2023-04-272022/23:UbU9 · p.14UbUEducation
Development of vocational higher education
Development of higher vocational education, including nationally coherent specialist training for nursing assistants
What's at stake: The decision affects how consistent the competence becomes among nursing assistants who pursue specialist training ahead of an expected rise in complex care needs among older people, as well as how quickly higher vocational education more broadly develops toward a more predictable, nationally equivalent range of courses.
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 the government should already take the initiative to establish nationally coherent specialist training for nursing assistants within higher vocational education, or whether development of higher vocational education, including a more permanent range of courses, should wait for the ongoing inquiry into the future of higher vocational education.
Yes Yes — the committee proposal
The committee notes that higher vocational education plays an important role in meeting competence needs across the country and points to the ongoing inquiry into the future of higher vocational education, which is to propose, among other things, a more permanent range of courses and analyse the need for nationally equivalent content. The committee does not want to pre-empt the inquiry's results, and also notes that the vocational education authority has recently prescribed nationally equivalent content for specialist training for nursing assistants in elderly care. The committee therefore rejects the motions.
No No — the reservations
Reservation 26 (V)
The reservation (V) wants the government to already take the initiative to develop all specialist training programmes for nursing assistants at the higher-vocational level and ensure they are nationally coherent. The reason is that the content of care-and-welfare programmes for adults still varies, since training providers themselves choose whether and how to use the national vocational packages, despite an expected rise in complex care needs among older people and higher quality requirements.
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 26 by V.
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 | No 0/20/0/4 | follows the plan | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| S | No | Abstain 0/0/94/13 | departs from the plan | confidence: high | explicit |
| MP | No | Yes 15/0/1/2 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| C | No | Abstain 0/0/20/4 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| L | No | Yes 13/0/0/3 | 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 60/0/0/8 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| SD | No | Yes 63/0/0/10 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | not addressed |
Broke with the party line
| MPCamilla Hansén (MP, Örebro län) | Abstain — party line: Yes |
MPs whose vote differs from their party's majority position in this division. Marked with a dark ring in the chamber view.
Committee proposal
The Riksdag rejects the motions 2022/23:85 by Karin Rågsjö et al. (V) demand 3, 2022/23:884 by Muharrem Demirok et al. (C) demands 57 and 58, 2022/23:1165 by Anna-Belle Strömberg and Peder Björk (both S), 2022/23:1625 by Martina Johansson (C), 2022/23:2001 by Johanna Rantsi and Sten Bergheden (both M) demand 2, 2022/23:2004 by Johanna Rantsi (M) demands 1 and 2, and 2022/23:2129 by Åsa Westlund et al. (S) demands 11 and 12.
Original (Swedish)
Riksdagen avslår motionerna 2022/23:85 av Karin Rågsjö m.fl. (V) yrkande 3, 2022/23:884 av Muharrem Demirok m.fl. (C) yrkandena 57 och 58, 2022/23:1165 av Anna-Belle Strömberg och Peder Björk (båda S), 2022/23:1625 av Martina Johansson (C), 2022/23:2001 av Johanna Rantsi och Sten Bergheden (båda M) yrkande 2, 2022/23:2004 av Johanna Rantsi (M) yrkandena 1 och 2 samt 2022/23:2129 av Åsa Westlund m.fl. (S) yrkandena 11 och 12.
Riksdag decision: The Riksdag said no to approximately 70 proposals in motions from the general motion period of 2022 on adult education. The Riksdag refers to existing regulations, measures taken and ongoing work. The motions deal with, among other things, the supply of adult education, the financing of vocational municipal adult education, access to vocational higher education and validation.
Counter-proposals
- The counter-proposal wants asylum seekers and those covered by the mass flight directive to have the right to read Swedish for immigrants. (V) — Reservation 26
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 quality and accessibility increase throughout the education system, from preschool to university and vocational college, and that the right to equivalent education is fundamental regardless of where one lives.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan requires that quality and accessibility increase throughout the education system, from preschool to university and vocational college, and that the right to equivalent education is fundamental regardless of where one lives. It simultaneously wants to invest in elderly care staff and get rid of staff shortages. Nationally coordinated specialist training for healthcare assistants addresses both the equivalence requirement and the competence requirement in elderly care.
