Roger Lossius

Roger Lossius is a Senior Lecturer in Vocational Didactics at the Department of Teacher Education, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). With a background as a qualified electrician, telecommunications fitter, and production electronics technician, he combines practical industry experience with academic expertise in vocational training, apprenticeship programs, and electrical engineering education.

His research focuses on

• holistic vocational competence
• professional identity formation
• industry-academia collaboration
• digital practice follow-up
• vocational assessment

He is actively involved in projects like "Fagsamtale på yrkesfaglærerutdanningen," aiming to enhance vocational teacher pedagogy and curriculum design.

Recent publications include encyclopedia entries on vocational concepts (e.g., Kryssløp [feedback loops], Bolignormen [building standards]) and reports on apprentice integration models. His work emphasizes bridging theoretical-practical knowledge gaps, improving apprenticeship progression through self-efficacy, and aligning training with industry standards.

He teaches courses like YFL1010 - Learning Processes in Professional and Vocational Perspective and YFL2020 - Vocational Depth and Adapted Training, while serving on national examination boards for the Telecommunications Installation profession.