2024-02-282023/24:UbU12 · p.5UbUEducation
Other issues concerning vocational schools
Other issues concerning industry schools: more industry schools in agriculture and forestry
What's at stake: Industry schools provide vocational training in niche fields with few students, often in places that would otherwise lack a large enough student base. The outcome therefore affects the opportunity to train for occupations facing skills shortages in smaller communities, not least within agriculture and forestry.
Case texts and AI reasoning are AI-translated from the Swedish originals; the Swedish text is authoritative.
What the vote decides
The question is whether parliament should actively call on the government to expand the number of industry schools, particularly in agriculture and forestry, or whether this should instead be left to the work already under way on the future shape of vocational education.
Yes Yes — the committee proposal
The committee points to an ongoing inquiry tasked with proposing how the need for training in small vocational fields can be better met within upper-secondary education, including by drawing on experience from the industry-schools trial. In light of this ongoing work, the committee rejects the motion calling for more industry schools within agriculture and forestry.
No No — the reservations
Reservation 6 (C)
The reservation (C) calls for more industry schools, including within agriculture and forestry, by making the trial scheme permanent and expanding it to more schools and subject areas. The reasoning is that more vocational-preparatory programmes, as well as apprenticeship places, are needed throughout the country to meet the labour market's skills needs and to make it possible to offer vocational training even in smaller communities.
Summarised from the committee report. Party labels in the summary come from the report, not from the vote.
What do the votes mean here?
Yes The committee proposal: rejecting the motions (keeping things as they are).
No Backing the counter-proposal: reservation 6 by C.
Abstain The party marks a position of its own that is not one of the two final alternatives.
What each plan points to — and how the party voted
For each party: the vote its own election manifesto and party programme point to in this case, next to how the party actually voted. A plan can only point to Yes or No; a party can also abstain.
| Plan | Vote | Confidence | Evidence | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V | No | Yes 19/0/0/5 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| S | No | Yes 92/0/0/14 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| MP | No | Yes 15/0/0/3 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| C | No | No 0/19/0/5 | follows the plan | confidence: high | not addressed |
| L | No | Yes 12/0/0/4 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| KD | No | Yes 16/0/0/3 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| M | No | Yes 59/0/0/9 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| SD | No | Yes 61/0/0/11 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | not addressed |
Committee proposal
The Riksdag rejects the motions 2023/24:2482 by Muharrem Demirok et al. (C) demand 31 and 2023/24:2489 by Niels Paarup-Petersen et al. (C) demand 22.
Original (Swedish)
Riksdagen avslår motionerna 2023/24:2482 av Muharrem Demirok m.fl. (C) yrkande 31 och 2023/24:2489 av Niels Paarup-Petersen m.fl. (C) yrkande 22.
Riksdag decision: The Riksdag rejected 57 proposals in motions on upper secondary school from the general motion period of 2023. The motions concern, among other things, education in upper secondary school, as well as study and career guidance and drug testing in the school system. The Riksdag refers, among other things, to ongoing investigations.
Counter-proposals
- The counter-proposal wants industries to have greater influence over vocational education direction and quality assurance. (C) — Reservation 6
Plan vs actual vote
Every party, in chamber order: what its own plan pointed to, how it voted, and the reasoning behind both. Highlighted rows are where the two differ — but a vote that follows the plan is a result too, so the reasoning is there for every party.
The plan requires that it becomes easier to study after compulsory school regardless of where in the country one lives, that the number of places in vocational and adult education be increased and that upper secondary school meets all students' needs instead of being built on competition.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan requires that it becomes easier to study after compulsory school regardless of where in the country one lives, that the number of places in vocational and adult education be increased and that upper secondary school meets all students' needs instead of being built on competition. More vocational colleges that are made permanent and broadened to more subject areas and localities are a means for precisely this. The plan does not address the ongoing investigation the committee refers to.
