Skills supply and skills development

The party programme requires that the education system meets people's needs in a changing working life with good opportunities for learning throughout life, and that substantial investment is made in the quality of education. The plan also establishes that technical shifts affect power relations in society and therefore require well-considered discussions about choices, which is precisely what an investigation into AI and future skills needs would provide. The election manifesto demands massive investment in transition support and skills development.

• education for changing working lifedecisive»behov i ett föränderligt arbetsliv, med breda kunskaper under« (party programme ↗)“needs in a changing working life, with broad knowledge under”
• well-considered choices at technological shifts»behövs det genomtänkta diskussioner om vägvalen« (party programme ↗)“considered discussions about choices are needed”
• massive investment in transition»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, massive investment in transition support, skills development and education in what sustainable societal development means is required”
• lifelong learning»goda möjligheter till lärande genom hela livet« (party programme ↗)“good opportunities for learning throughout life”

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 election manifesto commits to a stronger connection between the education offered and society's need for personnel, and that the state is responsible for competence supply. The party programme describes learning as a lifelong process that the education sector must adapt to. An investigation of needs in tomorrow's education and working life when AI constantly requires new competence lies in line with these commitments.

• education after society's needsdecisive»Det ska finns en starkare koppling mellan de utbildningar som erbjuds och de behov av personal som finns i samhället.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“There shall be a stronger connection between the education offered and the needs for personnel that exist in society.”
• lifelong learning»Lärandet blir en livslång process, där perioder av yrkesarbete växlar med« (party programme ↗)“Learning becomes a lifelong process, where periods of work alternate with”
• state responsibility for competence»Staten har ett ansvar för att säkra kompetensförsörjningen, inte minst i välfärden.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The state has a responsibility to secure competence supply, not least in welfare.”
• investment in new technology and education»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 competence supply is improved.”

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 wants to make future investments in education and skills provision and states that everyone shall have the opportunity for lifelong learning. It finds that the transition places new demands on competence and ways of working, which makes a mapping of future education and skills needs a natural step. The plan mentions no artificial intelligence, so the support is derived from competence and matching commitments.

• invest in skills provisiondecisive»framtidsinvesteringar i utbildning, forskning, kompetensförsörjning och kommersialisering av innovationer« (party programme ↗)“future investments in education, research, skills provision and commercialization of innovations”
• lifelong learning»Sverige ska vara ett land där alla har möjlighet till livslångt lärande.« (party programme ↗)“Sweden shall be a country where everyone has the opportunity for lifelong learning.”
• new competence demands in transition»En viktig del av framtiden för svenskt näringsliv ligger i den gröna omställningen, som ställer nya krav på kompetens och arbetssätt.« (party programme ↗)“An important part of the future for Swedish business lies in the green transition, which places new demands on competence and ways of working.”
• better matching»Arbetsmarknaden behöver bli bättre på att matcha arbetsgivare och arbetstagare.« (party programme ↗)“The labor market needs to be better at matching employers and employees.”

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 election manifesto makes poorly functioning skills supply one of the most important challenges and requires that the education system to a far greater extent be based on the labour market's needs, with the opportunity to educate oneself throughout life. A mapping of needs in the education and working life of the future, when new technology drives ever-changing skills requirements, serves exactly this commitment.

• education based on labour market needsdecisive»Utbildningssystemet behöver i betydligt större utsträckning utgå från arbetsmarknadens behov.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The education system needs to be based to a far greater extent on the labour market's needs.”
• solve skills supply»En av de viktigaste utmaningarna för företagen, och för hela Sveriges ekonomi, är den dåligt fungerande kompetensförsörjningen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“One of the most important challenges for companies, and for Sweden's whole economy, is poorly functioning skills supply.”
• 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 life.”
• better transition support»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 in transition and further education must improve.”

The plan establishes that the demands for further education and retraining are increasing at an ever-faster rate and that the opportunity to learn a new profession in the middle of life must be greatly improved. It also says that the task of policy is to quickly remove obstacles so that people and businesses can take advantage of the opportunities created by technical development. A mapping of the future of education and working life in the wake of AI thus lies within the plan's ambition.