Original (Swedish)
Planen kräver att kvaliteten och tillgängligheten ökar i hela utbildningssystemet, från förskola till yrkeshögskola, och att rätten till likvärdig utbildning är grundläggande oavsett var man bor. Den vill samtidigt satsa på äldreomsorgens personal och få bort personalbristen. Nationellt sammanhållna specialistutbildningar för undersköterskor svarar mot både likvärdighetskravet och kompetenskravet i äldreomsorgen.
- quality throughout education systemdecisive»Vänsterpartiet vill satsa på hela utbildningssystemet. Från förskola till universitet och yrkeshögskola behöver kvaliteten och tillgängligheten öka.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Left Party wants to invest in the entire education system. From preschool to university and vocational college, quality and accessibility need to increase.”
- equivalent education»rätten till likvärdig utbildning och bildning är grundläggande« (2022 manifesto ↗)“the right to equivalent education and learning is fundamental”
- investment in care staff»Därför vill Vänsterpartiet satsa mer resurser på hälso- och sjukvården och äldreomsorgen, samt satsa på personalen så att vi samtidigt får bort personalbristen och stärker personalens villkor och arbetsmiljö.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“That is why the Left Party wants to invest more resources in healthcare and elderly care, and invest in staff so that we simultaneously get rid of staff shortages and strengthen staff conditions and working environment.”
- equivalent education as right»alla ha rätt och möjlighet till en likvärdig utbildning« (party programme ↗)“everyone has the right and opportunity to equivalent education”
The election manifesto explicitly points to more support for specialist training in care, including for assistant nurses, and makes the state responsible for securing the supply of qualified staff in welfare.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The election manifesto explicitly points to more support for specialist training in care, including for assistant nurses, and makes the state responsible for securing the supply of qualified staff in welfare. The plan furthermore wants to legislate for equally good care for the elderly throughout the country, which requires equivalent training content. Developing all specialist training for assistant nurses now and making them nationally unified is therefore the plan's own priority.
Original (Swedish)
Valmanifestet utpekar uttryckligen mer stöd till specialistutbildningar i vården, inklusive för undersköterskor, och gör staten ansvarig för kompetensförsörjningen i välfärden. Planen vill dessutom lagstifta om en lika bra äldreomsorg i hela landet, vilket förutsätter likvärdigt utbildningsinnehåll. Att nu utveckla samtliga specialistutbildningar för undersköterskor och göra dem nationellt sammanhållna är därmed planens egen prioritering.
- specialist training for assistant nursesdecisive»Vi vill se ett språklyft för barnomsorgen och mer stöd till specialistutbildningar i vården, exempelvis för sjuksköterskor och undersköterskor.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to see a language lift for childcare and more support for specialist training in care, for example for nurses and assistant nurses.”
- state responsibility for competence supply»Staten har ett ansvar för att säkra kompetensförsörjningen, inte minst i välfärden.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The state has responsibility for securing the supply of qualified personnel, not least in welfare.”
- equal care throughout the country»Vi vill ha en ny äldreomsorgslag som säkerställer att alla får en lika bra omsorg i hela landet och tillgång till sjuksköterskor dygnet runt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want a new elderly care law that ensures everyone receives equally good care throughout the country and access to nurses around the clock.”
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 wants vocational education to provide qualified training where the labour shortage is large and requires that care has sufficient and trained staff with quality that can be relied on regardless of provider.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan wants vocational education to provide qualified training where the labour shortage is large and requires that care has sufficient and trained staff with quality that can be relied on regardless of provider. Nationally coordinated specialist training for healthcare assistants is a direct way to achieve this. The plan also wants to strengthen elder care and community health services, which requires increased competence.
