Educational Forms

The election manifesto requires that it become easier to get educated regardless of where in the country one lives and that the right to equal education applies everywhere. The counter-proposal's demands for expanded distance education, learning centers, examinations near home and higher education in each county are precisely this geographical accessibility. The plan also wants to see good opportunities for learning throughout life and that folk high schools and municipal adult education exist throughout the country.

• education accessible 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 get educated after compulsory school regardless of who you are, the thickness of your wallet or where in the country you live.”
• equal education regardless of location»Det ska inte spela någon roll om du bor i ett miljonprogramsområde eller på landsbygden, rätten till likvärdig utbildning och bildning är grundläggande.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It shall not matter whether you live in a million-program area or in the countryside, the right to equal education and learning is fundamental.”
• educational institutions throughout the country»Folkhögskolor och Komvux behövs i hela landet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Folk high schools and municipal adult education centers are needed throughout the country.”
• lifelong learning»uppväxten och goda möjligheter till lärande genom hela livet. Folk« (party programme ↗)“upbringing and good opportunities for learning throughout life. People”

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 party programme requires access to high-quality higher education throughout the country and good access to further training and transition in all regions, which is the core of the counter-proposal's demands for decentralized education, learning centres and higher education in each county. The election manifesto also explicitly establishes that private providers shall offer work-based training. Adapting the course offering to labour market needs is also a stated goal.

• higher education throughout the countrydecisive»Tillgång till högre utbildning av hög kvalitet i hela landet.« (party programme ↗)“Access to high-quality higher education throughout the country.”
• transition in all regions»God tillgång till vidareutbildning och omställning i alla landsdelar.« (party programme ↗)“Good access to further training and transition in all regions.”
• private providers provide work-based training»Privata vårdgivare ska också erbjuda verksamhetsförlagd utbildning till personalen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Private healthcare providers shall also offer work-based training to staff.”
• offering according to labour market needs»Bättre styrning av utbildningsutbudet utifrån arbetsmarknadens behov.« (party programme ↗)“Better steering of the education offering based on labour market needs.”

The plan states that access to higher education should be good throughout the country and explicitly highlights regional colleges and distance education as important for that possibility. Distance options should be easily accessible through expanded broadband, and links to working life should be strong. The counter-proposal's demands for expanded distance education, learning centers and labour market-adapted provision are therefore supported.

• distance education throughout the countrydecisive»Byskolor, folkhögskolor, regionala högskolor och distansutbildningar är viktiga för möjligheten till utbildning i hela landet.« (party programme ↗)“Village schools, folk high schools, regional colleges and distance education are important for the possibility of education throughout the country.”
• good access throughout the country»Tillgången på högre utbildning ska vara god i hela landet.« (party programme ↗)“Access to higher education should be good throughout the country.”
• easily accessible distance options»Distansarbete och kultur på distans måste också vara lättillgängliga alternativ, genom bland annat utbyggt, snabbt bredband.« (party programme ↗)“Distance work and culture at a distance must also be easily accessible options, through, among other things, expanded, fast broadband.”
• strong links to working life»Banden mellan arbetslivet och högskolorna ska vara starka.« (party programme ↗)“Links between working life and colleges should be strong.”

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 promises that regardless of where in the country one lives, one should be able to continue one's education and that the education system should to a much greater extent be based on labour market needs. The party programme wants to see a variety of educational institutions throughout the country. The counter-proposal's demand for expanded distance education, learning centres, examinations near one's home and a course offer adapted to labour market needs are the same commitments in concrete form.

• education throughout the countrydecisive»Oavsett var i landet vi bor ska man ha tillgång till en bra skola som ung och möjlighet att vidareutbilda sig längre fram i livet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Regardless of where in the country we live, young people should have access to a good school and later the opportunity to continue their education.”
• variety of educational institutions»För att säkra kvaliteten och möjligheterna till högre utbildning behövs det en mångfald av lärosäten i hela landet, med frihet att själva utforma utbildningen, som en del av ett samhälleligt ansvar.« (party programme ↗)“To ensure quality and opportunities for higher education, there must be a variety of educational institutions throughout the country, with the freedom to design education themselves, as part of a societal responsibility.”
• education based on labour market needs»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.”
• lifelong learning»Alla som vill ska ha möjlighet att utbilda sig genom hela livet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Everyone who wants to should have the opportunity to educate themselves throughout life.”

