Noroff was founded in 1987, primarily to upskill the public sector with short courses. Vocational programs in IT and multimedia were added to the portfolio in 1999, and secondary schools (high schools) were initiated in 2005. In 2007 Noroff Institute had grown to become one of the largest schools in Europe for 3D design. All of the educational programmes at Noroff are accredited by the Norwegian Agency for Quality Assurance in Education (NOKUT) and have been approved for student loans and grants by the Norwegian State Educational Loan Fund.
