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The National Support System for Special Needs Education (Statped) is managed by the The Norwegian Directorate for Education and Training. This Directorate is responsible for the development of primary and secondary education, and is the executive agency for the Ministry of Education and Research. 
 

The general objective for Statped is to give guidance and support to those in charge of the education in municipalities and county administrations to ensure that children, young people and adults with major and special educational needs are secured well-advised educational and developmental provisions. The institutions affiliated with Statped offer a broad spectrum of services.

 

Statped consists of 13 resource centres owned by the State, and 4 units for special education, where Statped buys services. These centres offer special educational guidance and support for local authorities and county administrations.

 

The State-owned resource centres carry out most of the service production within the enterprise. The other units linked to Statped are not owned by the State, but offer services according to contracts between each unit and the State.