Why organise a course with NIVA?
At NIVA, we make organising advanced courses effortless so you can focus entirely on developing and delivering the content of the course. Here’s how we support you:
Complete event planning and management
NIVA handles all logistics, including bookings, participant communication, and on-site coordination.
Dedicated support
Our experienced team ensures a smooth process from start to finish, so you can concentrate on teaching and sharing your expertise.
International networking
Expand your professional reach and collaborate with like-minded experts.
Compensation
Course leaders and lecturers are paid for their contributions.
All expenses covered:
NIVA covers all costs for travel, accommodation, and meals for course leaders and lecturers.
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Who can organise a course with NIVA?
An expert or research institute can submit a course proposal that they see as having:
Nordic relevance
The course leader is expected to present a Nordic network of prominent experts in the subject area of the course.
Relevance to work environment or working conditions
Our focus areas cover a wide range of topics related to occupational health and safety:
- Chemical work environments
- Safety and accident prevention
- Emerging technologies, such as digitalisation and AI
- Psychosocial and organisational work environments
- Safety culture and chemical risk management
- Work-related crime
Relevance and Criteria Supporting a Sustainable Nordic Labour Market
In line with the Nordic Council of Ministers’ Vision 2030 and priorities for 2025–2030, it is desirable that the course contributes to at least one of the following criteria supporting a sustainable Nordic labour market:
- Promote a healthy working environment amidst the rise of hybrid working, flexible contracts, and extended careers.
- Deepen understanding of psychosocial and organisational challenges.
- Investigate opportunities and challenges of digitalisation, including the application of artificial intelligence (AI).
- Strengthen strategies to prevent workplace illnesses, injuries, fatalities, and unacceptable conditions.
- Promote a green and digital transition in the labour market, both within and beyond the major cities of the Nordic Region.
- Enhance equal treatment and equality in the labour market to fully utilise the Nordic Region’s workforce, regardless of gender, identity, ethnicity, beliefs, disability, orientation, or age.
- Strengthen initiatives to combat cross-border work-related criminality and social dumping, partly through Nordic-Baltic collaboration on work-related crime.
Course formats
On-site: courses and seminars
NIVA’s on-site courses and seminars are organised in a Nordic city and typically last between one and three days, depending on the event format.
On-site courses and seminars provide valuable opportunities for face-to-face networking, promoting the sharing of knowledge and ideas. While on-site events may require a greater commitment from participants in terms of course costs and time, they offer the opportunity for deeper interactions and discussions among participants.
Our on-site events attract around 20 to 40 participants, primarily from the Nordic region.
Online: webinars
NIVA’s webinars are short online events, typically lasting between one and five hours.
They usually consist of a lecture combined with some interaction with participants. While networking opportunities are much more limited compared to on-site events, webinars offer a convenient and accessible way to gain insights on specific topics. Additionally, a series of webinars can be arranged if a deeper approach to the subject is preferred.
The number of participants taking part in our webinars can be up to 100 or more.
Hybrid
Hybrid events combine the benefits of on-site and online participation, allowing attendees to join either in person or remotely. This format is useful when aiming to reduce costs or when a follow-up webinar is beneficial after a course. Hybrid events are also a good alternative when wishing to share parts of the event content with a wider audience.
Instructions for planning a NIVA course
Before submitting a course proposal, please read through our instructions on what to expect when planning and implementing a NIVA course in respect of the roles of the different actors, time schedule, budget, marketing etc.
The benefits of organising a course with NIVA
Deadline
The deadline for proposals for courses due to be organised in 2027 is 31 January 2026.
The NIVA board, which consists of one representative from each Nordic country, selects the courses.
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