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Agriculture, fishing and forestry

You learn

  • about natural materials and landscaping
  • about fishing and outdoor life
  • about animal husbandry and animal welfare
  • about plants and natural processes
  • about biological production

Suits you if you are

  • practically minded
  • interested in outdoor work
  • caring towards people, animals and the environment

You can become

  • a gardener or an agronomist
  • a forestry worker
  • a farrier or skilled equestrian
  • a skilled worker in reindeer husbandry
  • a fisherman or skilled operator in aquaculture

Workplaces may be

  • agriculture or forestry
  • nursery or horticulture
  • fishing or fish farming
  • reindeer husbandry

More education

  • More education 1: You can take further education at a tertiary vocational college. A tertiary vocational education is a short vocational further education meant for those who have taken vocational education and training.
  • More education 2: You can take the master certificate examination if you have the trade or journeyman’s certificate in a trade that comes under the master craftsman’s programme, and have sufficient experience. The master course of studies qualifies you for a management or middle-management position within your trade area, and gives you the competence to start up your own company.
  • More education 3: You can take a Vg3 supplementary programme for general university admissions certification – after Vg2 or – after achieving vocational competence. You will then have the option to take higher education at a university college or university. Remember that some study programmes, such as for instance engineering, science and medical studies, require you to have certain science subjects.
  • More education 4: You can also apply for admission to higher education after a preliminary course or by the Y-path, the vocational pathway to higher education. The Y-path is intended for those with relevant vocational experience. Preliminary courses and the Y-path are most commonly used for science and engineering studies.