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New executive order on the passenger car technician training
Official title (in Danish): Bekendtgørelse om erhvervsuddannelsen til personvognstekniker
In short
Reading time: 1 min- What changes:
- The training is now called personvognstekniker (passenger car technician) instead of personvognsmekaniker (passenger car mechanic).
- It must also give knowledge about green technology.
- Step 2 has the specialisations Personvognstekniker - EV and Personvognstekniker - ICE, and step 1 has the specialisation personvognsmontør.
- Several requirements, for example for basic subjects, certificates and tests, now refer to the training scheme.
- Who: The rules apply to pupils and apprentices on the vocational education and training programme for passenger car technicians.
- When: The executive order entered into force on 1 August 2026.
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Source: Retsinformation.dk
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- Issued · 28 January 2026
- Published in the Danish Law Gazette (Lovtidende) · 29 January 2026
- In force · 1 August 2026