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Key Facts: Luxembourg Brevet de Maîtrise Exam

Level 5

Classification of the Brevet de Maîtrise in the Luxembourg Qualifications Framework (CLQ)

Chambre des Députés, parliamentary report on bill 8324 (2025)

30 / 60

Minimum mark to pass each subject and each module

Loi du 18 juillet 2025, article 13

5 modules

Common management and pedagogy modules (A–E) taken by every candidate

Loi du 18 juillet 2025, article 8; règlement grand-ducal du 5 février 2026

€300

Examination registration fee per session (plus €600 per year of courses)

Règlement grand-ducal du 5 février 2026 (modalités), articles 2 and 5

6 years

Maximum continuous period to pass all modules, counted from the first examination

Loi du 18 juillet 2025, article 16

2 sessions

Examination sessions per year (1 March–31 July and 1 September–31 December)

Règlement grand-ducal du 5 février 2026 (modalités), article 4

List A

Craft activities for which the brevet is the benchmark qualification for an establishment permit

Loi modifiée du 2 septembre 2011

The Luxembourg Brevet de Maîtrise is assessed module by module: five common management and pedagogy modules (A–E) and 3–5 trade-specific modules ending with a professional project. Each subject and module is marked out of 60, 30 is a pass, and all modules must be passed within six years of the first exam. This independent English-language MCQ bank by OpenExamPrep gives practice on Modules A–E.

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1Under Article L. 121-5 of the Luxembourg Labour Code (Code du travail), what is the minimum duration of a trial period (période d'essai) agreed in a contract of indefinite duration (CDI)?
A.2 weeks
B.1 month
C.3 months
D.6 months
Explanation: Article L. 121-5 provides that an agreed trial period in a CDI cannot be shorter than two weeks or longer than six months. The six-month ceiling is lowered to three months for an employee whose vocational training level is below the CATP (now DAP), and raised to twelve months for an employee whose starting gross monthly salary reaches the level fixed by grand-ducal regulation.
2A master electrician hires a technician on a CDI and orally agrees a three-month trial period, but the written contract signed on the first working day contains no trial clause. What is the consequence under Article L. 121-5 of the Code du travail?
A.The three-month trial period applies because both parties agreed to it orally
B.The trial period is automatically reduced to the two-week statutory minimum
C.The contract is deemed concluded for an indefinite duration without any trial period
D.The employer may add the trial clause by written amendment at any time during the first month
Explanation: Article L. 121-5 requires the trial clause to be recorded, on pain of nullity, in the written contract for each employee at the latest when the employee starts work. Without that writing, the contract is deemed concluded for an indefinite duration and the law expressly excludes proof to the contrary. The only exception is where the applicable collective agreement itself provides that every new hire starts with a trial period.
3Under Article L. 211-5 of the Luxembourg Code du travail, what are the normal maximum working-time limits for a full-time employee?
A.35 hours per week and 7 hours per day
B.38 hours per week and 7.6 hours per day
C.42 hours per week and 8.4 hours per day
D.40 hours per week and 8 hours per day
Explanation: Article L. 211-5 limits working time to eight hours per day and forty hours per week, and the applicable collective agreement may set lower limits. Hours beyond these limits count as overtime unless they fall within a reference-period arrangement in which the average weekly working time stays at or below 40 hours.
4Under Article L. 211-27 of the Code du travail, how is overtime normally compensated for an employee who is not a senior executive (cadre supérieur)?
A.125% pay as the rule, with 1.25 hours of time off only if the employee asks for it
B.1.5 hours of paid time off per overtime hour as the rule, with 140% pay only if time off cannot be granted
C.One hour of paid time off per overtime hour, with no premium in any case
D.150% pay as the rule for every overtime hour, with the full amount subject to tax and social security contributions
Explanation: Article L. 211-27 makes paid time off the primary form of compensation: each overtime hour gives 1.5 hours of paid free time, or the same rate credited to a time-savings account. Only if recovery is impossible for reasons inherent in the organisation of the business, or the employee leaves before recovering the hours, is each overtime hour paid at the normal hourly wage plus 40%. That 140% is exempt from tax and social contributions, except the health-benefits-in-kind contribution on the unincreased hour.
5Under Article L. 233-4 of the Code du travail, what is the statutory minimum annual paid leave (congé de récréation) for an adult employee?
A.20 working days per year
B.25 working days per year
C.26 working days per year
D.30 working days per year
Explanation: Article L. 233-4, as amended by the Law of 25 April 2019, grants at least 26 working days of paid annual leave per year, regardless of the employee's age. Working days (jours ouvrables) are all calendar days except Sundays and statutory public holidays, and for a five-day working week each week of leave counts as five days.
6How many statutory public holidays (jours fériés légaux) does Article L. 232-2 of the Code du travail list for Luxembourg?
A.11 public holidays
B.10 public holidays
C.12 public holidays
D.9 public holidays
Explanation: Article L. 232-2 lists New Year's Day, Easter Monday, 1 May, Europe Day (9 May), Ascension Day, Whit Monday, the Grand Duke's official birthday (23 June), Assumption, All Saints' Day, and the first and second days of Christmas: 11 days in total. Europe Day was added by the Law of 25 April 2019. When a statutory holiday falls on a Sunday, employees receive a compensatory day off to be taken within three months.
7Under Article L. 124-3 of the Code du travail, what notice period must an employer give when dismissing an employee with 3 years of continuous service?
A.1 month
B.2 months
C.4 months
D.6 months
Explanation: Article L. 124-3 sets the employer's dismissal notice at two months for less than five years of continuous service with the same employer, four months for five to under ten years, and six months for ten years or more. The notice starts on the 15th of the month if the dismissal is notified before that day, otherwise on the first day of the following month.
8A qualified joiner with 12 years of continuous service resigns from a craft enterprise by registered letter. Under Articles L. 124-3 and L. 124-4 of the Code du travail, what notice must the joiner give?
A.6 months
B.2 months
C.1 month
D.3 months
Explanation: Under Article L. 124-4, an employee who resigns must give notice equal to half the notice the employer would owe under Article L. 124-3. With ten or more years of continuous service the employer's notice is six months, so the resigning employee owes three months. The notice starts according to the same 15th-of-the-month rule as a dismissal.
9Under Article L. 124-7 of the Code du travail, what minimum severance allowance (indemnité de départ) is owed to an employee on a CDI who is dismissed with notice after 6 years of continuous service?
A.No severance allowance, only salary during the notice period
B.2 months of salary
C.3 months of salary
D.1 month of salary
Explanation: Article L. 124-7 grants a severance allowance to an employee on a CDI who is dismissed without serious misconduct: at least one month's salary after five years of continuous service, two months after ten years and three months after fifteen years, rising to six, nine and twelve months after twenty, twenty-five and thirty years. Length of service is assessed at the end of the notice period.
10Under Articles L. 122-4 and L. 122-5 of the Code du travail, what is the maximum total duration of an ordinary (non-seasonal) fixed-term contract (CDD) with the same employee, renewals included?
A.12 months
B.18 months
C.24 months
D.36 months
Explanation: Article L. 122-4 caps a non-seasonal fixed-term contract at 24 months for the same employee, renewals included, and Article L. 122-5 allows at most two renewals, which must be provided for in the initial contract or a later written amendment. The minister may exceptionally authorise a longer period for jobs requiring highly specialised knowledge.

