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This study guide helps you find your way through the actual training path to carpenter at HANSENBERG. Carpentry is part of the timber trades' building education and is a vocational education (EUD) where you alternate between going to school and being an apprentice in a company. Here you get an overview of the education's structure admission and enrollment the journey exam and your options afterwards — so you know what you are getting into before you apply. The technical craftsmanship subject matter you find in the trade's articles calculators and templates.
§The education's structure.
Carpenter training consists of three parts: basic course 1, basic course 2 and main course. The two basic courses take place at school while the main course mainly takes place with a company where you are apprenticed. The total training typically lasts 4-5 years depending on your background and whether you complete it as a young person or adult.
| Part | Where | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Basic course 1 | The school | 20 weeks (½ school year) — for young people straight from primary school |
| Basic course 2 | The school | 20 weeks (½ school year) |
| Main course | PLACEHOLDER_102 | Up to approximately 4 years, alternating between practice and school |
Basic course 1 is a broad introduction to the trade where you get to know exactly which vocational apprenticeship you would prefer to take. In basic course 2 you choose carpentry, and you gain basic knowledge of the carpentry trade and learn to use and maintain tools and machinery. At HANSENBERG, basic course 2 includes mathematics, technology, rolling/bending scaffolding, fire safety, fire fighting, first aid and machinery operation licence. Basic course 2 is completed with a basic course test.
§Alternation between school and apprenticeship
When basic training 2 is completed, you move on to the main program. This requires you to have an apprenticeship agreement (apprenticeship placement) with a company. The main program alternates between practical training at the apprenticeship site and shorter school stays, with most time spent at the workplace. Throughout the main program, you receive apprentice wages.
§Access and admission
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- 01Apply for admission via optagelse.dk.
- 02Keep an eye on the application deadline and school start for the current year (HANSENBERG starts in August and January) on HANSENBERG's page.
- 03Find apprenticeship via laerepladserne.dk or HANSENBERGs company consultants.
- 04If you are in doubt, contact the school's guidance before applying.
§The journeyman's exam
The education ends with a journeyman test consisting of two parts: an academic paper with an oral examination plus a practical test. The practical test must demonstrate your professional and practical skills. You have passed when the final grade for each of the two parts is at least 02. When the journeyman test is passed you are qualified and receive your journeyman certificate.
On the journeyman's certificate are the grades for the theoretical and practical parts plus the overall grade, which is the average of the two parts.
§Specialties and further opportunities
Woodworking trades' construction training has several specializations, so you can choose the path that suits you best:
- 01Carpenter — builds in wood and constructs walls, roofs, facades and fittings for construction.
- 02Floor layer — lays floors of wood or vinyl to homes, shops and industry.
- 03Thatcher — builds thatched roofs and learns about different thatching traditions in Denmark.
When you have your journeyman certificate you can work in the construction industry – or start your own business. You can also build on with e.g. vocational academy and professional bachelor education (e.g. building constructor) and AMU courses. If you want both journeyman certificate and secondary school exam the carpenter and floor layer specialty can also be taken as EUX.
§Good study tips
- 01Show up in practical work clothes and safety shoes — much of the teaching takes place in the workshop.
- 02Start looking for an apprenticeship early; it is the ticket to the main course.
- 03Keep track of mathematics and drawing reading — you use it every day as a carpenter.
- 04Use the school's advisers and company consultants actively; they know the way and the companies.
- 05Follow safety and fire rules from day one; certificates such as machinery operation and first aid are part of the course.