Carpenter
You can look forward to that.
As a carpenter, you work on building, assembling and shaping wooden solutions. Everything from roof structures and floors to facades, stairs and smaller building details. You learn to be responsible for both the visible work that characterizes a room and the constructions that other craftsmen build on.
The profession requires precision, understanding of materials and the ability to think in practical solutions that last.
As a carpenter, you work on building, assembling and shaping wooden solutions. Everything from roof structures and floors to facades, stairs and smaller building details. You learn to be responsible for both the visible work that characterizes a room and the constructions that other craftsmen build on.
The profession requires precision, understanding of materials and the ability to think in practical solutions that last.
How the training takes place
The education begins at Techcollege, where you work in the school's large carpentry hall. Here you build small houses, roof structures and other tasks that introduce you to the profession. You learn about materials, drawings, safety and calculations, and you are trained in the use of tools, machines and digital programs such as AutoCAD.
You will then be apprenticed in a company. Here you will become part of everyday life and be given tasks as you become ready. You will work both indoors and outdoors with assembly, construction, details, measurement, adaptation and collaboration with other professional groups.
Everyday life in learning
As an apprentice, you will have a varied working day. You will build, measure, assemble and plan tasks, and you will learn to carry out work with the right cuts, angles and materials.
You work with everything from roofs and floors to stairs, windows, facades and the many wooden solutions that are included in both new construction and renovation.
As an apprentice, you will have a varied working day. You will build, measure, assemble and plan tasks, and you will learn to carry out work with the right cuts, angles and materials.
You work with everything from roofs and floors to stairs, windows, facades and the many wooden solutions that are included in both new construction and renovation.
Start your education
Ready to get started? Here you will find the upcoming start dates for the program.
We look forward to welcoming you.
Application deadline & start date - 13.04.2026
Application deadline & start date - 10.08.2026
Application deadline & start date - 05.10.2026
Application deadline & start date - 18.01.2027
Take an EUX
EUX stands for vocational high school diploma. It is a program where you combine a vocational education with subjects at upper secondary school level. You learn your subject in the same way as everyone else on the program, but at the same time have upper secondary school subjects in the schedule.
With an EUX, you graduate with both a journeyman's certificate and a high school diploma, and that combination gives you a solid starting point, regardless of whether you dream of work, specialization or new educational paths.
Read about EUX
EUX stands for vocational high school diploma. It is a program where you combine a vocational education with subjects at upper secondary school level. You learn your subject in the same way as everyone else on the program, but at the same time have upper secondary school subjects in the schedule.
With an EUX, you graduate with both a journeyman's certificate and a high school diploma, and that combination gives you a solid starting point, regardless of whether you dream of work, specialization or new educational paths.
Read about EUXFrequently Asked Questions
The education lasts up to 4.5 years and alternates between school and apprenticeship.
If you take the education as an EUX , the duration is also up to 4.5 years.
As a carpenter, you work on constructing, renovating and maintaining buildings. You build roof structures, walls and floors, install doors and windows and make terraces and stairs.
During school periods, you work in the school's large carpentry hall, where you build roof structures and smaller buildings, among other things. You also have classroom teaching, where you work with construction mathematics and social studies, for example.
You will learn, among other things:
Occupational health and safety – including working at height
Construction site layout
Timber collections
Roofing and thatching
Assembly work
Floor constructions and wooden floors
Wet room construction
Stairs and calculation
Rot and fungus
Doors, windows and facade constructions
Grouting and vapor barrier
Mathematics and technology
Drawing in AutoCAD (2D and 3D)
IT is an important part of the teaching, as you must be able to draw and calculate the constructions you work with.
As a trained carpenter, you can work in the construction industry with both new construction and renovation.
You also have the opportunity to further your education, for example in:
Building designer
Construction coordinator
Energy Technologist
Map and surveying technician
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.
Yes, you can.
The education can be taken as EUX , where you combine vocational education with upper secondary school subjects.
EUX gives you both a journeyman's certificate and a high school diploma.
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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