Blimester.com

What Blimester.com does

Blimester.com AS is an Oslo-based, independent non-profit educational institution that delivers regulated Norwegian master craftsman (mesterbrev) education to working tradespeople. The institution was established in 2015 and is governed with the support of nine nationwide Norwegian construction trade associations. Its product is a 1.5-year (max 3-year) web-based Mesterutdanning (Master Education Program) structured around three sequential modules — Bedriftsledelse (business leadership), Faglig Ledelse (professional leadership), and Faglig Fordypning (trade-specific deepening) — delivered through a Microsoft SharePoint-hosted student portal with online lectures and three streamed weekend gatherings per semester held in Oslo. The catalog spans 17+ trade specializations across construction (carpentry, masonry, plumbing, painting, roofing, ventilation, scaffolding, glazing, landscaping, chimney sweep, refrigeration/heat pump) and workshop crafts (locksmith, watchmaker, silversmith, goldsmith).

The institution's commercial model is direct-to-consumer tuition: students self-enroll via blimester.com and pay 58,000 NOK across three semesters (20,000 / 19,000 / 19,000 NOK), with a 10% discount available for member-company-sponsored enrollees. All instructional materials, case assignments, examinations, and HSE courses for employers are bundled into the price. There is no reseller or third-party distribution; student acquisition flows through organic SEO, the nine industry-association referral networks, breakfast webinars, social media (Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram), email, and PR partnerships such as the 2024 Norsk Byggebransje 'Partner i Fokus' feature.

As of 2026 Blimester reports a record 177 active students and 73 new enrollees in the Fall 2025 intake, its largest single cohort to date. The institution is led by CEO Randy Gomez (appointed January 2025) alongside project and student administrator Annette Reynolds, operating with a lean team of approximately five. Recent strategic actions include the September 2025 launch of locksmith (låsesmedfaget) education under the new Verkstedhåndverksfag workshop-crafts vertical, formal engagement with Mesterbrevnemnda to align curriculum with official certification standards, and the 2024 absorption of students displaced by the bankruptcy of competitor Folkeuniversitetet via a partnership with Folkeuniversitetets Fagskole.

Name

Blimester.com

Legal name

Blimester.com AS

Website

https://blimester.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Blimester.com AS is an Oslo-based non-profit institution delivering regulated Norwegian master craftsman (mesterbrev) education to working tradespeople across 17+ construction and workshop trade specializations, via a SharePoint-based online platform plus weekend gatherings, with tuition of 58,000 NOK per student.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Vocational Trade Education

NAICS

Technical and Trade Schools (6115), Professional and Management Development Training (611430), Exam Preparation and Tutoring (611691)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Professional & Applied Skills Noncredit Certificates (Non-licensure) (EDAAAEAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Foundational PM & Delivery Methods (Waterfall/Agile/Hybrid) (EDABAHAA)

Keywords

• Master craftsman education
• Vocational trades certification
• Construction leadership training
• Online professional education
• Craft business management

Headquarters

HQ city

Oslo

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tuition Fees: Course fees charged per student for master education program. Total program cost is 58,000 NOK, paid in three semester installments (20,000 NOK first semester, 19,000 NOK each for second and third semesters). 10% discount available for member companies.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Blimester.com is an independent, non-profit educational institution that delivers a 1.5-year online Master Education Program (Mesterutdanning) for skilled craftsmen in 17+ Norwegian construction and workshop trades, combining business leadership, professional leadership, and trade-specific deepening modules. The program, delivered via a SharePoint-based learning platform with live-streamed weekend gatherings in Oslo, qualifies graduates to apply for official mesterbrev (master craftsman) certification.

