Høyskolen for yrkesfag

What Høyskolen for yrkesfag does

Høyskolen for yrkesfag (HØFY) is a private Norwegian university college founded in December 2015 and owned by Innlandet and Telemark county municipalities. It is the only national institution exclusively dedicated to vocational and professional higher education and research, targeting working professionals with craft certificates (fagbrev), technical college (fagskole) backgrounds, and relevant industry experience in the Norwegian construction and building sector. HØFY delivers two core 180-study-point bachelor's programs — Bachelor i byggeplassledelse (Construction Site Management) and Bachelor i ledelse av tekniske og bærekraftige bygningsinstallasjoner (Management of Technical and Sustainable Building Installations) — plus two modular continuing education offerings (BPL and ITB).

The institution operates a hybrid distance-learning model built on Microsoft Teams, with periodic on-campus gatherings (3-4 days per session, 3 sessions per semester) at campuses in Gjøvik and Porsgrunn, and a planned expansion to Construction City in Oslo in autumn 2026. Curriculum is delivered through research-based, experience-based learning combining project work, workplace-based trials, and thesis projects; 90 ECTS credits are recognized from prior fagskole education, enabling part-time completion in 2.5 years or full-time in 1.5 years after fagskole.

HØFY generates revenue primarily through tuition fees (46,000 NOK per semester for full-time, 26,500 NOK per semester for part-time, approved for Lånekassen loans and grants), supplemented by 6,000 NOK per-module fees for BPL continuing education and free ITB modules. Student enrollment grew from 162 in January 2024 to approximately 300 overall, with applications processed directly through the student portal at student.studd.no. The institution holds NOKUT accreditation and, in 2025, successfully addressed quality deficiencies identified during a 2024 supervision review.

Name

Høyskolen for yrkesfag

Legal name

Høyskolen for yrkesfag AS

Website

https://hfy.no

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

HØFY is a Norwegian private university college offering bachelor's degrees and modular continuing education in construction site management and technical building installations, serving working professionals with vocational backgrounds through a hybrid distance-learning model across campuses in Gjøvik, Porsgrunn, and from 2026 Oslo.

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Product category

Vocational Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310), Technical and Trade Schools (6115)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

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Workforce Development & Continuing Education Divisions (Noncredit) (EDAHADAG), Operations, Supply Chain & Logistics Management Schools (EDAHAHAF)

Keywords

• Vocational higher education
• Construction site management
• Building installations degree
• Continuing education modules
• Technical vocational college

Headquarters

HQ city

Gjøvik

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Tuition Fees: The institution generates revenue primarily through tuition fees charged per semester for bachelor programs. Full-time students pay higher fees than part-time students. Additional revenue comes from semester fees and module-based continuing education programs.

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Core offering

Høyskolen for yrkesfag (HØFY) is a Norwegian university college that delivers vocational higher education to students in the building and construction trades. Founded in December 2015, the institution offers two three-year bachelor's degree programs — Bachelor in Construction Site Management (Bachelor Byggeplassledelse) and Bachelor in Management of Technical and Sustainable Building Installations — alongside two one-year (30-credit) continuing education modules (Module ITB and Module BPL). The school serves roughly 162 to 300 students and is supported by a small staff of seven employees at its Gjøvik campus.

Product overview

Høyskolen for yrkesfag (HØFY) is a university college offering a portfolio of experience-based higher vocational education programs. The core offerings consist of two 180-study-point bachelor's degrees — Bachelor i byggeplassledelse (Construction Site Management) and Bachelor i ledelse av tekniske og bærekraftige bygningsinstallasjoner (Management of Technical and Sustainable Building Installations) — both available as full-time or part-time, session-based, web-supported programs with campus locations in Gjøvik, Porsgrunn, and from autumn 2026 also Oslo (Construction City). Supporting the bachelor's programs are two modular education offerings: Modulutdanning ITB (four free modules on integrated technical building installations) and Modulutdanning BPL (two modules drawn from the construction site management program). The institution positions itself as a bridge for students with vocational backgrounds, converting 120 fagskole points into 90 ECTS credits for direct entry into the bachelor programs.

