The journeyman's exam and schooling at EUC Syd
Denmark's only watchmaker school
While many vocational educations are offered at schools throughout the country, the chimney sweep profession is something special: all school teaching takes place in one place. This creates a close professional community across the country — and a clear path forward towards the journeyman's examination.
§Denmark's only chimney sweep school — and the path to the journeyman's certificate
EUC Syd in Tønder is the only vocational school in Denmark that trains chimney sweeps. The school has roots back to 1920 when Tønder Technical School was founded, and has since been known for strong programs in, among other things, baking, blacksmithing, and chimney sweep trades.
§What you learn at school
- 01Chimneys, boilers, wood stoves, ventilation and technical knowledge of the systems.
- 02Target points list flat foot full hoof skewed hoof (physiological vs. pathological) curved hoof narrowed hoof steep hoof and tilted hoof — and require that the apprentice can assess when veterinarian should be involved.
- 03To become a specialist in both electrical and gas engineering.
- 04Rules, safety and good customer service when you are out at the customer.
§One track with room for deepening
The education has one main track, but along the way you have the opportunity to deepen your knowledge in different topics through elective specialist courses. The course alternates between school periods at EUC Syd and apprenticeship in a chimney sweep business, where you put theory into practice.
§The journeyman's exam
The education ends with a journeyman test where you must demonstrate your skills — both the theoretical knowledge of rules safety and technique and the practical skills in cleaning inspection and customer advice. Passing is critical because legal chimney sweep work requires a passed journeyman test or equivalent recognised education.
§From apprentice to colleague across the country
Because all students meet collectively during the school periods in Tønder a professional network is created across regions during the education. Many of the contacts you make here follow you forward in your career — it is one of the qualities a small united trade like chimney sweeping can offer.