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Sign language interpreters: new title and shorter training
Official title (in Danish): Bekendtgørelse om uddannelsen til professionsbachelor som dansk tegnsprogstolk
In short
Reading time: 1 min- What changes:
- The training is now called a professional bachelor's degree as a Danish sign language interpreter (previously: sign language and written interpreter), and written interpretation has been removed.
- It is set at 195 ECTS points instead of 210.
- The bachelor project of 15 ECTS points and the optional study elements of 5 ECTS points have been replaced by a professional bachelor's exam of 10 ECTS points.
- Who: The rules apply to students on the professional bachelor's degree programme as a Danish sign language interpreter. Students who started before 1 August 2026 and can complete their studies by 31 December 2029 follow the previous rules. If they cannot, they are moved to the new rules.
- When: The executive order entered into force on 1 August 2026.
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Source: Retsinformation.dk
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- Issued · 18 February 2026
- Published in the Danish Law Gazette (Lovtidende) · 25 February 2026
- In force · 1 August 2026