Agricultural education
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In the agricultural education, you work with animals, machines and land – and you learn to create results in a profession where both people and animals depend on your efforts. Everyday life is versatile and practical, and you use both professional knowledge, technology and physical work to make things work. It is a job with responsibility, planning and tasks that are close to nature.
In the agricultural education, you work with animals, machines and land – and you learn to create results in a profession where both people and animals depend on your efforts. Everyday life is versatile and practical, and you use both professional knowledge, technology and physical work to make things work. It is a job with responsibility, planning and tasks that are close to nature.
How the training takes place
The education starts at Techcollege, where you are introduced to animal husbandry, plants, machinery, safety and the work areas that are part of modern agriculture. You learn to understand the connection between theory and the tasks carried out in the field, the barn and the engine room.
You will then be trained on a farm. Here you will become part of everyday life and be given tasks as you become ready for them. You will learn to care for animals, handle machinery, plan work and take responsibility for areas where your efforts have an impact on both production and the well-being of the animals.
Everyday life in learning
In the apprenticeship you will have a working day where practical tasks and professional knowledge are closely linked. You will work with feeding, care, field work, machinery, quality and safety. The work takes place both indoors and outdoors, and you will learn to participate in the routines that characterize a farm.
You will gradually gain more responsibility and learn to make professional decisions that affect both production and operations.
In the apprenticeship you will have a working day where practical tasks and professional knowledge are closely linked. You will work with feeding, care, field work, machinery, quality and safety. The work takes place both indoors and outdoors, and you will learn to participate in the routines that characterize a farm.
You will gradually gain more responsibility and learn to make professional decisions that affect both production and operations.
Start your education
Ready to get started? Here you will find the upcoming start dates for the program.
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Application deadline & start date - 10.08.2026
Application deadline & start date - 18.01.2027
Frequently Asked Questions
Agricultural education lasts up to 4 years and 3 months .
The education consists of a basic course and a main course, where you alternate between school and internship on a farm.
Note:
Main course 2 in the agricultural education is currently on hiatus at Techcollege and is not being offered at the moment. In this regard, we refer you to other educational institutions that offer the 2nd main course.
During the program, you can choose between four specializations. In Basic Course 2, you will gain insight into all of them before making your choice.
Farmer specializing in livestock
Here you work with animal herds, feed, animal transport and animal welfare.
Farmer specializing in plants
Here you will learn how to plan optimal sowing, spraying and fertilizing. You will also learn how to maintain large agricultural machinery.
Agricultural machine operator
Here you specialize in working with agricultural machinery. You learn to maintain and repair machinery as well as work with tools and workshop equipment.
Ecology
Here you work with organic farming as your specialty.
Your choice of specialization has an impact on the direction your education takes and what you become particularly skilled at.
With agricultural education, you work with animals, plants, machinery and soil.
From day one, you will be involved in the work of caring for animals and using agricultural machinery. You will learn to combine practical skills with theory to create results – for example in plant production or in working with slaughter animals.
You will receive training in, among other things:
Biology and science
English and mathematics
Animal husbandry and medicine handling
Plant production
Organic farming
Sustainability
Financing and investment
Machinery and technology
Tractor driving license
During school periods, you work in a department that is both a school and a farm in operation. This means that you have both practical work and classroom teaching.
You will experience that others – both animals and people – are dependent on your efforts.
Once you have completed the education, you can work as:
Farmer
Agricultural machine operator
You can work as a self-employed person or as an employee.
You can also further your education, for example in:
Agricultural Technologist
Production Technologist
Forest and landscape engineer
You can see more options on the access card.
To start the main course, you must have an apprenticeship - also called a training agreement.
An apprenticeship means that you are employed as a student in a company and enter into an agreement about your education. This is where you learn the subject in practice and become part of a workplace.
You can apply for an apprenticeship with companies yourself, and the school will guide and support you in the process of applying and contacting companies.
If you do not find an apprenticeship immediately, you have the opportunity to receive school training if the education is offered with school training.
School-based training means that you complete the practical part of the education at school instead of in a company. Here you work with the same professional goals and competencies that you would otherwise learn in an apprenticeship.
This means that you can continue your education even if you do not have an apprenticeship from the start.
A vocational education is divided into two parts: basic course and main course .
The basic course
The basic course is the first part of the education and takes place at school.
If you come directly from 9th or 10th grade, you start with Basic Course 1. Here you spend the first half of the year being introduced to the educational field and learning the basic subjects and working methods.
If you do not come directly from primary school – or if you already have an apprenticeship – you start with Basic Course 2. Here you work purposefully with the education you have chosen and get ready for the internship and main course.
The main course
The main course is the part of the education where you alternate between school and internship in a company.
This means that you both receive instruction at school and learn the subject in practice at a workplace.
To start the main course, you must have an apprenticeship (a training agreement) with a company.
There are three ways to meet the entry requirements:
1) You have an apprenticeship
If you have a training agreement with a company, you automatically meet the admission requirements.
2) You meet the grade requirements
You must have:
Passed 9th or 10th grade
At least 02 on average in both Danish and mathematics
Passed the primary school leaving exam
If it has been less than a year since you finished primary school, you must be assessed as ready for education and submit your study choice portfolio.
You must send your diploma with your application.
3) Entrance exam
If you do not meet the requirements, you can take an entrance exam.
If you apply for Basic Course 2, you will need to attend an interview before you can be admitted.
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