Turning

Education

Skill level: 3

Turning is a work-related study program at the secondary school level. The study program includes increasing the knowledge and skills required for the use of materials and tools in turning workshops as well as design and new construction. It is possible to have skills acquired in the labour market evaluated.

Turning is a certified trade. The average study period is three years, in addition to vocational training, during which the progress of the workplace studies is recorded in an electronic logbook.

Study

Studies in turning have been taught at Borgarholtsskóli and Tækniskólinn. Undergraduate studies in the metal and mechanical engineering disciplines have also been taught at Fjölbrautaskólinn á Suðurnesjum, Fjölbrautaskóli Norðurlands vestra, Fjölbrautaskóli Suðurlands, Fjölbrautaskóli Vesturlands, Framhaldsskólinn í Vestmannaeyjum, Menntaskólinn á Ísafirði, Verkmenntaskóli Austurlands, and Verkmenntaskólinn á Akureyri.

Requirements

Applicants must have completed compulsory education in accordance with the National Curriculum Guide for Compulsory Schools, see more on the school’s website.

The program has been credit-worthy at the Student Education Fund (Menntasjóður námsmanna). Trade unions often provide scholarships for study. Get more information from your union.

Curriculum

The turning study program is divided into general theoretical subjects, specialties and vocational training. Check whether the study program or part of it can be taught in distance learning.

The first two years are spent in a joint undergraduate course in metallurgy, after which the students specialize in turning. The student makes a study agreement with a master in the subject where the internship takes place.

After graduation

After completing studies and vocational training, it is possible to take a journeyman’s examination that entitles you to work in the field as well as admission to studies for a master craftsman’s exam. It is also possible to complete additional studies for a matriculation examination.

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