Industrial operator
You can look forward to that.
As an industrial operator, you become part of the modern production world, where technology, quality and safety play a big role. You work with computer-controlled equipment, monitoring, troubleshooting and stable production processes. This is an education for those who want to be close to technology and help make things work.
As an industrial operator, you become part of the modern production world, where technology, quality and safety play a big role. You work with computer-controlled equipment, monitoring, troubleshooting and stable production processes. This is an education for those who want to be close to technology and help make things work.
How the training takes place
The education begins at Techcollege, where you learn about production technology, safety, quality and work processes. Along the way, you also have school periods at AMU Nordjylland, which is responsible for a number of the subjects in the education.
Most of the time you are an apprentice in your company, where you become part of the daily production.
Everyday life in learning
In your apprenticeship, you will work with equipment monitoring, process adjustments, quality control, and planning. You will learn how to keep production stable, how to respond to errors — and how to collaborate across teams and functions.
In your apprenticeship, you will work with equipment monitoring, process adjustments, quality control, and planning. You will learn how to keep production stable, how to respond to errors — and how to collaborate across teams and functions.
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 - 10.08.2026
Application deadline & start date - 18.01.2027
Frequently Asked Questions
The industrial operator training lasts up to 2.5 years .
Most of the training time takes place in training in a company, combined with school stays.
The training is carried out in collaboration between:
Techcollege , Øster Uttrup Vej 1, 9000 Aalborg
AMU North Jutland , Sofievej 61, 9000 Aalborg
You will therefore have to attend school in both places.
As an industrial operator, you work to operate and monitor computer-controlled production plants in industrial companies.
You will learn to:
Operate and monitor automated production facilities
Troubleshoot and perform repairs and maintenance
Check the quality of products
Plan and optimize production
Work with warehouse and logistics
Comply with environmental, safety and hygiene requirements
You work both practically with machines and digitally with control systems.
During the training you will work with, among other things:
Business Informatics
Science
Product development
Production and service
Management, troubleshooting and maintenance
English
Work organization
LEAN
Collaboration and communication
IT, safety and working environment
Measurement technique
Robotics
Warehouse and logistics
Process regulation
Instrumentation and calibration
As a trained industrial operator, you can work in industrial companies with:
Operation and monitoring of production facilities
Troubleshooting and maintenance
Quality control and documentation
Planning and optimization of production
Warehouse and logistics tasks
The education also provides opportunities for further training within production and technology.
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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