Original (Swedish)
Planen vill att yrkeshögskolan ger kvalificerade utbildningar där arbetskraftsbehovet är stort och kräver att omsorgen har tillräcklig och utbildad personal med kvalitet som går att lita på oavsett utförare. Nationellt sammanhållna specialistutbildningar för undersköterskor är ett direkt sätt att uppnå detta. Planen vill också stärka äldreomsorgen och hemsjukvården, vilket förutsätter höjd kompetens.
- vocational education for labour shortagedecisive»behovet av arbetskraft är stort.« (party programme ↗)“the need for labour is large.”
- trained staff in care»tillräcklig och utbildad personal.« (party programme ↗)“sufficient and trained staff.”
- better elder care»förbättra vård och omsorg för äldre och stärka resurserna till hemsjukvården.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“improve care and support for older people and strengthen resources for community health services.”
- equivalent quality regardless of provider»Alla ska kunna lita på kvaliteten och tryggheten i« (party programme ↗)“Everyone shall be able to rely on the quality and safety of”
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 gives all nursing assistants and nurses the right to skills development and wants to elevate female-dominated professions with career paths and better conditions.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan gives all nursing assistants and nurses the right to skills development and wants to elevate female-dominated professions with career paths and better conditions. Developing specialist education for nursing assistants at vocational college level with coherent content realizes that commitment. The plan furthermore wants vocational education to be more clearly linked to labour market needs.
Original (Swedish)
Planen ger alla undersköterskor och sjuksköterskor rätt till kompetensutveckling och vill uppvärdera de kvinnodominerade yrkena med karriärvägar och bättre villkor. Att utveckla specialistutbildningar för undersköterskor på yrkeshögskolenivå med sammanhållet innehåll förverkligar det åtagandet. Planen vill dessutom att yrkesutbildningen tydligare kopplas till arbetsmarknadens behov.
- right to skills developmentdecisive»Den som jobbar i vård och omsorg ska kunna växa och vidareutvecklas i sitt yrke. Vi vill ge alla undersköterskor och sjuksköterskor rätt till kompetensutveckling.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Those who work in care and welfare shall be able to grow and develop further in their profession. We want to give all nursing assistants and nurses the right to skills development.”
- elevated care professions»Vi vill uppvärdera statusen för kvinnodominerande yrken och förbättra arbetsvillkoren inom offentlig sektor, bland annat genom karriärtjänster och rätt till kompetensutveckling.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to elevate the status of female-dominated professions and improve working conditions in the public sector, including through career positions and the right to skills development.”
- vocational education according to needs»Lärlings- och yrkesutbildningar kopplade till arbetsmarknadens behov är viktigt.« (party programme ↗)“Apprenticeship and vocational education linked to labour market needs is important.”
- education according to 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.”
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 supplementary vocational training in shortage occupations and an expanded vocational university college with high quality, and it states that differences in elderly care quality between municipalities are far too large and that national management needs to be strengthened.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan requires supplementary vocational training in shortage occupations and an expanded vocational university college with high quality, and it states that differences in elderly care quality between municipalities are far too large and that national management needs to be strengthened. Nationally coordinated specialist training for nursing assistants follows from both of these commitments. The plan does not express itself about precisely these training programmes, so the conclusion is derived.
Original (Swedish)
Planen kräver kompletterande yrkesutbildningar i bristyrken och en utbyggd yrkeshögskola med hög kvalitet, och den slår fast att skillnaderna i äldreomsorgens kvalitet mellan kommunerna är alltför stora och att den nationella styrningen behöver stärkas. Nationellt sammanhållna specialistutbildningar för undersköterskor följer av båda dessa åtaganden. Planen uttalar sig inte om just dessa utbildningar, så slutsatsen är härledd.
- expanded vocational university college in shortage occupationsdecisive»bristyrken samt en utbyggd yrkeshögskola med hög kvalitet.« (party programme ↗)“shortage occupations and an expanded vocational university college with high quality.”
