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User survey 2025 gives Eikholt good feedback

The 2025 user survey gives Eikholt good feedback. The aim of user surveys is to map the quality of services provided to users, reputation and how satisfied users are with Eikholt in general. This year's survey achieved a response rate of 44%, which is good for this type of survey and at the same level as in 2023. Read more about what's most important to users and what we'll be working on next.

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User involvement at Eikholt - together we develop good services

At Eikholt, the user is at the centre. We believe that the best services are offered and developed when the people who actually use them are involved in shaping them. Find out more about user involvement at Eikholt here.

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Open positions at Eikholt

We currently have no advertised positions, but you are always welcome to contact us for an informal chat. Feel free to send us an open application if you want to show your interest in working at Eikholt.

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Svein is committed to social policy

Svein Fossum lives in Hønefoss. He is known for his involvement in socio-political issues and is therefore not completely unfamiliar with the political world. He is one of the participants in the group course who has discussed and prepared topical issues for meetings with politicians in Parliament. Here he gives you an insight into what such a group course can contain and how he helped to prepare and provide input to politicians from several parties.

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Eikholt Conference 2025 Orientation and Mobility - The Way Forward

Do you meet people with visual and hearing impairments? Do you and they need to know about developments in orientation and mobility? What can we learn from sharing experiences? The Eikholt conference aims to highlight new knowledge and showcase opportunities in orientation and mobility.

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What are filter glasses and how do you get them?

"Now it's good to have filter glasses". These are the words of Astrid Helene Furulund. She is an active lady with a combined visual and hearing impairment. Astrid has been wearing filter glasses for the past five years. She thinks more people should have access to them. But what are filter glasses and how do you go about getting them?

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User survey 2025 has been sent out

Today, 13 January 2025, a user survey will be sent out to everyone who received NAV adaptation courses from Eikholt in the last half of 2024. The user survey is anonymous. We hope that as many people as possible will take the time to respond.

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Aashild, Turid and Ruchipa enter retirement

Three wonderful ladies, who have not only been colleagues, but also friends and supporters to many, are retiring from the New Year. Their retirement is what we call a celebration of dedication for people with combined visual and hearing impairment.

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Eikholt is looking for a counsellor/senior counsellor vision and mobility

We are looking for an employee who enjoys working with people and who can contribute to the professional work related to our rehabilitation/adaptation courses within vision and mobility. Read more about the position here:

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The political system - election 2025 - Sondre is a lecturer

In 2025, a series of courses on "The political system - election 2025" has been organised. This is a course about the political system in Norway and the parliamentary elections in 2025.When is it clear that Sondre Varpe will contribute as a lecturer in these courses.

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