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Basic course, main course and alternation between school and apprenticeship
Machine carpenter is a vocational education under the main field Technology construction and transport. It is built on the same basic model as the other craft educations: a basic course at school followed by a main course where you alternate between school and work in a company. If you understand the structure from the start it is much easier to see where you are heading and what is expected of you along the way.
§Basic course 1 and basic course 2
If you come directly from 9th or 10th grade, you start on basic course 1. Here the teaching is broad and lets you try several specializations before specializing. Basic course 2 is aimed at the subject itself — here you work with the basic tools, materials and working methods in the timber industry and prepare to enter a company.
Has it been more than approximately one year since you completed primary school or 10th grade, in many cases you can begin directly on basic course 2 and skip basic course 1. For those coming directly from primary school, the basic course typically fills close to a full school year, while it is shorter for applicants who have done something else first.
§Main course — school and practical work alternating
When you have an apprenticeship agreement with a company you begin the main course. It's the longest part of the education and you alternate between school periods and practical work. School periods come in several separate blocks — not one long stretch — and between them you work in the company applying what you've learned to real products.
§Three ways to finish
The education can be completed in three different ways, and it matters how long it takes. The full machinery maker is the longest and most specialized path, while the two production assistant directions are shorter educations that lead to work in the wood industry more quickly.
| Conclusion | What you become | Approximate length |
|---|---|---|
| machine carpenter | The full, broad skilled worker in the timber industry | Just under 3½ to just over 4 years |
| Production assistant, furniture | Skilled directed toward furniture production. | About 2 years |
| Production assistant, doors and windows | Skilled directed toward doors and windows. | About 2 years |
§Total duration
If you count basic training and main course together, the full machine carpenter education stretches over several years, while the two production assistant directions are shorter. The exact length depends among other things on where you start, which finishing you choose, and whether you take the education with EUX, where you add general education subjects to the profession and therefore use more time.
§Entry requirements and admission
To begin the basic course you must have passed elementary school's final exam and have at least 2.0 on average in both Danish and math. You apply via Admission.dk. If you come directly from elementary school the national application deadline is March 1 at 12 on Admission.dk.