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Educational agreements

Education agreements can be entered into in different ways. It depends, among other things, on the student's education and whether you have the resources to handle an entire education course.

In this article, we will therefore make you more aware of what a training agreement entails and what types of training agreements your company can enter into with apprentices and students. At the end of the article, we will review the Danish Internship AUB (Arbejdsgivernes Uddannelsesbidrag) scheme.

Let's start by taking a closer look at what an education agreement covers.

What is a training agreement?

A vocational school student often has to enter into a training agreement with a workplace during their vocational training in order to complete the training course.

There are different ways in which your workplace can enter into a training agreement. The typical training agreement covers the entire training course, but it is also possible to enter into a shorter training agreement.

The general education agreement covers the entire education course. This means that the duration of the training agreement is equivalent to the length of the main course of the vocational training.

A short training agreement, on the other hand, is an agreement that is relevant for companies that cannot or do not want to commit to an entire training course from the start. However, the short training agreement must include at least one school period and one internship period.

It should be noted that the company has full training responsibility. Furthermore, the workplace only has the legal, financial and educational responsibility for the apprentice/pupil during the period in which the training agreement applies.

You now have an overview of what a training agreement entails. In the following sections, we will take a closer look at what characterises a combination and residual agreement.

What is a combination agreement?

A combination agreement is entered into when several companies come together to train a student. This may, for example, be the case if your workplace does not have the resources to undertake an entire training course.

In a combination agreement, each company enters into an independent sub-agreement with the student. Thus, each individual company is legally responsible for its part of the agreement in terms of education. All workplaces must also be approved for the relevant part of the agreement. In addition, the training agreement must state which periods the individual workplace is responsible for.

What is a residual agreement?

Your company can also enter into a residual agreement with a student. This type of agreement is relevant for workplaces that enter into training agreements with students who are either on a school placement or have completed part of their education at another company.

On the other hand, it is also possible to take care of the student's entire education course. You can read more about that in the next section.

What is the Danish Mesterlære?

'Ny Mesterlære' is a training agreement that covers the entire training course at the vocational school. The training can be supplemented with a shorter stay at school. This must be agreed together with the vocational school.

Again, your workplace should be aware that you have full training responsibility.

What is an internship-AUB?

Praktikplads-AUB stands for Praktikplads - Arbejdsgivernes Uddannelsbdrag. The initiative has been effective since 1 January 2018, and the purpose of Praktikplads-AUB is to get more employers to contribute to the training of apprentices and students.

Internship-AUB applies to both public and private organisations. However, the AUB scheme is only mandatory for employers who have reported ATP contributions for more than one fulltime skilled employee the previous year. Thus, workplaces that have no skilled workers or only one fulltime skilled worker are exempt from Praktikplads-AUB.

In April, the companies that participate in the scheme will receive an advance statement from AUB that clarifies how many students and apprentices they should expect to train. This internship scheme can therefore have both positive and negative effects on your workplace. It is, for example, a good opportunity for extra labour and at the same time passing on your knowledge. Conversely, it can be resourceintensive, especially if you already have a hectic everyday life.

If your number of students exceeds expectations, your company has the option of being awarded an internship bonus of DKK 25,000 per extra fullyear student. In contrast, you must pay a higher AUB contribution of DKK 27,000 per missing student if your workplace does not have enough students and apprentices.

It is also worth mentioning that your company must not actively submit information in relation to receiving an internship bonus. AUB automatically acquires the necessary information itself, e.g. from ATP, Statistics Denmark and the vocational schools.

Finally, it should be noted that if it is not possible to find a student that fits your organisation, you can have your additional fee reduced at AUB. However, this requires that your company has advertised the position on the public portal, praktikpladsen.dk, for at least 90 calendar days during the year.