About the Luxembourg Brevet de Maîtrise Exam

The Brevet de Maîtrise is the master-craftsperson qualification of the Luxembourg craft sector, organised by the Chambre des Métiers and reformed by the Law of 18 July 2025. It is classified at level 5 of the Luxembourg Qualifications Framework (CLQ), confers the title of maître-artisan in the holder's field of activity, is the benchmark qualification for an establishment permit in List A crafts, and gives the right to train apprentices. This independent practice bank by OpenExamPrep covers the five common management and pedagogy modules (A–E): labour and business law, accounting, payroll and costing, management and communication, business creation, and applied pedagogy. It is an English-language MCQ study adaptation, not an official translation or exam simulation, and it does not cover the trade-specific technology modules or the professional project.

Exam sponsor: Chambre des Métiers du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg. The requirements and fees below concern the certification or admission exam, separate from our free practice resources.

Assessment

The Chambre des Métiers organises the training and examinations under the Law of 18 July 2025 and the Grand-Ducal Regulations of 5 February 2026. The 'gestion d'entreprise et pédagogie appliquée' learning area is common to all fields of activity and has five modules: A Droit (40 hours), B Techniques quantitatives de gestion (80 hours), C Techniques de management (80 hours), D Création d'entreprise (24 hours) and E Pédagogie appliquée (40 hours). The 'technologie et pratique professionnelle' learning area has 3–5 trade-specific modules, including the professional project, which candidates may take only after passing the other technology modules. Each subject and each module is marked out of 60, and a mark of 30 or more is a pass; a module mark is the average of its subjects' marks. The first examination session runs between 1 March and 31 July and the second between 1 September and 31 December.

Time Limit

not-published

Passing Score

30 out of 60 in each subject and each module

Exam / Certification Fees

€300 per examination session (plus €600 per year of preparatory courses); refundable to candidates who enrolled from 15 September 2025 and complete the brevet within 6 years

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40 course hours; two subjects marked out of 60

Module A: Droit

Labour and social law (contracts, trial periods, notice and severance, working time, leave, staff delegation, health and safety, social security) and business law (courts and debt recovery, companies and the RCS, bankruptcy, sale and works contracts, invoices, contractual and civil liability).

80 course hours; three subjects marked out of 60

Module B: Techniques quantitatives de gestion

Accounting mechanisms and financial analysis under the standard chart of accounts, payroll calculation (gross to net, social contributions, wage tax classes), and cost-price calculation (overhead rates, contribution margin, break-even point, hourly rates, quotes, VAT).