Original (Swedish)
Planen kräver att det blir lättare att utbilda sig efter grundskolan oavsett var i landet man bor, att antalet platser inom yrkes- och vuxenutbildning utökas och att gymnasieskolan möter alla elevers behov i stället för att bygga på konkurrens. Fler branschskolor som permanentas och breddas till fler ämnesområden och orter är ett medel för just detta. Planen berör inte den pågående utredning utskottet hänvisar till.
- education throughout the countrydecisive»Det måste bli lättare att utbilda sig efter grundskolan oavsett vem du är, tjockleken på din plånbok eller var i landet du bor.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It must become easier to study after compulsory school regardless of who you are, the thickness of your wallet or where in the country you live.”
- more vocational training places»högskola och yrkeshögskola. Kvalitativa arbetsmarknadsutbildningar« (party programme ↗)“university and higher vocational education. Qualitative labour market training”
- upper secondary school according to need»Gymnasieskolan ska kunna möta alla barns behov, och inte som idag bygga på konkurrens.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Upper secondary school should be able to meet all children's needs, and not as today be built on competition.”
- educational provision throughout the country»Folkhögskolor och Komvux behövs i hela landet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Folk high schools and adult education centres are needed throughout the country.”
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 states that the state shall ensure that there is trained personnel to employ and that the connection between educational supply and society's personnel needs shall become stronger, both in upper secondary education and in higher education.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan states that the state shall ensure that there is trained personnel to employ and that the connection between educational supply and society's personnel needs shall become stronger, both in upper secondary education and in higher education. More and permanent trade schools, including in agriculture, are a means for this and respond to the plan's requirement that the entire country shall be able to live and develop. The requirement therefore aligns with the plan.
Original (Swedish)
Planen slår fast att staten ska säkerställa att det finns utbildad personal att anställa och att kopplingen mellan utbildningsutbud och samhällets personalbehov ska bli starkare, både på gymnasiet och i högre utbildning. Fler och permanentade branschskolor, bland annat inom naturbruk, är ett medel för detta och svarar mot planens krav på att hela landet ska kunna leva och utvecklas. Kravet ligger därför i linje med planen.
- secured skills supplydecisive»Säkerställ att det finns utbildad personal att anställa.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Ensure that there is trained personnel to employ.”
- education matching labour market needs»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 personnel needs that exist in society.”
- applies in upper secondary education»Det gäller både på gymnasiet och i den högre utbildningen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“This applies both in upper secondary education and in higher education.”
- education throughout the country»Alla har ett gemensamt intresse av att hela landet kan leva och utvecklas.« (party programme ↗)“Everyone has a common interest that the entire country can live and develop.”
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 party programme wishes vocational education to be provided in areas where labour demand is large, that everyone gets the chance to complete upper secondary school and that a variety of organisational forms in schools is good.
Plan documents: party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The party programme wishes vocational education to be provided in areas where labour demand is large, that everyone gets the chance to complete upper secondary school and that a variety of organisational forms in schools is good. The plan also highlights rural schools, folk high schools and regional education as important for education across the country. To make permanent and broaden the vocational colleges, among other things in forestry and agriculture, responds to these commitments.
Original (Swedish)
Partiprogrammet vill att yrkesutbildning ges inom områden där behovet av arbetskraft är stort, att alla får chansen till slutbetyg från gymnasiet och att en mångfald av organisationsformer i skolan är bra. Planen lyfter också byskolor, folkhögskolor och regionala utbildningar som viktiga för utbildning i hela landet. Att permanenta och bredda branschskolorna, bland annat inom naturbruk, svarar mot dessa åtaganden.
