when classes were closed, we were ready to move all classes (including those “from scratch”) online. It turned out that “it works”! The number of satisfied graduates who have passed the B2 exam, whom we’ve never seen “in person,” is growing. This means we can teach pronunciation, conversation, and writing online. It can be done!
In recent years, we have taught over a dozen high school students who are now studying in Norway. A language certificate with a B2 level is required for admission. To achieve this level, you must choose one of two paths: take a very intensive course after your final exams, or while attending high school, learn Norwegian in the evenings and/or during the summer.
We have also had teenage students attending school in Norway enrolled in our courses and their goal was to improve their language skills.
Yes.