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New executive order for the industrial operator programme
Official title (in Danish): Bekendtgørelse om erhvervsuddannelsen til industrioperatør
In short
Reading time: 1 min- What changes:
- The programme still ends with step 1 or step 2 at level 3, but the purpose has been rewritten.
- The requirements for basic subjects, certificates and credit transfer are now in the training scheme instead of in the executive order and annex 1.
- Who: The rules apply to pupils and apprentices on the vocational training programme for industrial operators. They do not apply to those who started the programme before the executive order.
- When: The executive order entered into force on 1 August 2026.
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Source: Retsinformation.dk
Translated from Danish · The Danish version and the original source apply.
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- Issued · 14 January 2026
- Published in the Danish Law Gazette (Lovtidende) · 20 January 2026
- In force · 1 August 2026