- education for labour shortage occupationsdecisive»Yrkeshögskolan ska ge möjlighet till« (party programme ↗)“Vocational higher education shall provide opportunities to”
- education across the country»Byskolor, folkhögskolor, regionala högskolor och« (party programme ↗)“Rural schools, folk high schools, regional higher education and”
- everyone completes upper secondary»Därför ska alla få chansen att få slutbetyg från« (party programme ↗)“Therefore everyone shall have the chance to complete”
- good educational access regionally»Tillgången på högre utbildning ska vara god i hela« (party programme ↗)“Access to higher education shall be good across”
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 requires that the education system to a much greater extent be based on labour market needs and wants to make it easier to take on apprentices from vocational programmes, and the party programme emphasizes apprenticeship and vocational education linked to labour market needs.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The election manifesto requires that the education system to a much greater extent be based on labour market needs and wants to make it easier to take on apprentices from vocational programmes, and the party programme emphasizes apprenticeship and vocational education linked to labour market needs. The manifesto moreover wants to give small schools in rural areas the conditions to continue. More and permanent trade schools, especially in agriculture, therefore follow from the plan.
Original (Swedish)
Valmanifestet kräver att utbildningssystemet i betydligt större utsträckning utgår från arbetsmarknadens behov och vill göra det enklare att ta emot lärlingar från yrkesprogram, och partiprogrammet lyfter lärlings- och yrkesutbildningar kopplade till arbetsmarknadens behov. Manifestet vill dessutom ge små skolor på landsbygden förutsättningar att fortsätta. Fler och permanenta branschskolor, inte minst inom naturbruk, följer därför av planen.
- education based on labour market needsdecisive»Utbildningssystemet behöver i betydligt större utsträckning utgå från arbetsmarknadens behov.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The education system needs to a much greater extent be based on labour market needs.”
- strengthen apprenticeship training»Gör det enklare att anställa elever i yrkesprogram som lärlingar genom att stärka ersättningen för företagens kostnader förknippade med utbildningen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Make it easier to employ students in vocational programmes as apprentices by strengthening compensation for companies' costs associated with training.”
- vocational education to meet needs»Lärlings- och yrkesutbildningar kopplade till arbetsmarknadens behov är viktigt.« (party programme ↗)“Apprenticeship and vocational education linked to labour market needs is important.”
- education throughout the country»Skolan ska bli bättre och mer likvärdig i hela landet. Det fria skolvalet ska värnas och små skolor och förskolor på landsbygden ges förutsättningar att fortsätta sin verksamhet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“School should become better and more equitable throughout the country. Freedom of school choice shall be protected and small schools and pre-schools in rural areas shall be given the conditions to continue their activities.”
The plan requires that vocational training has close connection to the labor market, that apprenticeship programs where employers take major responsibility become a natural alternative and that complementary vocational training in shortage occupations is expanded.
Plan documents: party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan requires that vocational training has close connection to the labor market, that apprenticeship programs where employers take major responsibility become a natural alternative and that complementary vocational training in shortage occupations is expanded. The counter-proposal's demands for more trade schools, including in agriculture, and more apprenticeship places throughout the country are a means for these commitments. Trade schools as a form are not addressed in the plan, so the support is derived.
Original (Swedish)
Planen kräver att yrkesutbildningarna har nära anknytning till arbetsmarknaden, att lärlingsutbildningar där arbetsgivarna tar stort ansvar blir ett naturligt alternativ och att kompletterande yrkesutbildningar i bristyrken byggs ut. Motförslagets krav på fler branschskolor, bland annat inom naturbruk, och fler lärlingsplatser i hela landet är ett medel för dessa åtaganden. Branschskolor som form behandlas inte i planen, därför härlett.
- apprenticeship as a natural alternativedecisive»arbetsgivarna tar ett stort ansvar ska vara ett naturligt alternativ för unga som vill lära sig ett yrke.« (party programme ↗)“employers take major responsibility shall be a natural alternative for young people who want to learn a trade.”
- vocational training close to the labor market»till arbetsmarknaden och stärka elevens kontakter med arbetslivet.« (party programme ↗)“to the labor market and strengthen students' contacts with working life.”
