Development of vocational higher education

The election manifesto explicitly establishes that quality and accessibility need to increase throughout the education system, from preschool to university and vocational college, which directly supports the demand for an expanded vocational college. The plan further demands massive investments in adjustment support and competence development for the green transition's new jobs. The party programme sees vocational education as a crucial part of a well-functioning education system.

• expanded vocational collegedecisive»Från förskola till universitet och yrkeshögskola behöver kvaliteten och tillgängligheten öka.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“From preschool to university and vocational college, quality and accessibility need to increase.”
• competence development for the transition»behövs massiva satsningar på omställningsstöd, kompetensutveckling och utbildning« (2022 manifesto ↗)“massive investments in adjustment support, competence development and education are needed”
• vocational training as foundation»En väl fungerande utbildning, från förskolan till yrkesutbildningar« (party programme ↗)“A well-functioning education, from preschool to vocational training”

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 demands heightened status for vocational education and better governance of educational provision based on labour market needs, with a stronger link between education and staffing needs. An expanded vocational college with more specialisation and apprenticeship education is a direct means for this, as well as for good opportunities for transformation throughout life. The plan does not, however, mention the vocational college by name.

• heightened status for vocational educationdecisive»Höjd status för yrkesutbildning.« (party programme ↗)“Heightened status for vocational education.”
• education based on labour market needs»Bättre styrning av utbildningsutbudet utifrån arbetsmarknadens behov.« (party programme ↗)“Better governance of educational provision based on labour market needs.”
• link between education and staffing 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 link between the education offered and the staffing needs that exist in society.”
• lifelong transformation»Goda möjligheter till kompetensutveckling och omställning genom hela livet.« (party programme ↗)“Good opportunities for skills development and transformation 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 plan explicitly states that higher vocational education and other adult education shall be protected and expanded to meet both individual aspirations and society's needs. It also wants to invest in education and retraining for the transition's new jobs and points to the skills gap. An expanded higher vocational education with broader provision is therefore directly in line with the plan.

• expand higher vocational educationdecisive»Folkhögskolans breda kursutbud, yrkeshögskolan och andra vuxenutbildningar ska värnas och byggas ut för att möta både individens drömmar och samhällets behov.« (party programme ↗)“The folk high school's broad course provision, higher vocational education and other adult education shall be protected and expanded to meet both individual aspirations and society's needs.”
• invest in retraining»Vi vill investera i utbildning och omskolning som gör det möjligt för fler att ta de jobb som omställningen skapar, från hållbart byggande och klimatsmart teknik till framtidens välfärd.« (party programme ↗)“We want to invest in education and retraining that makes it possible for more to take the jobs the transition creates, from sustainable construction and climate-smart technology to future welfare.”
• meet the skills gap»Vi har ett kompetensglapp - något som visar behovet av utbildning för att matcha efterfrågan med tillgången på arbetskraft.« (party programme ↗)“We have a skills gap - something that shows the need for education to match demand with labour supply.”
• no dead ends»Det ska inte finnas återvändsgränder i utbildningssystemet – alla ska ha möjlighet att byta bana under olika skeden i livet.« (party programme ↗)“There shall not be dead ends in the education system – everyone shall have the opportunity to change course at different stages of 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 election manifesto requires that the education system to a much greater extent be based on labour market needs and that everyone who wishes shall be able to study throughout their lives, with better vocational education and more apprentices. Vocational school is precisely the form of education that links education to labour market needs, and the skills shortage is described in the plan as one of the greatest challenges. An expansion therefore follows from the plan's commitments.

• 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.”
• lifelong learning»Från yrkesvux för den som saknar gymnasieexamen till konkurrenskraftiga universitet och forskning i världsklass. Alla som vill ska ha möjlighet att utbilda sig genom hela livet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“From vocational adult education for those without upper secondary education to competitive universities and world-class research. Everyone who wishes shall have the opportunity to study throughout their lives.”
• strengthened vocational education and apprenticeships»Gör det enklare att anställa elever i yrkesprogram som lärlingar genom att stärka ersättningen för företagens kostnader förknippade med utbildningen. Detta ökar attraktiviteten för yrkesprogram och höjer kvaliteten på yrkesutbildningen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Make it easier to employ students in vocational programmes as apprentices by strengthening compensation for companies' costs associated with education. This increases the attractiveness of vocational programmes and raises the quality of vocational education.”
• vocational education linked to industry»Lärlings- och yrkesutbildningar kopplade till arbetsmarknadens behov är viktigt.« (party programme ↗)“Apprenticeships and vocational education linked to labour market needs are important.”

