Work-life knowledge and other special knowledge areas in upper-secondary school
What's at stake: The decision affects how well upper-secondary students, particularly those on vocational programmes who often move directly into working life, are prepared for their rights, duties and workplace risks, while also concerning who - parliament or the responsible agencies - should govern the content of school subjects.
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 decide to introduce a new mandatory subject, work-life knowledge, in all upper-secondary programmes, or whether it should continue to be the government and the National Agency for Education that determine which subjects and content upper-secondary school should have.
Yes Yes — the committee proposal
The committee rejects the motions on special knowledge areas, including work-life knowledge as a separate subject. The reason is that while parliament decides which core compulsory-school and shared upper-secondary subjects exist, it is the government, or the agency the government designates, that decides on other subjects and on the content of syllabi and subject plans. The National Agency for Education already continuously assesses the need to develop these, in consultation with subject experts, programme councils and other stakeholders, and a review of subjects and subject plans has recently been carried out in connection with the move to subject-based grading.
No No — the reservations
Reservation 4 (S, V)
The reservation (S, V) calls for the government to take steps so that work-life knowledge - covering rights, duties and the work environment - is integrated into all upper-secondary programmes, with particular emphasis on industry-adapted content in vocational programmes. The reasoning is that vocational students often move directly into working life and need knowledge of safety rules, risk assessment and ergonomics to help create safer workplaces, which benefits both the students themselves and employers through fewer workplace accidents and sick leaves.
Summarised from the committee report. Party labels in the summary come from the report, not from the vote.
V–
S–
MP–
C–
L–
KD–
M–
SD–
YesNoAbstainAbsent
What do the votes mean here?
Yes The committee proposal: rejecting the motions (keeping things as they are).
No Backing the counter-proposal: reservation 4 by S, V.
Abstain The party marks a position of its own that is not one of the two final alternatives.
The plan's stance / Actual vote
AI
Vote
Confidence
Evidence
Vown reservation
–
No 0/20/0/4
Sown reservation
–
No 0/93/0/13
MP
–
Yes 14/0/0/4
C
–
Yes 18/0/0/6
L
–
Yes 13/0/0/3
KD
–
Yes 15/0/0/4
M
–
Yes 60/0/0/8
SD
–
Abstain 0/0/61/11
Committee proposal
Parliament rejects the motions
2024/25:1446 by Patrick Reslow et al. (SD) proposals 9 and 10,
2024/25:1447 by Patrick Reslow et al. (SD) proposal 13,
2024/25:1536 by Marléne Lund Kopparklint and Jennie Wernäng (both M),
2024/25:1705 by Carina Ödebrink and Azra Muranovic (both S) proposal 4,
2024/25:1830 by Jennie Wernäng and Marléne Lund Kopparklint (both M),
2024/25:2079 by Camilla Brodin and Christian Carlsson (both KD) proposal 1,
2024/25:2595 by Ida Drougge (M) proposals 2 and 3, and
2024/25:3070 by Ardalan Shekarabi et al. (S) proposal 53.
Original (Swedish)
Riksdagen avslår motionerna
2024/25:1446 av Patrick Reslow m.fl. (SD) yrkandena 9 och 10,
2024/25:1447 av Patrick Reslow m.fl. (SD) yrkande 13,
2024/25:1536 av Marléne Lund Kopparklint och Jennie Wernäng (båda M),
2024/25:1705 av Carina Ödebrink och Azra Muranovic (båda S) yrkande 4,
2024/25:1830 av Jennie Wernäng och Marléne Lund Kopparklint (båda M),
2024/25:2079 av Camilla Brodin och Christian Carlsson (båda KD) yrkande 1,
2024/25:2595 av Ida Drougge (M) yrkandena 2 och 3 samt
2024/25:3070 av Ardalan Shekarabi m.fl. (S) yrkande 53.
Riksdag decision: Parliament rejected approximately 60 proposals about upper secondary school in motions from the general motion period 2024. The proposals concern, among other things, education in upper secondary school, subjects and special knowledge areas, and career guidance. Parliament refers, among other things, to existing regulations and ongoing work.
Counter-proposals
The counter-proposal wants the government to actively implement and follow up on legislation that requires labor market needs to be considered when sizing upper secondary education programs. (S, V) — Reservation 4
Motion 2024/25:1395 — Jordbruk - ökad konkurrenskraft utan förlust av biologisk mångfald av Martin Kinnunen m.fl. (SD)
Motion 2024/25:1446 — En gymnasieskola och vuxenutbildning i världsklass av Patrick Reslow m.fl. (SD)
Motion 2024/25:1447 — En grundskola i världsklass av Patrick Reslow m.fl. (SD)
Motion 2024/25:1464 — En tillväxtorienterad politik för industrilandet Sverige av Tobias Andersson m.fl. (SD)
Motion 2024/25:1479 — Sprid kunskap med hjälp av de bästa pedagogerna av Helena Gellerman (L)
Motion 2024/25:148 — Arbetsmarknadskunskap i gymnasieskolan av Eva Lindh (S)
Motion 2024/25:1536 — Ansvarsfull ekonomi som ett ämne i skolan för elever i högstadiet och gymnasiet av Marléne Lund Kopparklint och Jennie Wernäng (båda M)
Motion 2024/25:1705 — Bättre arbetsmiljö av Carina Ödebrink och Azra Muranovic (båda S)
Motion 2024/25:1830 — Ökad kunskap inom ekonomi på högstadiet av Jennie Wernäng och Marléne Lund Kopparklint (båda M)
Motion 2024/25:1841 — Översyn av elitidrottares gymnasieutbildningar av Kristina Axén Olin m.fl. (M)
Motion 2024/25:1856 — Återinförande av estetiska ämnen i gymnasieskolan av Kristina Axén Olin m.fl. (M)
Motion 2024/25:2079 — Ofrivillig barnlöshet och ytterligare IVF-försök av Camilla Brodin och Christian Carlsson (båda KD)
Motion 2024/25:2218 — Yrkesutbildning för fler av Johanna Rantsi och Sten Bergheden (båda M)
Motion 2024/25:2221 — Företagsamhet och entreprenörskap i gymnasieskolan av Johanna Rantsi (M)