Copenhagen Skills

What Copenhagen Skills does

Copenhagen Skills is a publicly funded Danish educational initiative, registered in Denmark under CVR 20578912, that develops activities to raise young people's awareness of vocational education (EUD) and the green transition. It operates under a defined 2026-2028 project cycle co-financed by the European Social Fund and Region Hovedstaden, and it delivers all services free of charge to schools, students, and teachers. Its primary customers are public schools and educational professionals in Region Hovedstaden, with secondary reaches into FGU, gymnasium, and HF student populations, plus partnership access through Danish vocational schools.

The organization operates two core products. Skillsuniverset.dk is a student-driven digital learning platform featuring 36 young role models who share their experiences across different youth education paths through videos, games, and reflection exercises. Green Skills is a mobile interactive learning environment housed in a converted truck with five themed zones covering circular economy, restaurant/nutrition, energy optimization in construction, SOSU/care professions, and waste/energy minimization, with sub-program variants for primary-school (udskoling), FGU, and gymnasium/HF audiences. A nine-lesson Klimaforløb climate curriculum co-developed with HF Efterslægten extends the truck experience, and the organization coordinates Introdage (introduction days) at partner vocational schools.

Its business model is grant-funded and non-commercial: there is no pricing, no transactional revenue, and no paid customer relationship. Revenue mechanics consist of EU Social Fund co-financing and direct funding from Region Hovedstaden. The team has roughly 9 staff, supplemented by 2026 additions of a student assistant and an intern. Distribution combines the mobile truck's direct school visits with a self-service online platform, teacher-facing webinars scheduled multiple times in 2026, a periodic newsletter (~6 times per year), and organic social presence. Copenhagen Skills is therefore best characterized as a regional public-sector program delivery vehicle rather than a venture-scale commercial enterprise.

Name

Copenhagen Skills

Legal name

Copenhagen Skills

Website

https://copenhagenskills.dk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Copenhagen Skills is a publicly funded Danish educational initiative that delivers free career guidance and vocational-education awareness services to schools and students in Region Hovedstaden via the Skillsuniverset.dk digital platform and the Green Skills mobile learning truck.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Vocational Education Career Guidance Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth-to-Adult Transition & Life Skills (Independent Living, Soft Skills) (EDAAAFAN)

akta.pro secondary industry

Interactive Practice & Skill-Building (Drills, Games, Mastery Practice) (EDAFACAC)

Keywords

• Vocational education guidance
• Career learning programs
• Green skills education
• School outreach services
• Youth career counseling

Headquarters

HQ city

Copenhagen

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Public Sector Funding: Funded by EU Social Fund and Region Hovedstaden. All services are provided free of charge to schools and students. Revenue comes from public grants and project funding rather than direct revenue from customers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Copenhagen Skills provides free career learning programs and resources for young people in the Copenhagen region, helping students gain knowledge about vocational education (EUD) as an attractive education choice. The core offering consists of Green Skills, a mobile interactive learning space housed in a converted truck that visits schools, and Skillsuniverset.dk, a digital learning platform featuring 36 young role models sharing their education experiences through videos, games, and reflection exercises.

Product overview

Copenhagen Skills operates as an educational guidance initiative providing career learning programs and resources for young people in the Copenhagen region. The core offering consists of Skillsuniverset.dk, a student-driven digital learning platform featuring role models and interactive exercises across 36 youth education paths, and Green Skills, a mobile interactive learning space housed in a converted truck that visits schools. Green Skills is tailored for different educational levels (udskoling, FGU, gymnasium/HF) and includes optional extended climate courses. The organization also coordinates introduction days at vocational schools and provides supplementary teaching materials including worksheets, exercises, and teacher guides. Funding is provided by the European Social Fund and the Capital Region of Denmark.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Green Skills: A mobile learning lab initiative where a truck is converted into an interactive learning space offering career learning activities focused on green transition.
• Skillsuniverset.dk

Products and services

• Skillsuniverset.dk A student-driven learning platform based on peer-to-peer guidance, featuring 36 young role models sharing stories about their youth education paths through videos, games, and reflection exercises. The platform helps students discover their own skills and match them with different vocational education paths. It is primarily used by teachers and career counselors in schools.
• Green Skills (Mobile Learning Truck) An interactive mobile learning experience housed in a converted truck, featuring five themed zones with games and activities focused on career learning and green transition. The truck visits schools across Region Hovedstaden with dedicated instructors, offering 45-60 minute sessions for school groups.
• Green Skills - Udskoling (Grundskole) Green Skills program tailored for students in 8th, 9th, and 10th grade in primary school. The 45-60 minute session presents five education and career directions along with green challenges from various industries, designed for career days and guidance activities.
• Green Skills - FGU Green Skills program designed for FGU (Preparation Course) students aged 16-25, focused on career learning and green transition with interactive activities in the mobile learning truck. Free visits to FGU schools in Region Hovedstaden.
• Green Skills - Gymnasium/HF Green Skills program for upper secondary students (gymnasium and HF), offering career learning through green transition activities. Can be combined with an NF climate course for extended learning over 9 lessons.
• Klimaforløb (Climate Course) An inquiry-based science course developed in collaboration with HF Efterslægten for 1st-year HF students. The 9-lesson course connects to the Green Skills truck experience and covers climate-friendly food and school environmental footprint through real-world case studies.
• Introdage (Introduction Days) Coordination of open house events and introduction days at vocational schools in Region Hovedstaden, helping students and parents explore educational options through direct school visits. Used at 19 addresses across the region since completion 2 years ago.