Product overview

Blimester.com is a multi-trade master education institution offering a single unified program — the Mesterutdanning (Master Education Program) — across 17+ trade specializations including construction trades (carpentry, masonry, plumbing, painting, roofing, ventilation, scaffolding, stone work, sheet metal, glass, landscaping, chimney sweep, refrigeration/heat pump) and workshop crafts (locksmith, watchmaker, silversmith, goldsmith). The program is structured around three core modules: Bedriftsledelse (Business Leadership), Faglig Ledelse (Professional Leadership), and Faglig Fordypning (Trade-Specific Deepening), delivered via a web-based learning platform supplemented by three weekend gatherings per semester in Oslo (with streaming options). All trades share the common leadership modules while the deepening module is trade-specific. The program costs 58,000 kr (with 10% member discount), runs 1.5 years (3 semesters), and qualifies graduates to apply for official master craftsman certificates (mesterbrev).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mesterutdanning (Master Education Program) A 1.5-year online master education program for skilled Norwegian craftsmen covering business management, professional leadership, and trade-specific deepening, delivered via a SharePoint-based learning platform with three live-streamed weekend gatherings per semester in Oslo. Graduates qualify to apply for the official mesterbrev (master craftsman) certification and to serve as responsible professionals in tiltaksklasse 1 and 2 projects. Total program cost is 58,000 NOK with materials, instruction, case assignments, exams, and an HSE course included.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1.5-year program (normert) with 3 semesters, max 3 years to complete
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Mesterbrevnemnda (Master Certification Board)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 September 2025Government-affiliated body overseeing the Norwegian master certification (mesterbrev) system. Blimester's programs are aligned with Mesterbrevnemnda's official requirements and standards. Representatives participate in industry events together.
• Folkeuniversitetets FagskolecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 October 2024Following Folkeuniversitetet's bankruptcy in late 2024, Folkeuniversitetets Fagskole took over responsibility for continuing the master education programs for existing students, ensuring no financial consequences for students already in their educational path.
• Norsk Byggebransje (Norwegian Construction Industry)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 13 June 2024A major Scandinavian construction media outlet under SkanPers Media AB. Blimester was featured as 'Partner i Fokus' (Partner in Focus), generating media coverage about the company and its students.
• Byggmesterforbundet (Norwegian Master Builders Association)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of nine industry associations backing Blimester's master education programs. Byggmesterforbundet contributes professional expertise, teaching resources, and updated knowledge from the construction industry to ensure curriculum relevance.
• GlassportalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational industry association for the glass and facade trade, contributing specialist knowledge to Blimester's master education content for glass-related crafts.
• MLF (Målarlagets Landsforbund)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational painters' association providing expertise for painting and building tapestering master education programs.
• VBL (Ventilasjons- og Blikkenslagerbranchen)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVentilation and sheet metal industry association contributing to ventilation and sheet metal crafts master education.
• Norske Murmestre (Norwegian Master Masons)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational masons' guild providing curriculum content and industry expertise for stone and masonry master education.
• Taktekker (Norwegian Roofers Association)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRoofing trade association contributing specialized knowledge to roof and membrane master education programs.
• Rørbransjen (Norwegian Plumbing Industry)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPlumbing and HVAC industry association providing expertise for plumber master education programs.
• NAML (Anleggsgartnere og Maskinentreprenørenes Landsforening)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLandscape and civil engineering association contributing to Blimester's landscape gardening master education.
• Norske Trevarer (Norwegian Woodworkers)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWoodworking industry association providing curriculum content for joinery and building interiors master education.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• City & Guilds: UK-based vocational qualifications provider with a similar trade-certification model; comparable to Blimester's role awarding regulated trade credentials, but operating in a different geography.
• TÜV Rheinland Akademie: German professional training and certification body offering regulated trade and technical credentials; structurally analogous to Blimester's regulated-certification positioning in a different European market.

Broad incumbents

• Coursera: Global online learning platform offering professional certificates and credentialed programs; competes indirectly for adult learners pursuing career-advancing certifications, though not trade-specific.
• BI Norwegian Business School: Norwegian business school offering executive education and management development; overlaps with the Bedriftsledelse and Faglig ledelse modules that make up a significant share of Blimester's curriculum.
• OsloMet: Major Norwegian state university college offering applied and vocational programs including construction-related disciplines; a broader incumbent that occasionally overlaps with Blimester's territory.
• NTNU: Norwegian University of Science and Technology with applied engineering and vocational-adjacent programs; serves some of the same construction-industry professional audience at much greater scale and credential level.
• Høyskolen Kristiania: Largest Norwegian private university college with broad professional and vocational programs at much greater scale; competes for the same adult learner audience but with a wider portfolio beyond trades.

Direct peers

• AOF (Arbeidernes Opplysningsforbund): One of Norway's largest adult vocational education organizations, providing courses across many trades and apprenticeship pathways; overlaps with Blimester's target market of working professionals pursuing trade qualifications.
• Hermods: Swedish distance-learning provider with a similar blended online + on-site model for vocational and professional certificates; comparable to Blimester in format, scale, and learner profile across the Nordic region.
• NKI Nettstudier: Norwegian distance-learning institution offering vocational and professional certifications via online plus in-person formats; competes directly with Blimester for adult learners seeking trade and management credentials in Norway.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/blimester
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/blimester-com
• Instagraminstagram.com/blimester.com_offisiell

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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