Name

JobLoop AS

Legal name

JobLoop AS

Website

https://jobloop.no

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Inclusive Workforce Development and Alternative Education

NAICS

Computer Training (611420), Technical and Trade Schools (6115), Other Technical and Trade Schools (611519), Professional and Management Development Training (61143), Apprenticeship Training (611513), Business and Secretarial Schools (61141)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Workforce Development Programs (WIOA/One-Stop Career Centers) (EDAAAOAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Career Coaching, Mentoring & Placement Support Services (EDAAAKAO), Productivity & Office Software Skills (EDAAAIAC), Online/Hybrid ASE Programs & Virtual Classrooms (EDAAABAG), Work-Based Learning Programs (Internships, Apprenticeships, Community-Based Instruction) (EDAKANAF), Instructional Delivery & Pedagogy (School-Led) (EDAJAFAB), Job Search Strategy & Application Skills (EDAAAKAC)

Keywords

• Inclusive recruitment services
• Game-based learning programs
• IT workforce training
• Alternative education programs
• Digital skills training

Headquarters

HQ city

Bergen

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices11 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government-Funded Programs: JobLoop's primary revenue appears to come from government-funded programs. The company collaborates extensively with NAV (Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration), municipalities, county councils, and public educational institutions. Programs like Kodehode, Individual AMO, and Digitale Talenter serve NAV-registered participants.
2. Employer-Funded Training: Corporate partnerships and employer-funded training programs. Companies like Gjensidige sponsor pilot programs. Employers gain access to qualified candidates through internship and recruitment programs.
3. Gjensidige Insurance Partnership: Pilot program fully funded through Gjensidige insurance for eligible customers at no cost to participants.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

JobLoop AS operates alternative education, digital training, and employment programs in Norway that use game-based learning methodologies and digital skills curricula to prevent school dropout and connect candidates outside the labor market with employers, particularly in the IT sector. The company delivers programs like Kodehode (IT training for inclusive recruitment), Gamify (game-based learning for primary students), Spillbasert (game-based high school completion), and Basic IT (digital literacy), combining theory, casework, and employer-matched practice.

Product overview

JobLoop AS offers a portfolio of interconnected programs for inclusive education and employment. The core offerings include Kodehode (IT training for unemployed individuals), Gamify (gaming-based learning for primary students), Spillbasert Kvalifisering (game-based high school completion), LearnWell (creative digital subjects for upper secondary), AI Course (workplace AI training), Grunnleggende IT (basic digital skills), Digitale Talenter (digital program for Northern Norway), and Individual AMO (tailored IT training). These programs are complemented by Loop (work experience), Gjensidige & JobLoop (insurance-backed pilot), TeamWork (workplace improvement), and Kodeloftet (coding preparation). The company operates across Norway with expansion into Sweden, targeting school dropout prevention and inclusive recruitment within the IT industry.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Kodehode: Program that recruits candidates outside the labor market and offers training in frontend, backend, and full-stack development, IT operations, support and AI. Jobloop's largest employment-oriented program and a leading player in inclusive recruitment within the IT industry.
• Gamify
• Spillbasert
• LearnWell
• Individual AMO
• Digitale Talenter
• Grunnleggende IT
• AI Course
• TeamWork

Products and services

• Kodehode Employment-oriented IT training program that recruits candidates outside the labor market and offers training in frontend, backend, full-stack development, IT operations, support, and AI. Combines theory, casework, and practice with internships and employer matchmaking for IT career preparation.
• Gamify Alternative learning environment for primary school students (grades 5-10) using video games as a tool for both social and academic learning. Designed for students who need an alternative to traditional education.
• Spillbasert Kvalifisering (Game-Based) Game-based qualification program for young people aged 17-29 to complete high school through subjects including Norwegian, English, Social Studies, History, Mathematics, and Science using video games as learning tools.
• LearnWell Alternative learning environment providing tailored practice in creative digital subjects for upper secondary school students, emphasizing vocational readiness and social skills.
• AI Course (KI Course) Digital confidence and AI competence course for people over 50, covering practical use of AI in everyday work. Offered as dedicated company course (up to 8 participants, 45,000 NOK) or open enrollment (8,500 NOK per participant).
• Grunnleggende IT (Basic IT) Fundamental IT skills training covering digital competence and understanding, including Microsoft Office/365, Google platform, using public services like NAV and Helsenorge, web searching, online safety, email, social media, and digital communication.
• Digitale Talenter (Digital Talents) Full-time digital program for young adults aged 18-30 in Troms and Finnmark who are registered with NAV, focusing on creative digital skills with 9 months theoretical training followed by 3-9 months work placement.
• Individuell AMO Individually tailored training programs created in close dialogue with participants, covering frontend, backend, full-stack development, cloud solutions, digital security, AI tools, and modern programming frameworks.
• Loop Work experience program that matches participants with employers to gain relevant work experience and build opportunities for future employment.
• Gjensidige & JobLoop Pilot Pilot program in collaboration with Gjensidige insurance offering three tracks: staying in school (13-16 years), completing upper secondary (16-26 years), and job/IT competence (16-26 years), using gaming and technology pedagogically. Fully funded through Gjensidige insurance.
• TeamWork Collaboration project with TeamWork OU AS focused on delivering concepts to improve work environment, reduce sick leave, and lower staff turnover, based on Medarbeiderskap - the Scandinavian Leadership Model.
• Kodeloftet Three-month preparatory coding course offered in collaboration with Fontenehuset Bergen, designed as a stepping stone toward the Kodehode program for people with mental health challenges.

