Crafts, design and product development | Upper secondary education and training

You learn

handicraft techniques
about different materials
about sustainable design and product development
about sketches and production blueprints
handicrafts and cultural history

Suits you if you are

interested in working with your hands
interested in designing and making objects
precise and persevering

You can become

a watchmaker, a goldsmith or a silversmith

a dressmaker, a costume maker, a national costume maker

a cabinetmaker, a woodcarver or an organ builder

a potter, a shoemaker or a blacksmith

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Relevant workplaces

design and handicraft companiesdressmaker–s shoptheatre or operayour own company

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.