Quantifiable outcome

• 400+ students reached in single pilot event in Hillerød
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Herningsholm KlimaerhvervsskoleminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Inspiration visit to Herningsholm Climate Vocational School to learn about their climate-focused initiatives and Green Innovation Week. Provided insights for developing Copenhagen Skills' own green skills programming.
• ExperimentarietminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Experimentariet on wind turbine building competition and educational methods for green transition topics. Team building and inspiration for hands-on learning activities.
• TEC (Technical Education Copenhagen)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTEC staff visit to Green Skills truck as inspiration for 'Green Hands' concept development. TEC serves as a key partner in developing new green career guidance activities.
• HF EfterslægtencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative development of the Klimaforløb (climate curriculum) for HF students. HF Efterslægten co-developed the natural science curriculum materials focused on climate themes.
• NEXT UddannelsercoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNEXT hosts open house events and provides vocational education access for Copenhagen Skills' target audience. Key partner in connecting students with vocational training opportunities.
• U/NORDcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner vocational school hosting open house events at multiple addresses (Hillerød, Helsingør, Frederikssund, Lyngby) for student outreach.
• Hotel- og Restaurantskolen (HRS)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner school in Valby hosting info days and open house events. Provides access to hospitality and restaurant education pathways.
• SOSU HcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner school at multiple locations (KBH, Hillerød, Gladsaxe, Brøndby) hosting open house events. Denmark's largest SOSU school.
• TEC (Technical Education Copenhagen)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner vocational school at multiple addresses (Hvidovre, Ballerup, Gladsaxe, Frederiksberg) hosting open house events and visits.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Produktionsskoleforeningen: Danish association representing production schools (produktionsskoler), which are practical, project-based alternative education options for youth (overlapping significantly with FGU). Comparable because both Copenhagen Skills and production schools operate in the same youth-to-vocational transition space, with Copenhagen Skills acting upstream by helping students choose EUD paths while production schools sit adjacent in the alternative-education landscape.

Others

• SOSU H: Denmark's largest social and health care vocational school and a core open-house partner hosting events across multiple Region Hovedstaden addresses. Comparable as a vocational-school channel partner addressing career orientation for the same youth segments.
• TEC (Technical Education Copenhagen): Major technical vocational school in the Copenhagen area and a core partner of Copenhagen Skills, hosting open house events and contributing to the development of the 'Green Hands' concept. Comparable as a vocational school channel partner within the same regional ecosystem and student audience.
• Experimentariet: Copenhagen science centre that co-developed the wind-turbine building activity and hands-on green-transition teaching methods with Copenhagen Skills. Comparable as a hands-on STEM education collaborator engaging the same youth audience on green transition themes.

Broad incumbents

• SkillsFuture Singapore: National skills-development initiative in Singapore that funds mid-career and student training programmes with strategic industry focus. Comparable as a broader, government-led skills and career-orientation effort with multiple programmes and partners, much larger and more national in scale than Copenhagen Skills but addressing overlapping objectives around vocational pathway uptake.
• Børne- og Undervisningsministeriet (Ministry of Children and Education): Danish ministry responsible for EUD policy, vocational education curricula, and youth education guidance frameworks. Comparable as the broader policy owner that shapes the funding and rules under which Copenhagen Skills operates, and is a key counterpart for any program-scale or national-replication thesis.

Direct peers

• Center for Vejledning (Danish National Guidance Centre): National centre supporting education and career guidance quality in Denmark, including training for UU counsellors. Comparable as a peer operating in the same Danish career-guidance ecosystem, with overlapping methods (counsellor upskilling, guidance frameworks) and target audience (counsellors and indirectly students making EUD choices).
• Skills Builder Partnership: UK-based charity building essential skills (including career self-management and transition skills) in young people through schools and employers. Comparable to Copenhagen Skills because both operate structured skill-building frameworks for youth, act as intermediaries between schools and employers/further education, and aim to improve employability through defined non-academic skill outcomes.
• Ungdommens Uddannelsesvejledning Danmark (UU Danmark): National association of the statutory Danish youth education guidance centres (UU) that deliver career guidance to the same 8.-10. klasse and FGU segments. Directly comparable because both organisations address the same pain points (limited awareness of vocational education, weak skill-to-education matching) for the same student cohorts, although UU does so as a public-mandated service rather than as a project-funded initiative.

Regional players

• Herningsholm Klimaerhvervsskole: Climate vocational school in Herning that already runs a 'Green Innovation Week' and is an explicit inspiration partner for Copenhagen Skills' Green Skills programming. Comparable because it operates in the same climate-and-vocational intersection, but serves Central Denmark Region rather than Region Hovedstaden.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xfacebook.com/copenhagenskills
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCnUtfUsext_OKq_imoeW9sQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/copenhagenskills
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/copenhagen-skills
• Instagraminstagram.com/copenhagen_skills

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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