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New rules for the vocational education in HVAC and energy

Official title (in Danish): Bekendtgørelse om er­hvervsud­dan­nelsen i vvs-energi

Executive order · BEK nr. 142 af 22.01.2026 · Børne- og Un­der­vis­nings­min­is­ter­iet

In short

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  • What changes:
    • The education gets a new, more detailed purpose description.
    • The requirements for the levels of the core subjects and the competence goals of the main course now refer to the education order.
    • The requirement for certificates also existed before, but which certificates are required is now stated in the education order.
    • The EUX course can be completed in the HVAC and energy specialist field under the technical EUX model D.
    • The subject committee can endorse the journeyman's certificate with a distinction.
    • It is no longer set out in the executive order which grades give which distinction.
  • Who: Apprentices and trainees who start the education after the executive order enters into force. Those who started before follow the rules that applied until then.
  • When: The executive order entered into force on 1 August 2026.

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  1. Issued · 22 January 2026
    Retsinformation.dk
  2. Published in the Danish Law Gazette (Lovtidende) · 28 January 2026
    Retsinformation.dk – bekendtgørelse nr. 142 offentliggjort
  3. In force · 1 August 2026
    Retsinformation.dk – BEK nr. 142 af 22-01-2026: »Bekendtgørelsen træder i kraft den 1. august 2026.«