Skip to content
In forceChildren and schools

New executive order on training for heavy vehicle mechanics

Official title (in Danish): Bekendtgørelse om er­hvervsud­dan­nelsen til lastvognsmekaniker

Executive order · BEK nr. 174 af 28.01.2026 · Børne- og Un­der­vis­nings­min­is­ter­iet

In short

Reading time: 1 min
  • What changes:
    • The training has a new purpose clause, and it can be completed with step 1 (heavy vehicle fitter) or step 2 (heavy vehicle mechanic).
    • Requirements for basic subjects, certificates and credit transfer, as well as the competence goals for the main course, are now set in a training scheme instead of in the executive order and its annex.
    • The training can be completed as an eux course under technical eux model D.
  • Who: The rules apply to apprentices and students on the vocational training programme for heavy vehicle mechanics, including apprentices in the main course, euv and eux courses.
  • When: The executive order entered into force on 1 August 2026.

Written by AI from verbatim quotes from the source and checked by code and AI. Dates, tables and the fact box are calculated by fixed rules. Unofficial translation. Always read the original.

Sources and original

Read the official text (in Danish) →

Source: Retsinformation.dk

Translated from Danish · The Danish version and the original source apply.

Timeline

How to read the timeline

  • Filled dot: this has happened. The date and the source are shown below the point.
  • Empty dot: an upcoming step. The date may be known or not known yet.
  • Square: the case ended here, e.g. because the bill was rejected or withdrawn.
  • "The date is in the source, but entry into force has not been confirmed yet" (or just "not confirmed yet") means the date has passed, but the source does not yet show that the law or rule has entered into force. We only change the status when the source confirms it.
  1. Issued · 28 January 2026
  2. Published in the Danish Law Gazette (Lovtidende) · 29 January 2026
  3. In force · 1 August 2026