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 plan establishes that individuals shall always have good opportunities for education and that three-term systems and intensive courses are important for education to be completed faster – exactly what the counter-proposal seeks. It also requires greatly improved opportunities to learn new things during one's lifetime, which carries requirements for decentralized education and adaptation to transition needs. The plan's requirement that what maintains highest quality be expanded means however that support applies to the direction, not every detail.

• three-term systems and intensive coursesdecisive»Treterminssystem och intensivkurser är viktiga för att möjliggöra att utbildningen kan fullföljas« (party programme ↗)“Three-term systems and intensive courses are important for making it possible for education to be completed”
• education accessible to all»Individen ska alltid ha goda möjligheter till utbildning.« (party programme ↗)“Individuals shall always have good opportunities for education.”
• lifelong learning»Den enskilde ska alltid ha många möjligheter att lära nytt och utvecklas.« (party programme ↗)“The individual shall always have many opportunities to learn new things and develop.”
• quality guides expansion»Vi vill öka den lärarledda undervisningen, skärpa utvärderingen och bygga ut de utbildningar och lärosäten som håller högst kvalitet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to increase teacher-led instruction, strengthen evaluation and expand the education and institutions that maintain highest quality.”

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 plan requires that higher education is accessible to all with the prerequisites for studies, that adult education is well developed, and that everyone regardless of place of residence can benefit from society's opportunities. Extended distance education, learning centres, and examinations near home are means for exactly this, and the plan wants to take advantage of new technology that enables decentralization. The requirement that private actors shall receive teacher training students is not covered by the plan.

• accessible higher educationdecisive»Den högre utbildningen ska vara tillgänglig för alla« (party programme ↗)“Higher education shall be accessible to all”
• equivalence regardless of place of residence»Alla människor ska oavsett bostadsort kunna få del av« (party programme ↗)“All people shall regardless of place of residence be able to benefit from”
• new technology for decentralization»Ny teknik som skapar stora möjligheter till decentralisering av produktion och beslutsfattande ska« (party programme ↗)“New technology that creates great opportunities for decentralization of production and decision-making shall”
• well-developed adult education»Det innebär att vuxenutbildningen ska vara väl utbyggd.« (party programme ↗)“This means that adult education shall be well developed.”

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 expand distance education, guarantee higher education in every county and require private actors to accept VFU students. The plan's line for higher education is that quality and international competitiveness should be decisive and that resources should be allocated based on quality, throughput and establishment, not geographic spread. The plan also protects the independence of educational institutions, which argues against detailed political demands on supply and practice places.

• quality drives higher educationdecisive»Kvalitet och internationell konkurrenskraft ska vara styrande« (party programme ↗)“Quality and international competitiveness should be decisive”
• resources based on quality»Arbeta för ett resursfördelningssystem till högskolan så att akademisk kvalitet, genomströmning samt etablering på arbetsmarknaden premieras i högre utsträckning« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Work for a resource allocation system for higher education so that academic quality, throughput and establishment on the labor market are rewarded to a greater extent”
• independent institutions»Sverige ska ha starka och självständiga lärosäten« (party programme ↗)“Sweden should have strong and independent educational institutions”
• freedom from political direction»Värna den fria forskningen från politiska pekpinnar« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Protect free research from political interference”

The plan requires a policy for all of Sweden and that higher education be adapted to labour market needs. Expanded distance education, learning centres and higher education in every county are means to achieve precisely that, and the plan seeks to expand broadband throughout the country which is the prerequisite for distance studies. The requirement for adaptation to labour market needs has explicit support in the plan.

• policy for the whole countrydecisive»Bedriva en politik för hela Sverige« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Conduct a policy for all of Sweden”
• labour-market-adapted education»Den högre utbildningen ska i högre grad anpassas efter behoven på en framtida arbetsmarknad.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Higher education should to a greater extent be adapted to the needs of a future labour market.”
• broadband throughout the country»Satsa på utbyggnad av bredband och telefoni i hela landet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Invest in expansion of broadband and telephony throughout the country”
• occupation in demand»Ge alla grunden till ett yrke som efterfrågas på arbetsmarknaden« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Give everyone the foundation for an occupation that is in demand 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.