In forceChildren and schools
New executive order on joinery and shopfitting: more school weeks and new requirements
Official title (in Danish): Bekendtgørelse om erhvervsuddannelsen til maskinsnedker
In short
Reading time: 1 min- What changes:
- The school part of the main course for joiners and shopfitters has become longer.
- For young people it is now 32 weeks, up from 30.
- For adults it is 29 weeks, up from 27, and in EUX courses 67 weeks, up from 65.
- 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