Skills supply and skills development

The plan requires massive investments in transition support, skills development and education so that workers can handle the new green jobs and are not hit by unemployment when society transitions from fossil dependence. A green knowledge lift and measures against barriers to mobility in emerging green industries are precisely this. The plan thus also speaks against the committee's reasons that ongoing measures are sufficient.

• green skills liftdecisive»men för att kunna hantera de nya gröna jobben behövs massiva satsningar på omställningsstöd, kompetensutveckling och utbildning i vad hållbar samhällsutveckling innebär« (2022 manifesto ↗)“but to be able to handle the new green jobs there is a need for massive investments in transition support, skills development and education in what sustainable social development means”
• secure transition for workers»Arbetare, som idag är anställda i privata företag och offentlig verksamhet ska inte drabbas av arbetslöshet när samhället ställer om från fossilberoende.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Workers, who are today employed in private companies and public activities, should not be hit by unemployment when society transitions from fossil dependence.”
• expertise for the climate transition»En framgångsrik klimatomställning kräver många nya och kunskapsintensiva arbeten, hög kompetens och satsningar på utbildningsväsendet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“A successful climate transition requires many new and knowledge-intensive jobs, high expertise and investments in the education system.”
• strengthened labour market training»Kvalitativa arbetsmarknadsutbildningar« (party programme ↗)“Qualitative labour market training”

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The plan links the climate transition directly to jobs and skills: the state shall secure skills supply, investments in green technology and education shall strengthen it, and the new green industries create jobs across the country. A green skills initiative and measures against obstacles to labour mobility are actions to fulfil this. The plan does not take a position on whether current measures would be sufficient.

• education for green transitiondecisive»Vi vill satsa på grön teknik, digitalisering och utbildning så att företagsklimatet stärks och kompetensförsörjningen förbättras.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to invest in green technology, digitalisation and education so that the business climate is strengthened and skills supply is improved.”
• state responsibility for skills»Staten har ett ansvar för att säkra kompetensförsörjningen, inte minst i välfärden.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The state has responsibility for securing skills supply, not least in welfare.”
• climate transition creates jobs»Det skapar tusentals jobb över hela landet här och nu« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It creates thousands of jobs across the country here and now”
• investments in skills development»Det kräver stora satsningar på utbildning, forskning och kompetensutveckling« (party programme ↗)“It requires major investments in education, research and skills development”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan wishes to invest at least 100 billion per year in the transition and states that the green transition poses new demands on competence and working methods, which justifies future investments in education and skills provision and belief in lifelong learning. A green knowledge boost and measures against obstacles to labour market mobility are precisely such investments. The plan does not use the concept, so the position is derived from these commitments.

• large-scale transition investmentsdecisive»investera minst 100 miljarder per år i att ställa om så att Sverige blir ett fossilfritt välfärdsland senast år 2030.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“invest at least 100 billion per year in transitioning so that Sweden becomes a fossil-free welfare state by 2030 at the latest.”
• the transition requires new competence»gröna omställningen, som ställer nya krav på« (party programme ↗)“the green transition, which poses new demands on”
• invest in skills provision»forskning, kompetensförsörjning och kommersialisering av innovationer« (party programme ↗)“research, skills provision and commercialization of innovations”
• lifelong learning»Vi tror på folkbildningen och det livslånga lärandet.« (party programme ↗)“We believe in folk education and lifelong learning.”

The plan requires better support for transition and further education, improved job matching and an education system based on labour market needs, which supports the requirement for a skills boost aimed at the green transition. The plan also explicitly counts on new jobs emerging in green sectors and that the skills shortage must not continue. The plan therefore supports the counter-proposal's requirements in substance.

• better transition supportdecisive»Svensk arbetsmarknad behöver både mer flexibilitet och mer trygghet. Stödet vid omställning och vidareutbildning måste bli bättre.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Swedish labour market needs both more flexibility and more security. Support for transition and further education must become better.”
• improved job matching»Matchningen måste förbättras. Alla ska ha rätt till en effektiv matchningstjänst och det ska bli lättare att hitta medarbetare inom alla yrken. Utbildningssystemet behöver i betydligt större utsträckning utgå från arbetsmarknadens behov.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Job matching must be improved. Everyone shall have the right to an effective matching service and it shall become easier to find employees in all professions. The education system needs to a much greater extent be based on labour market needs.”
• green jobs in the transition»Med rätt reformer kommer nya jobb att skapas på landsbygden inom allt från produktion av biobränslen till utvinning av de mineral och metaller som krävs för den gröna omställningen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“With the right reforms, new jobs will be created in the countryside within everything from biofuel production to extraction of the minerals and metals required for the green transition.”
• lifelong learning»Alla som vill ska ha möjlighet att utbilda sig genom hela livet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Everyone who wants to shall have the opportunity to educate themselves throughout their lives.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan establishes that the possibility to further educate oneself or change profession in the middle of life must be improved considerably and that supplementary vocational training in shortage occupations and an expanded vocational university is needed. Climate transition should according to the plan be driven with new technology and new solutions, which presupposes precisely new competence. Efforts to remove obstacles for mobility towards growing branches follow from the same commitments.

