Quality in municipal adult education

The plan wants the state to take the main responsibility for equitable education and that no actors exist in welfare to make profit; contracting out within adult education is precisely such an arrangement. The election manifesto states that adult education is needed throughout the country and that quality in the entire education system should increase. An investigation of tighter control and strengthened state responsibility, with both public and private providers, therefore follows from the plan.

• state main responsibility for educationdecisive»För att bygga upp en jämlik skola vill vi att staten tar« (party programme ↗)“To build an equitable school we want the state to take”
• no profits in welfare»se några aktörer som är där för att göra vinster i välfärden.« (party programme ↗)“see any actors as being there to make profits in welfare.”
• adult education throughout the country»Folkhögskolor och Komvux behövs i hela landet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Folk high schools and adult education are needed throughout the country.”
• quality throughout the education system»Vänsterpartiet vill satsa på hela utbildningssystemet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Left Party wants to invest in the entire education system.”

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 requires nationally established regulations for all publicly financed activities conducted on behalf of the public, and the election manifesto wants full transparency and a halt to market schools. The counter-proposal's requirement for an inquiry about stricter control and strengthened state responsibility within adult education, especially in procurement, follows directly from this. The plan furthermore wants to link the educational offering more closely to society's personnel needs.

• national regulations for providersdecisive»För all verksamhet som drivs på uppdrag av det offentliga och finansieras med skattemedel« (party programme ↗)“For all activities conducted on behalf of the public and financed with public funds”
• transparency in all education»Samhället ska ha full insyn i alla skolor genom offentlighetsprincipen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Society shall have full transparency in all schools through the principle of public access.”
• halt to market schools»För det krävs mer resurser och att resurserna stannar i skolan genom ett stopp för marknadsskolan.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“For that, more resources are needed and resources must stay in schools through a halt to market schools.”
• education according to society's needs»Det ska finns en starkare koppling mellan de utbildningar som erbjuds och de behov av personal som finns i samhället.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“There should be a stronger link between the education offered and the personnel needs that exist in society.”

The party programme requires that all publicly funded activities are subject to supervision by an authority that can ultimately stop activities that do not meet the mark, and that all educational providers regardless of owner are subject to functioning control. Komvux (municipal adult education) is highlighted as important for lifelong learning and for everyone to be able to get a final grade. An investigation into stricter control and strengthened state responsibility follows from this.

• public supervision of welfaredecisive»All verksamhet ska vara underställd tillsyn av en offentlig myndighet som ytterst« (party programme ↗)“All activities shall be subject to supervision by a public authority which ultimately”
• control regardless of owner»vara föremål för fungerande kontroll genom en« (party programme ↗)“be subject to functioning control through a”
• adults' right to final grade»Därför ska alla få chansen att få slutbetyg från« (party programme ↗)“Therefore everyone should have the opportunity to get a final grade from”
• komvux as important educational form»skolan är bra. Komvux, folkhögskolor och andra« (party programme ↗)“school is good. Komvux, folk high schools and other”

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 demands high quality requirements for continued operations and tightened supervision of schools and their owners, and that steering is characterized by strict quality requirements and equality. That carries the counter-proposal's demand for an investigation into tightened control and strengthened state responsibility in municipal adult education, including operations on contract. The party programme adds that the public shall guarantee that education maintains high quality.

• tightened supervision of education providersdecisive»Vi vill bland annat se höga kvalitetskrav för fortsatt verksamhet och vinstutdelning, och vi vill skärpa tillsynen av skolor och deras ägare.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want among other things to see high quality requirements for continued operations and profit distribution, and we want to tighten supervision of schools and their owners.”
• strict quality requirements»Styrningen av skolan ska kännetecknas av strikta kvalitetskrav och likvärdighet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“School steering shall be characterized by strict quality requirements and equality.”
• public quality responsibility»Det offentliga ska garantera att utbildningen lever upp till höga krav på kvalitet« (party programme ↗)“The public shall guarantee that education lives up to high quality demands”
• lifelong learning»Alla som vill ska ha möjlighet att utbilda sig genom hela livet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Everyone who wants shall have the opportunity to educate themselves throughout their whole 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 plan requires that supervision occur in state administration based on nationally set quality standards and that the state take over responsibility for school from municipalities. An inquiry into tightened control and strengthened state responsibility in municipal adult education, regardless of whether the provider is public or private, follows that line. The plan also requires a well-functioning adult education with high quality.

