The final exam — how to prepare
The exam at stage 1 and stage 2 — and the vocational certificate
Introduction
Each stage of the programme ends with a final exam, which the school holds in the last school period. The exam at stage 1 (cleaning technician) is taken by all students, including those who continue to stage 2. When you finish, the trade committee issues a vocational certificate stating which stage you completed the programme with (BEK no. 192/2026 §§ 6-7). The word »journeyman's exam« is used in everyday speech, but it is not the exam's name in this programme. Good preparation is about knowing the structure in good time, not being surprised by it.
How the exams are structured
The exam at stage 1 is a practical cleaning task drawn by lot. You carry out the task and explain your choices orally. The exam lasts 30 minutes incl. deliberation, and an examiner and an external examiner are present throughout. At stage 2 you prepare a written project within your specialisation — alone or in a group of at most three — over 5 days in the school period. The project is presented orally, and you also draw a practical test. The stage 2 exam lasts 45 minutes incl. deliberation, and each of the three parts counts one third and must be passed. Both exams are graded on the 7-point scale.
| Share | What does it deal with |
|---|---|
| Stage 1: practical test | Cleaning task drawn by lot with oral explanation; 30 minutes incl. deliberation |
| Stage 2: written project | A professional problem within your specialisation; 5 days, alone or at most three in a group |
| Oral presentation | You present and defend the task before the examiner and external examiner. |
| Stage 2: practical test | Task drawn by lot; each of the three parts at stage 2 counts one third and must be passed |
The written project (stage 2)
The project assignment typically starts from a real situation in your on-the-job training — a task you have solved, or a challenge you have faced. Choose a topic where you have your own experience to draw on, and where you can link the practical work to the theory you have learned: hygiene principles, quality standards such as DS/INSTA 800, ergonomics or chemistry. The closer the link between practice and theory, the stronger the assignment.
The practical exam
The practical exam tests whether you can translate theory into action under the conditions the trade is actually faced with. Here not only the result counts, but also the method: that you choose the right means, work in the right sequence, use tools and machines correctly and take attention to your own safety and ergonomics along the way.
How you help a person with post-traumatic stress
- 01Start the written assignment in good time, and choose a topic rooted in your own on-the-job training
- 02Practice explaining your professional choices aloud, not just performing them
- 03Review key concepts like DS/INSTA 800, Sinner's circle and hygiene principles until you can explain them in your own words
- 04Ask your training company and school how their particular exam is typically structured
“The exam rewards those who can explain why — not just those who can do it right without knowing why.”
— Examination point