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Products and services

• Bachelor in Construction Site Management (Bachelor Byggeplassledelse) A three-year full-time bachelor's degree program preparing students for management roles on construction sites in Norway. Designed for individuals seeking formal higher-education credentials to lead building projects, with curriculum aligned to industry practice in construction site management.
• Bachelor in Management of Technical and Sustainable Building Installations A three-year full-time bachelor's degree program focused on the management of technical and sustainable building installations. Targets students aiming to oversee HVAC, electrical, and other building-systems installations with an emphasis on sustainability.
• Module ITB (Information and Building Technology Module) A one-year, 30-credit continuing-education module covering information and building technology. Designed for working tradespeople in the building sector who need to upskill in ITB-related competencies while remaining employed.
• Module BPL (Construction Site Management Module) A one-year, 30-credit continuing-education module focused on construction site management fundamentals. Aimed at in-service tradespeople seeking a structured credential to move into site-management responsibilities.

Quantifiable outcome

• Students can complete bachelor's degree in 2.5 years (part-time) or 1.5 years (full-time) after technical college, due to 90 credits recognized from fagskole
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Ideal customer profiles2 records

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Fagskolen OslocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Strategic cooperation with Fagskolen Oslo for the new Construction City campus in Oslo starting autumn 2026. Partnership enables a new 3.5-year pathway from craft certificate (fagbrev) to bachelor's degree. Both institutions will be co-located at Construction City.
• Innlandet and Telemark County MunicipalitiescoreOthersHØFY is owned by Innlandet and Telemark county municipalities. These public entities provide institutional governance and support.
• Fagskolen InnlandetminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCampus cooperation at Kallerud in Gjøvik, sharing facilities and collaboration on vocational education pathways.
• Fagskolen Vestfold og TelemarkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCampus cooperation in Porsgrunn location, sharing facilities for HØFY programs.
• NTNUminorOthersLocated adjacent to NTNU campus at Kallerud in Gjøvik. Collaboration on vocational education and research in Eastern Norway.
• Sikt - KunnskapsdepartementetminorOthersAgreement with Sikt for data protection services for research. All research projects involving personal data must be reported to Sikt.
• SiT (Studentsamskipnaden i Trondheim)minorOthersHØFY is a member of SiT, making student welfare services available to HØFY students. SiT operates Sit Kafe Gjøvik at NTNU campus.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University: Large Oslo-based university with applied and professional bachelor programs, including construction-related offerings. Competes for the same Oslo-region working professional audience HØFY will target at Construction City.
• NHH Norwegian School of Economics: Norway's premier business school offering part-time and executive education. Represents an alternative destination for construction professionals seeking management credentials, particularly at the master's level.
• Høgskulen på Vestlandet (HVL): Western Norway university college with applied bachelor programs including built-environment and engineering disciplines. Operates a similar work-integrated higher education model that overlaps with HØFY's vocational focus.
• University of South-Eastern Norway (USN): Regional Norwegian university offering part-time and work-integrated bachelor's programs, including some construction and engineering tracks. Competes with HØFY for working professionals in Eastern and Southern Norway.
• BI Norwegian Business School: Norway's largest private business school, offering part-time executive and bachelor programs aimed at working professionals. While not construction-specific, it competes for the same working-adult learner seeking career advancement credentials.
• Nord University: Multi-campus Norwegian university with professional and part-time bachelor programs. Competes for the same working professional and vocational-graduate population in construction and technical fields.
• NTNU: Norwegian University of Science and Technology, located adjacent to HØFY at Campus Kallerud in Gjøvik. Offers broader engineering and technology programs but at a research-university scale, with vocational accessibility being a meaningful structural difference.

Direct peers

• Fagskolen Vestfold og Telemark: Technical college sharing Porsgrunn facilities with HØFY. Provides fagskole graduates who transition into HØFY's bachelor's programs with 90 credits recognized.
• Fagskolen Innlandet: Norwegian technical college co-located with HØFY at Campus Kallerud in Gjøvik. Offers two-year vocational programs (fagskole) that form HØFY's primary feeder pipeline, and partners directly on curriculum and credit recognition.
• Fagskolen Oslo: Oslo-region technical college and HØFY's strategic partner for the new Construction City campus launching autumn 2026. Together they will deliver a new 3.5-year fagbrev-to-bachelor pathway.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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