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The final sub-tests that make you a qualified electrician
After years of alternating school and practice, everything you have learned is brought together in one final exam: the journeyman exam. It is not just a formality — it is proof that you can do what the trade requires, and it gives you your journeyman certificate, the document that makes you a skilled electrician.
According to the training regulations, the journeyman's test at level 2 consists of two sub-tests: a practical test with systematic troubleshooting and an oral test based on a project assignment. To pass the education at level 2, both sub-tests in the final examination must be passed individually — so it is not enough for the average to be approved if one of the sub-tests is failed on its own.
When you have passed it is the professional committee for the education – for electronics and weak current it is Industriens Uddannelser – that issues your journeyman certificate as documentation that you have achieved competence within the education. The journeyman certificate notes which level and specialty you have completed as well as your grade at the final exam. It is this document you will show for the rest of your career as proof of your skilled status.
Because the exam comes after a long time of alternating between school and practice, it is easy to have forgotten material from earlier school periods. Set aside time to systematically review basic concepts — voltage, current, resistance, components, diagram reading — alongside the more advanced material from your specialty. An electronics technician who can explain the basics clearly stands stronger in an exam than one who only knows the latest, advanced details by rote.
A large part of performance on a practical test is about staying calm. Know the practical details in advance: where and when the test takes place, what tools and equipment you need to bring, and how much time you have for each part. Pack your tool kit in good time, and check that your measuring equipment works and is calibrated. The fewer practical surprises, the more energy you have for the actual technical task.
Regardless of the result, the journeyman test is not the end of your professional development — it is proof that you have reached a solid, qualified level that you can build on. Many find that the preparation for the test itself, where all the material is gathered and reviewed, gives an overview of the trade that is valuable for the rest of their career.
“The journeyman's exam tests not whether you remember everything — it tests whether you can find the answer when it counts.”
— Professional view on the journeyman's exam.