- vocational training in shortage occupations»kompletterande yrkesutbildningar i bristyrken samt en utbyggd yrkeshögskola med hög kvalitet.« (party programme ↗)“complementary vocational training in shortage occupations and an expanded vocational university with high quality.”
- educational opportunities throughout the country»Individen ska alltid ha goda möjligheter till utbildning.« (party programme ↗)“The individual shall always have good opportunities for education.”
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 requires that upper secondary school is characterized by diversity with a broad spectrum of theoretical and practical education and that apprenticeship programs with alternating instruction at school and workplace shall exist.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan requires that upper secondary school is characterized by diversity with a broad spectrum of theoretical and practical education and that apprenticeship programs with alternating instruction at school and workplace shall exist. The election manifesto also prioritizes agriculture and the functioning of the whole country. The counter-proposal's requirement for more vocational schools, including in agriculture and natural resource management, and more apprenticeship positions throughout the country follow from these commitments.
Original (Swedish)
Planen kräver att gymnasieskolan präglas av mångfald med ett brett spektrum av teoretiska och praktiska utbildningar och att lärlingsprogram med växelvis undervisning på skola och arbetsplats ska finnas. Valmanifestet prioriterar dessutom lantbruket och hela landets funktion. Motförslagets krav på fler branschskolor, bland annat inom naturbruk, och fler lärlingsplatser i hela landet följer av dessa åtaganden.
- broad supply in upper secondary schooldecisive»Ett brett spektrum av både teoretiska och praktiska utbildningar ska erbjudas eleverna.« (party programme ↗)“A broad spectrum of both theoretical and practical education shall be offered to students.”
- apprenticeship training at the workplace»Lärlingsprogram där undervisningen växelvis bedrivs på skola och« (party programme ↗)“Apprenticeship programs where instruction is alternately conducted at school and”
- strengthened agriculture and agriculture-related education»Regeländringar och kostnadslättnader för svenskt lantbruk för att öka Sveriges självförsörjning och stärka lantbrukets konkurrenskraft.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Regulatory changes and cost reductions for Swedish agriculture to increase Sweden's self-sufficiency and strengthen agriculture's competitiveness.”
- education also in smaller places»Målet är att hela Sverige ska leva« (party programme ↗)“The aim is that all of Sweden shall live”
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 requires that the upper secondary vocational educational programmes get content that is relevant and sought-after and that educational places be coordinated nationally according to society's competence needs.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan requires that the upper secondary vocational educational programmes get content that is relevant and sought-after and that educational places be coordinated nationally according to society's competence needs. More craft schools within narrow vocational areas such as outdoor management is a means for precisely this, not least in smaller places. However, the plan does not point out craft schools as a form.
Original (Swedish)
Planen kräver att de gymnasiala yrkesutbildningarna får ett innehåll som är relevant och eftertraktat och att utbildningsplatserna samordnas nationellt efter samhällets kompetensbehov. Fler branschskolor inom smala yrkesområden som naturbruk är ett medel för just detta, inte minst på mindre orter. Planen pekar dock inte ut branschskolor som form.
- relevant yrkesutbildningdecisive»De gymnasiala yrkesutbildningarna och vuxenutbildningarna i Sverige måste få ett innehåll som är relevant och eftertraktat.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The upper secondary vocational educational programmes and adult education in Sweden must get content that is relevant and sought-after.”
- samordnad kompetensförsörjning»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 need for the number of educational places to improve competence supply”
- fler yrkesinriktade utbildningar»Det finns därför behov av att snarast införa olika kortare utbildningar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“There is therefore a need to shortly introduce various shorter educational programmes.”
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 requires two-year practical upper secondary education for faster paths into the labour market, apprenticeships and that everyone is given the foundation for a profession that is in demand.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan requires two-year practical upper secondary education for faster paths into the labour market, apprenticeships and that everyone is given the foundation for a profession that is in demand. Education shall take place according to labour market needs, and policy shall be conducted for all of Sweden. More and expanded vocational schools, also within agriculture and at smaller locations, follow from these commitments.