Quantifiable outcome

• FAFO 2018 report described JobLoop's work as 'inclusion work that truly works in practice'
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

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

• Gløde AScoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Gløde aims to promote work inclusion, competence development for individuals needing clarification, job training, education and support. 2023 collaboration for AFT (Arbeidsforberedende trening/Work preparation training) participants with 12-week 'Basic Programming with JavaScript' program teaching website and app building.
• Fontenehuset BergencoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022In 2022, Kodehode began collaboration with Fontenehuset Bergen (Fontenehus/K Fountain House - voluntary work communities for people with mental health challenges) to offer Kodeloftet, a three-month coding course as preparatory program for Kodehode. Fontenehus provides workspace and community support while JobLoop provides coding education.
• TeamWork OU AScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNew collaboration project between JobLoop and TeamWork. JobLoop's advisors certified in Medarbeiderskap - the Scandinavian Leadership Model ©. JobLoop responsible for delivering concept to companies in Western Norway and Møre og Romsdal. Focus on improving work environment, reducing sick leave, and lowering staff turnover.
• GjensidigeflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerPilot partnership offering programs for Gjensidige customers aged 13-26 covering education support (stay in school, complete VGS) and job/IT competence. Three tracks: 13-16 years (stay in school), 16-26 years (complete VGS), 16-26 years (job and IT competence). Fully funded through Gjensidige insurance.
• PodiumminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPodium is a vocational rehabilitation company headquartered in Oslo. Founders share many of the same values as JobLoop and have collaborated on several innovation projects together.
• PlaywellcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPlaywell is a gaming center focusing on e-sports and social gaming. Co-located with JobLoop in 2019 with goal of developing mastery environments for vulnerable children and youth motivated by gaming. Supports Gamify program delivery.
• Virke (Employers' Organization)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBetween 2014-2018, the Loop Model was developed with Virke and implemented across several Norwegian counties. Virke represents employers and provides industry connection and legitimacy.
• NAV (Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerNAV is a core public partner, originating the collaboration in 2014. Refers participants to programs, funds training through welfare system. Key partner for Individual AMO, Digitale Talenter, and other employment programs.
• Bergen.Works Coworking SpaceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStart-up community connection where the inclusion model was adapted for 'new jobs' in IT development, creative technology, and growth companies. Provided startup ecosystem access and workspace.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Noroff: Noroff is one of Norway's largest private higher education institutions, offering vocational programs in IT, digital media, and creative subjects across multiple Norwegian campuses and online. It is directly comparable to JobLoop because both target adult learners seeking IT and digital skills training for employment, though Noroff is a degree-granting institution while JobLoop emphasizes NAV-funded inclusion pathways.
• Unicus Norge: Unicus provides IT training and inclusion-to-employment programs for candidates outside the traditional labor market, operating under the NAV tiltak framework. It is directly comparable to JobLoop's Kodehode because both recruit non-traditional candidates into IT vocational training with employer matchmaking, though Unicus is more IT-only and lacks JobLoop's K-12 game-based programs.
• Sonans: Sonans is a Norwegian adult education and vocational training chain offering courses for working professionals and adult learners across multiple Norwegian cities. It is directly comparable to JobLoop as a competitor for adult learner enrollment, particularly for programs that combine digital skills, career change support, and employer-facing outcomes.
• AOF (Arbeidsmarkedsopplæring): AOF is a Norwegian AMO (arbeidsmarkedsopplæring) provider delivering workforce training and adult education courses often funded by NAV and municipalities. It is directly comparable to JobLoop because both deliver government-funded adult workforce training under the same Norwegian AMO framework that JobLoop's Individual AMO and Digitale Talenter programs operate within.
• Wergeland AS: Wergeland is a Norwegian provider of vocational courses, adult education, and workplace training with operations across Norway. It is comparable to JobLoop as a competitor for NAV-funded AMO programs, employer-sponsored training, and adult learners seeking qualification pathways, though without JobLoop's specific game-based pedagogical approach.
• Hernes Institutt: Hernes Institutt is a Norwegian vocational and adult education provider offering courses across professional and technical subjects with multiple campus locations. It is comparable to JobLoop in the Norwegian adult vocational training market, particularly for career-changers and upskilling programs funded through welfare or employer channels.

Broad incumbents

• Academic Work Norway: Academic Work is a Nordic staffing and recruitment firm focused on young professionals and trainees, operating in Norway with both recruitment and trainee programs. It overlaps with JobLoop in the entry-level IT candidate placement and employer matchmaking space, though it positions as a commercial recruiter rather than an inclusion-focused training provider.
• ManpowerGroup Norge: ManpowerGroup is a global staffing and workforce solutions provider with substantial Norwegian operations spanning temporary staffing, permanent placement, and workforce development programs including inclusion initiatives. It is comparable to JobLoop in the candidate-to-employment matchmaking function and Norwegian employer relationships, but operates at much larger scale and without JobLoop's K-12 education component.
• Akademiet Norge: Akademiet is one of Norway's largest private education providers, offering upper secondary, vocational, and adult courses across many subjects. It is comparable as a broader incumbent in the same Norwegian adult education market JobLoop addresses, though Akademiet's portfolio is much wider and lacks JobLoop's game-based specialization and NAV-AMO focus.
• Centric Norge: Centric is a Nordic IT staffing and consulting firm with Norwegian operations focused on placing IT professionals and consulting services. It is comparable to JobLoop on the IT employer matchmaking side, particularly the Kodehode outcome, but does not deliver the training programs or alternative K-12 education that distinguishes JobLoop.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/jobloop

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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