- national equivalence in care»Skillnaderna i äldreomsorgens kvalitet är alltför stora mellan kommunerna.« (party programme ↗)“The differences in elderly care quality are far too large between municipalities.”
- strengthened care personnel»För att klara det måste de som arbetar inom vården mötas av goda arbetsvillkor, fler kollegor och bra löneutveckling.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“To manage this those who work in care must meet good working conditions, more colleagues and good wage development.”
- attractive shortage occupations»Bristyrken ska bli drömjobb.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Shortage occupations shall become dream jobs.”
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 increased medical competence in elderly care and that staff in home care and nursing homes receive continuous skills development.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The election manifesto commits to increased medical competence in elderly care and that staff in home care and nursing homes receive continuous skills development. Nationally coordinated specialist training for nursing assistants is a direct means to this, and the plan sees qualified vocational training at vocational college level as the path to practical competence. The need for more educated care staff is an explicit commitment.
Original (Swedish)
Valmanifestet åtar sig ökad medicinsk kompetens inom äldreomsorgen och att personalen i hemtjänst och på äldreboenden får kontinuerlig kompetensutveckling. Nationellt sammanhållna specialistutbildningar för undersköterskor är ett direkt medel för det, och planen ser kvalificerade yrkesutbildningar på yrkeshögskolenivå som vägen till praktisk kompetens. Behovet av mer utbildad vårdpersonal är ett uttalat åtagande.
- increased medical competence in elderly caredecisive»Ökad medicinsk kompetens inom äldreomsorgen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Increased medical competence in elderly care.”
- continuous skills development»Säkerställ att personal inom hemtjänst och äldreboenden har möjlighet till kontinuerlig kompetensutveckling.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Ensure that staff in home care and nursing homes have the opportunity for continuous skills development.”
- train more care staff»Utbilda mer personal för sjukvården.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Train more staff for healthcare.”
- vocational college's role»Med kvalificerade praktiska utbildningar på exempelvis yrkeshögskola ökar förutsättningarna för detta.« (party programme ↗)“With qualified practical training at, for example, vocational college, the conditions for this are 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 establishes that medical expertise and continuity must be strengthened in elderly care and wants to get in place national coordination of society's needs for education spots.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan establishes that medical expertise and continuity must be strengthened in elderly care and wants to get in place national coordination of society's needs for education spots. Nationally unified specialist training for care assistants is a direct means for both of these commitments, since care and nursing training content according to the counter-proposal varies. The vocational college's specialist training is not mentioned, therefore the conclusion is derived.
Original (Swedish)
Planen slår fast att den medicinska kompetensen och kontinuiteten måste stärkas inom äldreomsorgen och vill få på plats en nationell samordning över samhällets behov av utbildningsplatser. Nationellt sammanhållna specialistutbildningar för undersköterskor är ett direkt medel för båda dessa åtaganden, eftersom vård- och omsorgsutbildningarnas innehåll enligt motförslaget varierar. Just yrkeshögskolans specialistutbildningar nämns inte, varför slutsatsen härleds.
- strengthened expertise in elderly caredecisive»Den medicinska kompetensen och kontinuiteten måste stärkas inom äldreomsorgen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Medical expertise and continuity must be strengthened in elderly care.”
- national training coordination»Få på plats en nationell samordning över samhällets behov av antalet utbildningsplatser för att förbättra kompetensförsörjningen« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Get in place national coordination of society's need for the number of education spots to improve competency supply”
- relevant training content»De gymnasiala yrkesutbildningarna och vuxenutbildningarna i Sverige måste få ett innehåll som är relevant och eftertraktat.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Vocational and adult education in Sweden must have content that is relevant and sought-after.”
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 national quality standards in care and nursing that must not fall short and wants to educate according to labour market needs with high-quality education.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan requires national quality standards in care and nursing that must not fall short and wants to educate according to labour market needs with high-quality education. Nationally cohesive specialist training for nursing assistants is a direct expression of this when content today varies between providers. The plan's ambition for the world's best elderly care reinforces the conclusion.
