The electrician training lasts up to 5 years, depending on which specializations and modules you choose.

If you take the education as an EUX , it lasts up to 5 years.

In the main course, you put together your education by choosing modules in collaboration with your apprenticeship.

You are not locked into one specialization, but choose modules that fit the tasks you work on in the company.

There are two levels of the education: Electrician 1 and Electrician 2 .

The difference is about how comprehensive your education is.

• Electrician 1 is the shorter model.

• Electrician 2 is the longer model and contains one extra module.

A module is a course of study where you delve into a specific subject area.

Electrician 1 completes four modules in the main course.
Electrician 2 completes five modules in the main course.

The additional module provides a broader or more specialized professional profile.

Installation technology and building automation
Here you work with intelligent building installations, control of ventilation systems, alarm and surveillance systems, and other technical installations.
For the journeyman exam, the project may include programming of lighting, heating, ventilation, alarm and access control.

Management and regulation
Here you work with larger systems with programmable logic controllers (PLC). You work with hydraulics and pneumatics and learn to connect a graphical user interface (SCADA system) to your control and regulation system.
For the journeyman's test, the project may include an advanced control and regulation system with a graphical user interface and communication system.

As an electrician, you work with the installation, maintenance and documentation of electrical systems - both in private homes and in industry.

You will learn to work with electricity for example:

• Lighting installations

• Computer network

• Telephone and alarm systems

• Industrial robots

• Computer-controlled systems

You will learn to:

• Install and mount electrical installations

• Repair and maintain facilities

• Working with measurement technology and troubleshooting

• Dimensioning installations

• Work according to applicable laws and regulations

• Document technical solutions

You have subjects such as:

• Electrical engineering

• Measurement techniques and troubleshooting

• Installation and assembly technology

• Dimensioning

• Quality assurance

• Security

• Mathematics

• Physics

• Danish

As an electrician, you can work with installations in construction, industry and technical facilities.

You can further your education, for example, in:

• Automation Technologist

• Construction coordinator

• Operations Technologist – Offshore

• Electrician

• IT technologist

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 lasts 5 years and 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.