The party programme explicitly requires an expanded vocational college of high quality as part of lifelong learning, and the election manifesto wants to expand the education that maintains highest quality. The counter-proposal's demands for more advanced education, more digital courses and expanded apprenticeship and college opportunities are directly in that line. The plan also highlights apprenticeship training as a natural alternative for young people.

• expanded vocational collegedecisive»Detta åstadkoms genom en väl fungerande och flexibel kommunal vuxenutbildning, kompletterande yrkesutbildningar i bristyrken samt en utbyggd yrkeshögskola med hög kvalitet.« (party programme ↗)“This is achieved through a well-functioning and flexible municipal adult education, complementary vocational training in shortage occupations and an expanded vocational college of high quality.”
• expand what maintains quality»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 teaching, sharpen evaluation and expand the education and institutions that maintain highest quality.”
• apprenticeship training»Lärlingsutbildningar där arbetsgivarna tar ett stort ansvar ska vara ett naturligt alternativ för unga som vill lära sig ett yrke.« (party programme ↗)“Apprenticeship training where employers take major responsibility shall be a natural alternative for young people who want to learn a trade.”
• lifelong learning»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 a completely new trade mid-life must be improved substantially.”

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 explicitly points out vocational colleges as the way to qualified practical training and requires that a developed apprenticeship system exists and that adult education is well-developed. The counter-proposal's demand for further expansion with specialization training, digital courses, career colleges and apprenticeship training are the same commitments in substance. The demand is supported.

• vocational college develops practical abilitiesdecisive»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 improve.”
• developed apprenticeship system»Ett utvecklat lärlingssystem bör finnas för att inte minst ungdomar ska kunna få yrkes- och arbetslivserfarenhet.« (party programme ↗)“A developed apprenticeship system should exist so that not least young people can gain vocational and work experience.”
• apprenticeship programmes in education»Lärlingsprogram där undervisningen växelvis bedrivs på skola och arbetsplats ska finnas.« (party programme ↗)“Apprenticeship programmes where teaching alternates between school and workplace shall exist.”
• well-developed adult education»Det innebär att vuxenutbildningen ska vara väl utbyggd.« (party programme ↗)“This means that adult education shall be well-developed.”

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 the supply of skills must become better and that as soon as possible different shorter training programmes are needed with content that is relevant and sought-after. An expanded vocational higher education with more specialisation and apprenticeship training directly meets that commitment. The plan's requirement for national coordination of the number of training places speaks for that dimensioning shall be guided by labour market needs, which the counter-proposal lies within.

• short vocational trainingdecisive»Det finns därför behov av att snarast införa olika kortare utbildningar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“There is therefore a need to as soon as possible introduce various shorter training programmes.”
• better supply of skills»Kompetensförsörjningen på svensk arbetsmarknad måste bli bättre.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The supply of skills in the Swedish labour market must become better.”
• relevant vocational training»De gymnasiala yrkesutbildningarna och vuxenutbildningarna i Sverige måste få ett innehåll som är relevant och eftertraktat.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Vocational upper secondary education and adult education in Sweden must have content that is relevant and sought-after.”
• coordination of training places»Få på plats en nationell samordning över samhällets behov av antalet utbildningsplatser för att förbättra kompetensförsörjningen« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Put in place a national coordination of society's needs for the number of training places to improve the supply of skills”

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 expand educational initiatives at all levels, introduce apprenticeship employment where practice, work and studies are combined, and educate according to actual labour market needs. An expanded higher vocational school with more specialized courses, digital courses and apprenticeship training is exactly such a business-oriented initiative. Therefore, the plan supports the counter-proposal's demand, even though higher vocational education is not mentioned by name.

• expanded educational initiatives and apprenticesdecisive»Utbildningsinsatser ska utökas på alla nivåer och genom att införa lärlingsanställningar där deltagarna kombinerar praktik, arbete och studier.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Educational initiatives should be expanded at all levels and by introducing apprenticeship employment where participants combine practice, work and studies.”
• education according to labour market needs»Utbilda efter de behov som finns på arbetsmarknaden« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Educate according to labour market needs”
• business-oriented 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 counteract unemployment and long-term social exclusion”
• occupation in demand»Ge alla grunden till ett yrke som efterfrågas på arbetsmarknaden« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Give everyone the foundation for an occupation 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.