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Bill: Changes to Vocational Education

Official title (in Danish): Forslag til lov om ændring af lov om er­hvervsud­dan­nelser, lov om elevers og studerendes undervisningsmiljø, lov om institutioner for erhvervsrettet uddannelse og lov om Arbejdsgivernes Uddannelsesbidrag. (En markant styrkelse af er­hvervsud­dan­nelserne i form af ændrede rammer for udbud og dimensionering, mulighed for at hæve uddannelsesaftalen og for skoleoplæring ved krænkelser og erhvervsuddannelse på udstrakt tid m.v.)

Bill · L 46 (2026-27)

In short

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  • What is proposed:
    • The bill includes a number of changes to vocational education.
    • According to the bill, the aim is, among other things, to reduce dropout rates and make access to the education more flexible.
  • Who would be affected: Students and apprentices in vocational education, vocational schools, and training companies.
  • When: The bill has not been passed yet.

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.

If the bill is passed:

  • Students and apprentices with disabilities or similar severe difficulties can get up to 50 percent longer time for school instruction. This happens under the same financial conditions as for others.
  • Students and apprentices who have been subjected to discrimination, harassment, or other violations in the training company can terminate the education agreement under the same conditions as in cases of sexual violations.
  • Vocational schools must create a strategy against discrimination, harassment, sexual harassment, and other violations.
  • The schools must visit selected students and apprentices at their training companies, including those who risk dropping out.

Sources and original

Read the official text (in Danish) →

Source: the Danish Parliament (ft.dk)

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

Summary by the Danish Parliament (in Danish)

Lovforslaget udmønter dele af »Aftale om en markant styrkelse af er­hvervsud­dan­nelserne« fra maj 2025. Formålet er at øge kvaliteten og attraktiviteten, mindske frafaldet og skabe mere fleksible uddannelsesveje. Lovforslaget indebærer bl.a.: - færre regler og proceskrav - bedre muligheder for udlandsophold - nye modeller for udbud og dimensionering - styrket indsats mod frafald og krænkende adfærd - bedre muligheder for skoleoplæring og specialpædagogisk bistand - mulighed for erhvervsuddannelse på udstrakt tid - lempet adgang til grundforløb plus - mulighed for euv1 for 18-24-årige med mindst to års relevant erhvervserfaring. Loven foreslås, med en enkelt undtagelse, at træde i kraft den 1. januar 2027.

Source: Folketinget (ft.dk). Reproduced unchanged.

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  1. Introduced · 8 October 2026
    Status in the Danish Parliament: Fremsat
    Folketingets Åbne Data – sagstrin: fremsættelse
  2. 1. beh./Henvist til udvalg · 23 October 2026
    Status in the Danish Parliament: 1. beh./Henvist til udvalg
    Folketingets Åbne Data – sagstrin: 1. behandling
  3. Passed
    Awaiting the Danish Parliament
  4. Enters into force
    The date is not known yet