• lifelong learningdecisive»Den enskilde ska alltid ha många möjligheter att lära nytt och utvecklas.« (party programme ↗)“The individual shall always have many possibilities to learn new and develop.”
• education towards shortage occupations»kompletterande yrkesutbildningar i bristyrken samt en utbyggd yrkeshögskola med hög kvalitet.« (party programme ↗)“supplementary vocational training in shortage occupations as well as an expanded vocational university with high quality.”
• transition with new technology»Medan andra gröna partier grundades för att stoppa tillväxten vet vi att ny teknik och nya lösningar är en del av lösningen på klimatutmaningen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“While other green parties were founded to stop growth we know that new technology and new solutions are part of the solution to the climate challenge.”
• retraining on mobile labour market»ställs krav på vidareutbildning och omskolning« (party programme ↗)“placed requirements on further education and retraining”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan makes a well-functioning education system with skills development throughout working life a central task and requires a well-developed adult education and forceful combating of long-term unemployment. A knowledge lift linked to climate transition and measures against mobility barriers thus align with the plan, which also wants to broaden the labour market with the help of education and communications.

• skills development whole working lifedecisive»Ett väl fungerande utbildningssystem som skapar« (party programme ↗)“A well-functioning education system that creates”
• developed adult education»Det innebär att vuxenutbildningen ska vara väl utbyggd.« (party programme ↗)“This means that adult education should be well developed.”
• combat long-term unemployment»Långtidsarbetslöshet ska bekämpas kraftfullt.« (party programme ↗)“Long-term unemployment should be combated forcefully.”
• expanded labour market regions»Med hjälp av snabba och effektiva kommunikationer« (party programme ↗)“With the help of fast and effective communications”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan finds that skills provision on the Swedish labour market must improve and commits to establishing a national coordination of society's need for education places and as soon as possible introduce shorter training for transition. The counter-proposal's requirement for a skills boost for transition and for national coordination between localities and employers is consistent with this. The plan also promises continued investment in industry's transition.

• national coordination of education placesdecisive»Få på plats en nationell samordning över samhällets behov av antalet utbildningsplatser för att förbättra kompetensförsörjningen« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Establish a national coordination of society's need for the number of education places to improve skills provision”
• better skills provision»Kompetensförsörjningen på svensk arbetsmarknad måste bli bättre.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Skills provision on the Swedish labour market must improve.”
• short transition training»Det finns därför behov av att snarast införa olika kortare utbildningar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“There is therefore a need to introduce various shorter training programmes as soon as possible.”
• support for industry transition»Fortsätta satsa på Industriklivet som hjälper industrin att ställa om« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Continue to invest in Industriklivet (a programme supporting industry transition) that helps industry transition”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The counter-proposal wants to introduce a green knowledge boost and special initiatives linked to climate transition. The plan wants instead to abolish labour-market and integration programmes that do not deliver real jobs, to train according to the needs that actually exist in the labour market, and to reduce the costs of climate measures that can be made more efficient. A climate-motivated knowledge boost is therefore precisely the kind of initiative the plan wants to avoid.

• away with ineffective programmesdecisive»Avskaffa ineffektiva arbetsmarknads- och integrationsprogram som är skapade för att dölja arbetslöshet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Abolish ineffective labour-market and integration programmes created to hide unemployment”
• training according to actual needs»Utbilda efter de behov som finns på arbetsmarknaden« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Train according to the needs that exist in the labour market”
• cheaper climate measures»Minska kostnaderna för migrationspolitik, bistånd, EU-bidrag och klimatåtgärder som kan göras mer effektiva« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Reduce costs for migration policy, aid, EU contributions and climate measures that can be made more efficient”
• against symbolic politics»Stoppa symbolpolitik som går ut över möjligheten att bedriva industri och näring« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Stop symbolic politics that undermines the ability to conduct industry and commerce”