Pedagogisk VikarSentral

What Pedagogisk VikarSentral does

Pedagogisk VikarSentral (PVS) is a Norwegian staffing agency specializing in pedagogical personnel for schools, kindergartens, and SFO (school-day care) facilities. Founded in Bergen in 2004 by three newly qualified teachers, the company has grown into one of Norway's largest suppliers of temporary educational staff, operating twelve offices nationwide with a pool of more than 3,000 substitute workers. PVS places personnel across four staffing categories — kindergarten/SFO assistants, teacher substitutes, kindergarten teachers, and certified child/youth workers — via direct placement through local offices and a self-service candidate portal hosted on recman.no.

The business model is placement-fee based, monetized through contracts with municipalities, schools, and kindergartens procured primarily via Norwegian public-sector framework tenders. Notable commercial wins include a first-tier supplier agreement with Stavanger kommune effective March 2025. Since August 2018, PVS has operated as a subsidiary of Edda Group, a Nordic staffing conglomerate formed in 2021 through the merger of Norwegian Eterni Gruppen and Danish Moment AS. The company holds Revidert Arbeidsgiver certification from NHO Service and has been a UN Global Compact member since 2009. PVS also operates PVS-fondet, an annual charitable fund supporting youth-focused initiatives, and partners with NAV on return-to-work labor programs. Revenue, headcount, and contract values are not publicly disclosed.

Name

Pedagogisk VikarSentral

Legal name

Pedagogisk VikarSentral AS

Website

https://pvs.no

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Pedagogisk VikarSentral is a Norwegian staffing agency supplying temporary pedagogical personnel — assistants, teacher substitutes, kindergarten teachers, and youth workers — to schools, kindergartens, and SFO facilities across Norway through twelve regional offices and a 3,000-plus worker pool.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Education Staffing Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Services (611), Professional Employer Organizations (561330)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

State/Federal Reporting, Accountability & Audit Readiness (EDAJAHAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Special Education Staffing & Contracted Providers (Paras, Therapists, Specialists) (EDAJAKAL)

Keywords

• Pedagogical staffing services
• School substitute staffing
• Kindergarten temporary personnel
• Education workforce solutions
• Teacher substitute agency

Headquarters

HQ city

Bergen

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices12 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Staffing and recruitment services: PVS supplies pedagogical personnel (teaching assistants, kindergarten assistants, substitute teachers, kindergarten teachers, and childcare workers) to schools, kindergartens, and SFO (after-school care) across Norway. Revenue is generated by placing temporary workers with clients and charging for staffing services.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Pedagogisk VikarSentral (PVS) is a Norwegian staffing agency that supplies temporary pedagogical personnel — kindergarten assistants, teacher substitutes, kindergarten teachers, and child & youth workers — to schools, kindergartens, and after-school care (SFO) facilities across Norway. The company operates 12 local offices nationwide and matches qualified substitutes with educational institutions requiring temporary staffing coverage.

Product overview

PVS operates as a unified staffing platform providing temporary pedagogical personnel to schools and kindergartens across Norway. The core offering consists of four staffing categories: Assistants (Assistent i barnehage & SFO), Teacher Substitutes (Lærervikar), Kindergarten Teachers (Barnehagelærer), and Child & Youth Workers (Barne- og ungdomsarbeider). These services are delivered through 12 local offices nationwide, supported by a job portal (Recman). The company also operates PVS-fondet, a charitable fund supporting initiatives for children and youth. PVS was established in Bergen in 2004 and became part of Edda Group in August 2018.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PVS-fondet: An annual charitable fund established by PVS to support initiatives that make a difference for children and young people. PVS distributes funds to organizations such as kindergartens, schools, and other entities working directly with children and youth.

Products and services

• Assistent i barnehage & SFO (Kindergarten & SFO Assistant) Temporary staffing service for assistants in kindergartens and after-school care (SFO). No formal education required; positions range from short-term to extended assignments, offering flexible work as a reliable adult for children.
• Lærervikar (Teacher Substitute) Temporary staffing service for qualified teachers. Targets teacher trainees, retired teachers, or those seeking flexible schedules with more classroom time and less administration. Workers choose when and where to accept assignments.
• Barnehagelærer (Kindergarten Teacher) Staffing service connecting qualified kindergarten teachers with customer institutions. Offers both flexible temporary positions and permanent placements depending on customer needs.
• Barne- og ungdomsarbeider (Child and Youth Worker) Staffing service for qualified child and youth workers with professional certification (fagbrev). Matches candidates with kindergartens and after-school care facilities based on their competencies.

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Stavanger kommuneflagshipChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 17 March 2025PVS won the tender as first-tier supplier of temporary staffing services for schools, kindergartens, and SFO in Stavanger municipality. The agreement took effect on March 17, 2025.
• Edda GroupcoreOthers · 1 August 2018In August 2018, PVS became part of Edda Group, a Nordic staffing group. The group includes shared group functions that handle various tasks on behalf of different entities in the Edda Group. Edda Group was formed when Eterni Gruppen merged with Danish Moment AS in 2021, and rebranded as EDDA.
• NAVminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPVS collaborates with NAV (Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration) to help people return to working life. This partnership supports individuals getting back into employment through temporary staffing positions.
• Kreftforeningen (Cancer Society)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerPVS sponsored employee Nikolas Drakos's 4000km run from Bergen to Greece to raise funds for cancer research. PVS went in as sponsor to enable the expedition.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Toptemp: Norwegian staffing agency focused on temporary and permanent placements across education, healthcare and public sectors. Directly comparable to PVS in serving Norwegian schools and kindergartens with substitute personnel.
• Jobzone Norge: Norwegian staffing agency placing temporary and permanent staff across multiple sectors including education. Closely comparable to PVS as a domestic Norwegian competitor bidding on similar municipal and school contracts.
• Personalhuset Staffing Group: Norwegian staffing and recruitment firm serving multiple sectors including education and public administration. Comparable to PVS as a domestic competitor for municipal substitute-staffing contracts.
• StudentConsulting Norge: Norwegian staffing firm specialising in students and young professionals, supplying substitutes and assistants to schools and kindergartens. Directly comparable to PVS on candidate pool, client base (municipalities/schools), and flexible-staffing model.

Broad incumbents

• Manpower Norway: Norwegian subsidiary of ManpowerGroup, offering temporary staffing across education, healthcare, and industrial sectors. Directly comparable as a competing supplier of substitute teachers and assistants to Norwegian municipalities.
• Adecco Norway: Norwegian arm of global staffing giant Adecco Group; places temporary and permanent staff across sectors including education and public services. Comparable to PVS as a competing supplier of substitute pedagogical personnel, but with broader sector coverage and global scale.
• Randstad Norway: Norwegian arm of global staffing firm Randstad, providing temporary and permanent staffing including for education sector roles. Competes with PVS for municipal staffing tenders and substitute-teacher placements.

Emerging players

• Academic Work Norway: Norwegian arm of Swedish staffing firm Academic Work, focused on students, graduates and young professionals including for school/teaching-adjacent roles. Comparable to PVS in placing flexible workers in educational settings, though PVS leads on pedagogical credentialing.

Others

• Moment AS (Denmark): Sister company to PVS within Edda Group, providing general staffing in Denmark. Comparable via shared parent and operational playbook but serves a different national market with broader (non-pedagogical) focus.
• Eterni Gruppen: Norwegian staffing group that merged with Moment AS in 2021 to form Edda Group. Comparable as a related-party staffing peer within Edda Group, sharing clients and operational infrastructure with PVS.

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/PVSNorge

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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