• state supervision after national standardsdecisive»Tillsynen ska ske i statlig regi utifrån nationellt fastställda kvalitetsnormer.« (party programme ↗)“Supervision shall occur in state administration based on nationally set quality standards.”
• state responsibility for school»Vi vill att staten tar över ansvaret från skolan från kommunerna så att alla elever får gå i bra skolor – inte bara de som råkar bo på rätt ställe.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want the state to take over responsibility for school from municipalities so that all pupils get to go to good schools – not just those who happen to live in the right place.”
• quality in adult education»kompletterande yrkesutbildningar i bristyrken samt en utbyggd yrkeshögskola med hög kvalitet.« (party programme ↗)“supplementary vocational education in sectors with labour shortages as well as an expanded vocational university with high quality.”
• quality and choice»Kvaliteten och valfriheten ska värnas.« (party programme ↗)“Quality and freedom of choice shall be protected.”

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 establishes that evaluation, cost tracking and quality control are important political tasks and that adult education should be well developed. An investigation into tightened control and strengthened state responsibility in adult education, including contracted services, follows from this. The plan simultaneously protects the individual's right to choose the provider, which qualifies this.

• quality control as a political taskdecisive»Utvärdering, kostnadsuppföljning och kvalitetskontroll är därför viktiga politiska« (party programme ↗)“Evaluation, cost tracking and quality control are therefore important political”
• well developed adult education»Det innebär att vuxenutbildningen ska vara väl utbyggd.« (party programme ↗)“This means that adult education shall be well developed.”
• choice of provider»Den enskilde bör själv kunna välja utförare« (party programme ↗)“The individual should be able to choose the provider themselves”

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 adult education has content that is relevant and sought-after and explicitly promises to combat disreputable operators and fraud in the education system. The party programme assigns the state the task of establishing and monitoring quality and states that education that does not function should be closed regardless of provider. An investigation into strengthened control and reinforced state responsibility within adult education is thereby in line with the plan.

• bekämpa oseriösa aktörerdecisive»Därför måste vi också bekämpa oseriösa aktörer och fusk.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Therefore we must also combat disreputable operators and fraud.”
• relevant vuxenutbildning»De gymnasiala yrkesutbildningarna och vuxenutbildningarna i Sverige måste få ett innehåll som är relevant och eftertraktat.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Gymnasial vocational training and adult education in Sweden must have content that is relevant and sought-after.”
• statlig kvalitetsuppföljning»Staten har en avgörande uppgift att först och främst fastställa och följa upp tydliga kunskapskrav.« (party programme ↗)“The state has a crucial task to first and foremost establish and follow up clear knowledge requirements.”
• lika krav på alla anordnare»fungerar – oavsett huvudman – ska stängas.« (party programme ↗)“functions – regardless of provider – shall be closed.”

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 wants the state to reclaim leadership of the school to guarantee equivalence, and the election manifesto demands expanded supervisory powers and controls as well as clear results for every public initiative. An investigation into stricter controls and strengthened state responsibility within adult education thereby aligns with the plan. The plan moreover requires that education meet the needs of the labour market, which requires quality in both public and private providers.

• state responsibility for schoolsdecisive»Sverigedemokraterna förespråkar att staten återtar huvudmannaskapet« (party programme ↗)“The Sweden Democrats advocate that the state reclaim leadership”
• expanded oversight»Öka kraven för fristående förskolor samt utöka Skolinspektionens befogenheter och kontroller« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Increase requirements for independent preschools and expand the School Inspection Board's powers and controls”
• results requirement on initiatives»Begära tydliga resultat för varje offentlig satsning« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Demand clear results for every public initiative”
• labour market-adapted education»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.