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New executive order on the chimney sweep training
Official title (in Danish): Bekendtgørelse om erhvervsuddannelsen til skorstensfejer
In short
Reading time: 1 min- What changes:
- The purpose clause has been rewritten, and many details have been moved to the training scheme.
- This applies to basic subjects, certificates, competence goals and criteria for credit transfer.
- It is new that the subject committee can endorse the journeyman's certificate with a distinction.
- Who: The rules apply to pupils and apprentices on the vocational training programme for chimney sweeps. Pupils who started or transferred to the programme before entry into force follow the previously applicable rules in executive order no. 325 of 14 March 2024.
- When: The executive order entered into force on 1 August 2026.
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Source: Retsinformation.dk
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- Issued · 22 January 2026
- Published in the Danish Law Gazette (Lovtidende) · 28 January 2026
- In force · 1 August 2026