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New executive order for the stonemason and stone technician vocational training

Official title (in Danish): Bekendtgørelse om er­hvervsud­dan­nelsen til stenhugger og stentekniker

Executive order · BEK nr. 159 af 22.01.2026 · Børne- og Un­der­vis­nings­min­is­ter­iet

In short

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  • What changes:
    • The purpose of the training is now described as processing and installing natural and artificial stone.
    • Requirements for basic subjects and certificates are set out in the training scheme.
    • There are new rules that the EUX programme in the stonemason specialisation follows the technical EUX model A, and that the journeyman's examination is organised according to the training scheme.
    • As before, the journeyman's examination is held as part of the final school period.
    • The subject committee can endorse the journeyman's certificate with distinction in stonemasonry.
  • Who: The rules apply to pupils and apprentices in the stonemason and stone technician vocational training. Pupils who started the training before the entry into force continue to follow the rules that applied until then.
  • When: The executive order entered into force on 1 August 2026.

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Source: Retsinformation.dk

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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. 159 offentliggjort
  3. In force · 1 August 2026
    Retsinformation.dk – BEK nr. 159 af 22-01-2026: »Bekendtgørelsen træder i kraft den 1. august 2026.«