• lifelong learningdecisive»Möjligheten att vidareutbilda sig eller lära sig ett helt nytt yrke mitt i livet måste förbättras kraftigt.« (party programme ↗)“The opportunity to further educate oneself or learn an entirely new profession in the middle of life must be greatly improved.”
• remove obstacles for new technology»Politikens uppgift måste vara att snabbt undanröja hinder för att underlätta för företag och människor att ta vara på de möjligheter som den tekniska utvecklingen skapar.« (party programme ↗)“The task of policy must be to quickly remove obstacles to facilitate businesses and people taking advantage of the opportunities that technical development creates.”
• faster competence transition»På en alltmer rörlig och krävande arbetsmarknad ställs krav på vidareutbildning och omskolning i en allt högre takt.« (party programme ↗)“On an ever more mobile and demanding labour market, demands are placed on further education and retraining at an ever-faster rate.”
• individual competence accounts»Därför behövs individuella kompetenskonton som skapar möjlighet för både individen själv, arbetsgivaren och arbetsmarknadens parter att investera i kompetensutveckling för den enskilde.« (party programme ↗)“Therefore individual competence accounts are needed that create the opportunity for both the individual themselves, the employer and labour market parties to invest in competence development for the individual.”

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 lifelong learning a bearing commitment: adult education shall be well-developed and opportunities for continued studies shall not be limited to younger years, precisely to meet the labour market's rapidly changing needs for trained labour. The counter-proposal's demand for a survey of the future of education and working life follows from this commitment. The plan also makes statements about the education system's design and scope, which touches on the committee's grounds that the system already meets the needs.

• well-developed adult educationdecisive»Det innebär att vuxenutbildningen ska vara väl utbyggd.« (party programme ↗)“This means that adult education shall be well-developed.”
• lifelong learning»Möjligheterna till fortsatta studier ska inte vara begränsade till ett visst åldersintervall i yngre år.« (party programme ↗)“Opportunities for continued studies shall not be limited to a certain age range in younger years.”
• developed apprenticeship system»Ett utvecklat lärlingssystem bör finnas« (party programme ↗)“A developed apprenticeship system should exist”
• qualified vocational education»Med kvalificerade praktiska utbildningar på exempelvis yrkeshögskola ökar förutsättningarna för detta.« (party programme ↗)“With qualified practical education at for example a university college or vocational higher education increases the conditions for this.”

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 skills supply in the Swedish labour market must improve and commits to national coordination over society's needs for the number of education places. It also notes that transition requirements in a range of professions are increasing and that shorter education programmes need to be introduced soon. An investigation that maps needs and conditions for future education and working life is precisely the basis these commitments presuppose. The demand is supported.

• national coordination of education placesdecisive»Få på plats en nationell samordning över samhällets behov av antalet utbildningsplatser för att förbättra kompetensförsörjningen« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Get in place a national coordination of society's needs for the number of education places to improve skills supply”
• improved skills supply»Kompetensförsörjningen på svensk arbetsmarknad måste bli bättre.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Skills supply in the Swedish labour market must improve.”
• shorter transition education»Det finns därför behov av att snarast införa olika kortare utbildningar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“There is therefore a need to soon introduce various shorter educational programmes.”
• lifelong learning»kunskapsberoende ekonomi kommer vi alla behöva« (party programme ↗)“knowledge-based economy we will all need”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The election manifesto establishes that the education system must be adapted to a greater extent to the needs of the labour market and that the labour force supply today is poorly adapted to these needs. A mapping of needs and conditions for future education and working life serves precisely that commitment. The plan also wants to work for a labour supply that better matches the needs of the labour market, which bears the counter-proposal's demand for an investigation.

• education according to needsdecisive»Utbilda efter de behov som finns på arbetsmarknaden« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Educate according to the needs that exist in the labour market”
• poor labour supply matching»Arbetskraftsutbudet är i Sverige dåligt anpassad efter vilka behov som finns på arbetsmarknaden.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The labour force supply in Sweden is poorly adapted to what needs exist in the labour market.”
• matching to labour market»Verka för ett arbetskraftsutbud som bättre svarar mot behoven på arbetsmarknaden« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Work for a labour supply that better meets the needs of the labour market”
• expanded education efforts»Utbildningsinsatser ska utökas på alla nivåer och genom att införa lärlingsanställningar där deltagarna kombinerar praktik, arbete och studier.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Education efforts shall be expanded at all levels and by introducing apprenticeship arrangements where participants combine practical work, employment and studies.”

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.