Original (Swedish)
Planen kräver tvååriga praktiska gymnasieutbildningar för snabbare vägar in på arbetsmarknaden, lärlingsanställningar och att alla ges grunden till ett yrke som efterfrågas. Utbildningen ska ske efter arbetsmarknadens behov, och politiken ska föras för hela Sverige. Fler och breddade branschskolor, även inom naturbruk och på mindre orter, följer av dessa åtaganden.
- practical vocational educationdecisive»Tvååriga praktiska gymnasieutbildningar ska införas för att ge snabbare vägar in på arbetsmarknaden.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Two-year practical upper secondary education shall be introduced to provide faster paths into the labour market.”
- introduced apprenticeships»Införa lärlingsanställningar« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce apprenticeships”
- profession in demand»Ge alla grunden till ett yrke som efterfrågas på arbetsmarknaden« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Give everyone the foundation for a profession that is in demand on the labour market”
- education according to need»Utbilda efter de behov som finns på arbetsmarknaden« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Educate according to the needs that exist on the labour market”
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.
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Sources and documents
- The committee report on riksdagen.se (2023/24:UbU12)
- Committee report full text (HB01UbU12)
- Per-MP voting data (API)
- Case status (API)
Documents under consideration
- Motion 2023/24:1034 — Återinförande av estetiska ämnen på gymnasiet av Anna Wallentheim (S)
- Motion 2023/24:1040 — Bättre arbetsmiljö av Carina Ödebrink och Azra Muranovic (båda S)
- Motion 2023/24:119 — Totalförsvarskunskap i skolan av Eric Palmqvist (SD)
- Motion 2023/24:1223 — Utbildning för arbete av Martina Johansson (C)
- Motion 2023/24:1461 — Bättre matchning inför framtida yrkesval av Markus Wiechel och Alexander Christiansson (båda SD)
- Motion 2023/24:1462 — En samhällsförberedande skola av Markus Wiechel och Alexander Christiansson (båda SD)
- Motion 2023/24:1570 — Om stärkt trygghet för företagare av Mathias Tegnér och Jennie Nilsson (båda S)
- Motion 2023/24:1800 — Kortare tillståndsprocesser för nya gymnasiekurser av Lili André (KD)
- Motion 2023/24:1804 — Ung Företagsamhet i alla gymnasieutbildningar av Lili André (KD)
- Motion 2023/24:2095 — Drogtester i skolan för att motverka missbruk av Roger Hedlund och Mattias Eriksson Falk (båda SD)
- Motion 2023/24:2117 — Främjat entreprenörskap i grundskolan av Saila Quicklund (M)
- Motion 2023/24:2194 — Underlätta för ungdomar att få jobb och bostad av Sten Bergheden (M)
- Motion 2023/24:2302 — Hantverkare för att bidra i en cirkulär ekonomi av Ann-Sofie Lifvenhage (M)
- Motion 2023/24:2305 — Företagsamhet och entreprenörskap för alla elever av Johanna Rantsi (M)
- Motion 2023/24:2447 — Barns och ungas tillgång till kultur av Amanda Lind m.fl. (MP)
- Motion 2023/24:2451 — Utbildning och forskning för ett hållbart samhälle av Camilla Hansén m.fl. (MP)
- Motion 2023/24:2454 — Utbildning och forskning - för en stark kunskapsnation av Anders Ådahl m.fl. (C)
- Motion 2023/24:2482 — En skola för livsresor av Muharrem Demirok m.fl. (C)
- Motion 2023/24:2489 — Utbildning för livslångt lärande av Niels Paarup-Petersen m.fl. (C)
- Motion 2023/24:254 — En konkurrenskraftig och säker taxibransch i Sverige av Serkan Köse (S)
Source: The Swedish Parliament