Original (Swedish)
Planen kräver nationella kvalitetskrav inom vård och omsorg som inte får underskridas och vill utbilda efter arbetsmarknadens behov med högkvalitativ utbildning. Nationellt sammanhållna specialistutbildningar för undersköterskor är ett direkt uttryck för detta när innehållet i dag varierar mellan anordnare. Planens ambition om världens bästa äldreomsorg förstärker slutsatsen.
- national quality standardsdecisive»Nationella kvalitetskrav inom vård och omsorg måste finnas och får inte underskridas.« (party programme ↗)“National quality standards in care and nursing must exist and must not fall short.”
- education according to need»Utbilda efter de behov som finns på arbetsmarknaden« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Educate according to the needs existing in the labour market”
- high-quality education»Sverigedemokraterna vill satsa på högkvalitativ och näringslivsinriktad utbildning, tillhandahålla en god infrastruktur och motverka arbetslöshet och långvarigt utanförskap« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden Democrats want to invest in high-quality and business-oriented education, provide good infrastructure and counter unemployment and long-term exclusion”
- best possible elderly care»De äldre i Sverige förtjänar att få tillgång till världens bästa äldreomsorg.« (party programme ↗)“The elderly in Sweden deserve access to the world's best elderly care.”
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 (2022/23:UbU9)
- Committee report full text (HA01UbU9)
- Per-MP voting data (API)
- Case status (API)
Documents under consideration
- Motion 2022/23:1016 — En konkurrenskraftig svensk järnväg av Patrik Jönsson m.fl. (SD)
- Motion 2022/23:1025 — En gymnasieskola och vuxenutbildning i världsklass av Patrick Reslow m.fl. (SD)
- Motion 2022/23:1123 — Den svenska basindustrin av Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist m.fl. (C)
- Motion 2022/23:1124 — En hållbar besöksnäring av Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist m.fl. (C)
- Motion 2022/23:1165 — Yrkeshögskoleutbildningar av Anna-Belle Strömberg och Peder Björk (båda S)
- Motion 2022/23:1230 — Svensk flyktingpolitik av Tony Haddou m.fl. (V)
- Motion 2022/23:1469 — Rätt till sfi för ukrainska flyktingar av Annika Hirvonen m.fl. (MP)
- Motion 2022/23:1488 — Kvalitet i vård och omsorg genom utbyggnad av vuxenutbildningen av Marianne Fundahn m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2022/23:1623 — Vidareutveckling av sfi av Martina Johansson (C)
- Motion 2022/23:1625 — Utbildning för arbete av Martina Johansson (C)
- Motion 2022/23:1643 — En hållbar digitalisering av Niels Paarup-Petersen m.fl. (C)
- Motion 2022/23:1672 — En levande landsbygd för Sveriges bästa av Annie Lööf m.fl. (C)
- Motion 2022/23:1706 — Lärlingsutbildning för sotare av Johan Andersson m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2022/23:1880 — Integration av Jonny Cato m.fl. (C)
- Motion 2022/23:194 — Eftergymnasial utbildning för personer med intellektuell funktionsnedsättning av Anne-Li Sjölund (C)
- Motion 2022/23:2001 — Fler yrkesutbildade av Johanna Rantsi och Sten Bergheden (båda M)
- Motion 2022/23:2004 — Yrkeshögskolan av Johanna Rantsi (M)
- Motion 2022/23:2129 — Vuxenutbildning för fler utbildningsmöjligheter genom livet av Åsa Westlund m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2022/23:2133 — Kompetensförsörjning av arbetskraft vid byggandet av Ostlänken av Johan Andersson m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2022/23:2171 — Lands- och glesbygd med stark samhällsutveckling av Elin Söderberg m.fl. (MP)
Source: The Swedish Parliament