Learn Da­nish for free

To get started on your free Danish lessons, you need to contact your local Jobcentre. 

Note, that the Official Danish Education Programme (Danskuddannelsen) is only free of charge during your first 5 years of living here.

Are you living in Vejle Municipality (Kommune), you need to talk to Anja Thomsen at Jobcenter Vejle. Reach her by phone:

(+45) 21 66 79 97

Or by showing up at Jobcenter Vejle: Havneparken 16.

If you are living in a different municipality, you can still choose to learn Danish at Sprogcenter Vejle. You will then need to contact your local Jobcentre. Their contact information can be found on their website.

Once you've been in contact with the Jobcentre, they will send a referral to us. We will then contact you and arrange for an interview as soon as possible.

Interview before starting

You will have an interview with one of our counsellors before being enrolled in the Official Danish Education Programme. During the interview, you will be talking about your educational background and motivation for learning Danish. You will also be given a language test, in order to place you at the level most suitable for you. 

Usually, you will be able to start your classes within 1-2 weeks.

The official Danish Education Programme is offered free of charge to anyone moving to Denmark, who is above 18 years of age and has received their cpr-number.

The Danish Education Programme is only free of charge during your first 5 years of living here.

It takes approximately 2½ years to complete the programme.

A deposit of 2.000,- dkkr. is required for certain groups (see below). But it will be reimbursed once you've passed parts of or the entire Danish Education Programme.

Upon moving to Denmark, you received a letter about this offer in your official, digital inbox (e-boks).

For certain groups, a deposit of 2.000,- dkkr. is required before starting classes.

You have to pay a deposit, if you:

• are in Denmark to study or to work (except from au-pairs)
• are married/partner to a person, who is in Denmark to study or to work
• are in Denmark through a family reunification by EU-rules.

Your deposit will be reimbursed automatically when you have completed your Prøve i Dansk (final exam).

Your deposit will also automatically be reimbursed, if you pass a module test within the given timeframe, and you do not wish to continue with the next module.

Your deposit will be lost if you withdraw without passing a module test or the final test within the maximum time frame. When you start the next module, you will need to pay a new deposit.

Maximum given timeframe for Danish Education Programmes 1, 2 and 3:

Modul 1: 6 months max.
Modul 2: 6 months max.
Modul 3: 7 months max.
Modul 4: 8 months max.
Modul 5: 9 months max.
Modul 6: 9 months max.

You are not to pay your deposit before talking to one of our counsellors.

Our schedules are highly flexible, as most of our students have a job.

We have day, evening, Saturday and even online classes.

• Day time: 8.00 - 11.15 / 11.45 - 15.00
• Evening: 17.00 - 19.30
• Saturday: 8.45 - 12.30
• Online: scheduled individually

Day time classes are three times a week. Evening classes are twice a week, either Monday and Wednesday or Tuesday and Thursday.

During your initial interview we will be looking at schedules and find out what works best for you.

You are welcome to join our Study Centre, where a teacher is available to help you. As a student, it is free of charge and you can use it as much as possible.

For more information, visit this page.

Every Thursday you can join the Language Café and speak Danish with the volunteers!

The café takes place from 16.00 - 18.00 every Thursday in the common area. There's coffee and cake as well as chatty volunteers - and every one is welcome to join.

The Danish Education Programme is only admissible with a cpr-number. But you can still start learning Danish without a cpr-number. You may pay for admission to our Study Centre. Here, you will have access to study materials and a teacher. Contact us for more information on this option.

The official Danish Education (Danskuddannelse) is offered by law to any foreigner obtaining residency in Denmark. 

The official Danish Education Programme consists of three different but independent programmes. The programmes being independent, means that you do not complete all three following one another. You only complete one Programme, the one most suitable to you. The programmes are organized based on course participants' various backgrounds and educational levels.

In each of the three Education Programmes, course participants are educated in speaking, reading, writing, and pronouncing Danish.

Our ambition is that you learn a language useful in your everyday life. A language that's useful for your lunch break at work, among your neighbours, or in your children's daycare or school.

The official Danish Education Programme is offered free of charge only for the first five years of living in Denmark. If you have lived here longer than that, your options are:

• FVU-courses - (Preparatory Education for Adults). If you do speak Danish at a certain level, you may qualify for FVU-courses, which are also free of charge. Please, contact our FVU-coordinator to find out if FVU is an option for you.
• Paying for participating in the official Danish Education Programme. Either on your own or through your workplace. Contact us for more information on prices and different options.
• Our Language Café, where volunteers come to practice speaking Danish with whoever is interested. The Language Café is open to anyone, and it is free of charge. It takes place each Thursday at 4.00 pm - 6.00 pm in the common room at Sprogcenter Vejle.