80 course hours; three subjects marked out of 60

Module C: Techniques de management

Business organisation (PESTEL, SWOT and the related strategies), communication (Watzlawick, Schulz von Thun, active listening, marketing, complaints and conflicts) and personnel management (leadership, motivation, recruitment, appraisal and dismissal procedures).

24 course hours; marked out of 60 (written exam and business project)

Module D: Création d'entreprise

Establishment law and formalities, legal forms, State aid and guarantees, social contributions and taxes, sustainable development and the circular economy, posting of workers, the Chambre des Métiers, and the business plan and Business Model Canvas.

40 course hours; marked out of 60 (written exam and apprentice training project)

Module E: Pédagogie appliquée

The legal framework of apprenticeship, the tutor's role, recruiting and welcoming apprentices, SMART objectives, competence planning and evaluation grids, teaching methods and DESC feedback, and formative evaluation and preparation for the integrated projects.

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What You Need to Know

  • Passing score: 30 out of 60 in each subject and each module
  • Assessment: The Chambre des Métiers organises the training and examinations under the Law of 18 July 2025 and the Grand-Ducal Regulations of 5 February 2026. The 'gestion d'entreprise et pédagogie appliquée' learning area is common to all fields of activity and has five modules: A Droit (40 hours), B Techniques quantitatives de gestion (80 hours), C Techniques de management (80 hours), D Création d'entreprise (24 hours) and E Pédagogie appliquée (40 hours). The 'technologie et pratique professionnelle' learning area has 3–5 trade-specific modules, including the professional project, which candidates may take only after passing the other technology modules. Each subject and each module is marked out of 60, and a mark of 30 or more is a pass; a module mark is the average of its subjects' marks. The first examination session runs between 1 March and 31 July and the second between 1 September and 31 December.
  • Time limit: not-published
  • Exam / certification fees: €300 per examination session (plus €600 per year of preparatory courses); refundable to candidates who enrolled from 15 September 2025 and complete the brevet within 6 years Official sources

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Luxembourg Brevet de Maîtrise: Suggested Study Strategy

1Learn the core Code du travail rules for small employers: trial periods (Article L. 121-5), notice periods (Articles L. 124-3 and L. 124-4), severance (Article L. 124-7), overtime compensation (Article L. 211-27) and the 15-employee staff-delegation threshold (Article L. 411-1).
2Practise payroll calculations with the 2026 CCSS rates: pension 8.5% for each of employer and employee, health 2.8% plus 0.25%, and the employee-only 1.4% dependency insurance.
3Master costing: separate direct and indirect costs, build overhead markup rates from a cost allocation sheet, and calculate contribution margin, break-even points and hourly billing rates.
4Know the Luxembourg VAT rates (17%, 14%, 8% and 3%) and the €50,000 small-business franchise threshold in force since 1 January 2025.
5Review the establishment law as amended in 2023: Lists A, B and C, the manager's physical presence, honourability, the nouvelle chance mechanism and the 2D barcode to display on the website and at each point of sale.
6For Module E, practise writing SMART objectives, giving DESC feedback and using the competence planning and employer evaluation grids, and know the apprenticeship contract, trial period and youth-protection rules.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Luxembourg Brevet de Maîtrise?

The Brevet de Maîtrise is the master-craftsperson qualification of the Luxembourg craft sector. Training and examinations are organised by the Chambre des Métiers under the Law of 18 July 2025, and the brevet is classified at level 5 of the Luxembourg Qualifications Framework (CLQ).

What rights does the Brevet de Maîtrise confer?

Holders may use the title of maître-artisan in their field of activity. The brevet is the benchmark qualification for obtaining an establishment permit for a List A craft business, and it gives the right to train apprentices.

What are the common modules A to E?

Module A (Droit: labour and social law, business law), Module B (Techniques quantitatives de gestion: accounting and financial analysis, payroll, cost-price calculation), Module C (Techniques de management: business organisation, communication, personnel management), Module D (Création d'entreprise) and Module E (Pédagogie appliquée). They are common to every field of activity.

How are the examinations marked?

Each subject and each module is marked out of 60, and a mark of 30 or more is a pass. A module's mark is the average of its subjects' marks, rounded up. Distinctions from 'assez bien' (36 points) to 'excellent' (52 points) are awarded on the overall average.

When are the examination sessions held?

There are two theory sessions a year: the first around the Easter and Whitsun school holidays and the second in October. Candidates register for the modules they have attended, and the professional project can be examined between 1 March and 31 December.

What happens if a candidate fails a module?

The candidate can retake the module at the next session without repeating the course. Passed modules remain valid for life, but all modules must be passed within six continuous years of the first examination, with possible one-year extensions for listed reasons.

Is this practice bank an official exam simulation?

No. The official examinations are held in the course language (Luxembourgish/German or French) and combine written, oral, portfolio and project assessments. This bank is an independent English-language MCQ study adaptation by OpenExamPrep covering the common Modules A–E; it does not replace the trade-specific modules or the professional project.