Tool training
You can look forward to that.
As a toolmaker or tool technician, you work to develop and manufacture the tools and molds used to produce everything from machine parts and body components to toys and small plastic parts. You learn to combine precision, engineering and digital tools to transform ideas into products that can be manufactured again and again.
The subject is for those who like to immerse themselves, work accurately, and use both computers and machines in their work.
As a toolmaker or tool technician, you work to develop and manufacture the tools and molds used to produce everything from machine parts and body components to toys and small plastic parts. You learn to combine precision, engineering and digital tools to transform ideas into products that can be manufactured again and again.
The subject is for those who like to immerse themselves, work accurately, and use both computers and machines in their work.
How the training takes place
The education starts at Techcollege, where you are introduced to materials, construction, measurement techniques, drawing, manufacturing and the digital tools involved in production. You learn to understand how a product is made — from the first drawing to the finished tool.
You will then be trained in a company. Here you will become part of the everyday work and work with the manufacture, adjustment, troubleshooting and maintenance of tools and molds. You will be given responsibility as you become ready for more complex tasks.
Everyday life in learning
In the apprenticeship, you work on machines, at the computer and with fine-tuning of small details. You learn to manufacture, assemble and test components, read technical drawings, use measuring tools and apply digital programs to develop and manufacture tools.
You will have a daily routine where precision and overview are important, and where you will gradually be trained to see how the right solutions create high-quality products.
In the apprenticeship, you work on machines, at the computer and with fine-tuning of small details. You learn to manufacture, assemble and test components, read technical drawings, use measuring tools and apply digital programs to develop and manufacture tools.
You will have a daily routine where precision and overview are important, and where you will gradually be trained to see how the right solutions create high-quality products.
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 education lasts up to 4.5 years and alternates between school and apprenticeship.
The tool training is a benefit training . This means that it is designated as a vocational training with good employment opportunities and an expected need for skilled labor.
You can choose between two specializations:
Toolmaker
As a toolmaker, you work with the manufacture and maintenance of production tools.
You will learn to:
Working with materials and their properties
Read and understand technical drawings
Using CAD programs
Operate CNC-controlled machine tools
There is a focus on precision and technical craftsmanship.
Tool technician
As a tool technician, you work with construction and project management.
You will learn to:
Construct and draw tools
Manage and implement projects
Take legal matters into account in design tasks
This combines technical expertise with planning and overview.
As a toolmaker, you work to manufacture production tools for machines that mass-produce products in metal and plastic.
You will learn, among other things, how to:
Manufacture molds for metal and plastic
Manufacture punching dies for sheet metal
Work with both manual and CNC-controlled machines
Working with CAD/CAM programs
Make 3D drawings
Repair and maintain production tools
You will receive training in, among other things:
Mathematics and physics
Manufacturing of tool components
Tool adjustment and testing
Tool theory
Tool technical communication
Technical foreign language
The education combines precision work, technology and production.
The tool training is designated as a benefit training .
A benefit education is a vocational education that is nationally designated as an education with good employment opportunities and an expected need for skilled labor.
This means that there are good job opportunities after graduation.
Once you have completed the education, you can work as:
Toolmaker
Tool technician
You can work in companies that manufacture tools for industrial production.
You can also further your education, for example in:
Automation Technologist
Operations Technologist – Offshore
Production 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.
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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