Supplementary Working Environment Training (Supplerende arbejdsmiljøuddannelse)

No. The mandatory working environment training lasts 3 days and must be taken with a provider covered by the Working Environment Authority's (Arbejdstilsynet's) scheme for providers. The employer must make sure it is completed no later than 3 months after you join the working environment organisation (executive order on systematic working environment work, "bekendtgørelse om systematisk arbejdsmiljøarbejde", § 40). This is an online course, and it can neither replace the mandatory training nor excuse you from it.

The employer must offer working environment representatives and supervisors in the working environment organisation supplementary training equivalent to 2 days in the first year of office and 1½ days in each following year (§ 42). The purpose is continuous, targeted updating that is relevant to the working environment work in the company (§ 44). The rules do not set a fixed syllabus.

It can count as part of it if the employer and the working environment organisation agree that the content suits your needs. We have not found rules on who may provide supplementary training or how many hours a day equals. The course typically takes a few hours, so on its own it hardly covers the full 1½ or 2 days. Get the agreement in writing so the employer can document that the training has been offered.

No. It is a certificate of completion showing that you have completed the course and passed the test. It is not a regulated qualification, and the course is not approved, certified or accredited by the Working Environment Authority or any other authority. It is the employer and the working environment organisation who decide whether the course meets the company's needs.

The employer must make sure the mandatory training is taken with a provider covered by the scheme. The employer must also offer and pay for the supplementary training during working hours, agree its content together with the working environment organisation, discuss it at the annual working environment discussion and be able to document to the Working Environment Authority that the training has been offered. The employer must also carry out the workplace assessment (APV), risk assessments and instruction of employees. A course cannot take over that responsibility.

The employer must cover the costs of the working environment representative's office and compensate loss of income and expenses for necessary participation in the training (§ 35(3)). If you buy the certificate here yourself, agree with your employer beforehand whether the cost will be covered.

You have a right to the training (§ 43). If you do not use the right during the year of office, it lapses, unless the employer and the employees have agreed to combine the training over the term of office. A maximum of 3 days of training can be combined.

Most people spend about one to two hours on the eight lessons and the test, some a little more. The time alone does not tell you whether the training equals 1½ or 2 days of supplementary training. You can take a break and carry on later on the same device.

It costs nothing. You can see which lessons you should read again, and you can take the test as many times as you like.

Only after you have passed: 299 DKK for the certificate. The course and the test are free.

Every certificate has a number and a QR code. When someone scans the code or types the number on our verification page, your name, the course and the date you passed are shown.

The rules change, and 2026 has brought new executive orders on systematic working environment work, the psychosocial working environment and the reporting of accidents at work. The certificate therefore shows that you completed the course within the last year. It is not a statutory deadline.