Licensing and permits

The plan requires that discrimination and racism on the labor market are stopped and states that people with foreign background are pushed aside to unsafe and low-wage jobs despite their competence. At the same time, staff shortages in care should be eliminated through investments in personnel. Faster and more coordinated validation of foreign-trained care personnel responds to both of these commitments.

• stop discrimination on the labor marketdecisive»Diskrimineringen och rasismen på arbetsmarknaden måste stoppas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Discrimination and racism on the labor market must be stopped.”
• ethnicized class society»personer med utländsk bakgrund har högre arbetslöshet« (party programme ↗)“people with foreign background have higher unemployment”
• eliminate staff shortages»satsa på personalen så att vi samtidigt får bort personalbristen och stärker personalens villkor och arbetsmiljö« (2022 manifesto ↗)“invest in personnel so that we at the same time eliminate staff shortages and strengthen personnel's conditions and work environment”
• equal conditions regardless of background»Ingen av oss ska behöva utstå rasism på arbetsplatsen eller vara beroende av arbetsgivaren för att få stanna i Sverige.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“None of us should have to endure racism in the workplace or be dependent on the employer to stay in Sweden.”

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 makes the state responsible for welfare's skills supply, notes that there is a shortage of properly trained staff and states that everyone who can work shall work regardless of where they were born. Faster and more coordinated validation of care qualifications from countries outside the EU is a means for both these goals. The plan simultaneously sets requirements for good Swedish in welfare, which validation with complementation is compatible with.

• state skills responsibilitydecisive»Staten har ett ansvar för att säkra kompetensförsörjningen, inte minst i välfärden.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The state has a responsibility to ensure skills supply, not least in welfare.”
• staff shortages in care»På alltför många ställen råder brist på rätt utbildad personal.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“In far too many places there is a shortage of properly trained staff.”
• foreign-born's path to work»Alla som kan jobba ska jobba och bidra för att bli en del av samhället. Det gäller oavsett var man är född.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Everyone who can work shall work and contribute in order to become part of society. This applies regardless of where one was born.”
• language requirements in welfare»Genom språkkrav och utbildningsinsatser vill vi säkerställa att alla som jobbar i välfärden talar god svenska.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Through language requirements and educational measures we want to ensure that everyone who works in welfare speaks good Swedish.”

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 foreign education can be validated quickly and, if necessary, supplemented, and that previous education, work experience and language skills can be credited in Sweden. This is exactly what the counter-proposal wants to achieve for healthcare-educated personnel from countries outside the EU and EES. The plan also wants to shorten processing times and ensure sufficient and trained personnel in care and nursing.

• quick validation of foreign educationdecisive»snabbt kunna valideras och vid behov kompletteras.« (party programme ↗)“be validated quickly and, if necessary, supplemented.”
• credit previous experience»utbildning, arbetslivserfarenhet eller språkkunskaper, ska också kunna tillgodoräknas i Sverige.« (party programme ↗)“education, work experience or language skills, can also be credited in Sweden.”
• shortened processing times»korta handläggningstiderna för arbetstillstånd och asylbeslut så att det går fortare att komma in i samhället.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“shorten processing times for work permits and asylum decisions so it goes faster to enter society.”
• personnel supply in healthcare»tillräcklig och utbildad personal.« (party programme ↗)“sufficient and trained personnel.”

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 processing times for administration and agency work be shortened and points to workforce supply as one of the most important challenges. Faster and coordinated validation of care education from countries outside the EU is a direct application of both commitments. The plan also wants more foreign-born to quickly enter work and that labour immigration be valued.

• shortened processing timesdecisive»Ledtiderna för handläggning och myndighetsutövning i domstolar och myndigheter måste kortas och tillgången till ombud förbättras.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Processing times for administration and agency work in courts and agencies must be shortened and access to representatives improved.”
• workforce supply as key issue»En av de viktigaste utmaningarna för företagen, och för hela Sveriges ekonomi, är den dåligt fungerande kompetensförsörjningen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“One of the most important challenges for businesses, and for all of Sweden's economy, is the poorly functioning workforce supply.”
• foreign-born establishment»Fler utrikes födda kvinnor måste få en chans att jobba, lära sig svenska och till fullo komma in i det svenska samhället.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“More foreign-born women must get a chance to work, learn Swedish and fully enter Swedish society.”
• valued labour immigration»Värna arbetskraftsinvandringen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Value labour immigration.”

The plan requires that there shall be good opportunities to validate formal and informal qualifications and that the competence of immigrants is better utilized than today. A review that provides faster and more coordinated validation of foreign-trained health care personnel is thus precisely the plan's commitment, and it addresses the plan's requirement that shortage occupations in care shall become attractive.

• validation of qualificationsdecisive»Det ska finnas goda möjligheter att validera formella och informella kvalifikationer, liksom att« (party programme ↗)“There shall be good opportunities to validate formal and informal qualifications, as well as”
• utilize immigrant competence»Kompetensen hos dem som invandrat till vårt land måste tas tillvara på ett bättre sätt än idag« (party programme ↗)“The competence of those who have immigrated to our country must be better utilized than today”
• address the shortage of health care personnel»Bristyrken ska bli drömjobb.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Shortage occupations shall become dream jobs.”
• retain qualified workforce»Kompetensutvisningarna av högkvalificerad arbetskraft måste få ett slut.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Deportations of highly qualified workers must end.”

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 commits to training more people for nursing shortage occupations and reducing the need for expensive hired personnel, which faster validation of foreign-trained nursing personnel directly serves. The plan also lays down that people's will and ability to be self-supporting should be taken advantage of and that work is a key to integration. The requirement for care that is safe for patients simultaneously sets the quality threshold for validation.

• more in nursing shortage occupationsdecisive»Utbilda mer personal för sjukvården. Förbättrade villkor i vårdens bristyrken och minska behovet av dyr inhyrd personal.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Train more personnel for healthcare. Improved conditions in nursing shortage occupations and reduce the need for expensive hired personnel.”
• self-sufficiency taken advantage of»Människors vilja och förmåga till egenförsörjning ska« (party programme ↗)“People's will and ability to be self-supporting must”
• patient safety in validation»säker för patienterna och baserad på kunskap och beprövad erfarenhet« (party programme ↗)“safe for patients and based on knowledge and proven experience”
• work as a key to integration»Jobb, kunskap i svenska språket och det civila samhället är viktiga nycklar till integration.« (party programme ↗)“Work, knowledge of the Swedish language, and civil society are important keys to integration.”

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 have more hands in care to shorten queues and stop competence expulsions, while national coordination shall improve competence supply. Faster validation of care personnel trained outside the EU is a direct way to obtain the competence the plan seeks. The plan's language requirements for care and elderly care personnel set a limit on how fast validation can go, but does not contradict the demand substantively.

• more hands in caredecisive»Stärka vårdens medarbetare, bland annat genom att förbättra arbetsmiljön och möjligheterna till vidareutbildning« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen care workers, among other things by improving working conditions and opportunities for further training”
• retain foreign competence»Sätta stopp för kompetensutvisningarna« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Put a stop to competence expulsions”
• national competence coordination»Få på plats en nationell samordning över samhällets behov av antalet utbildningsplatser för att förbättra kompetensförsörjningen« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Establish national coordination over society's need for the number of training places to improve competence supply”
• language requirements in care»Införa språkkrav för personal inom vård och äldreomsorg« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce language requirements for care and elderly care personnel”

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 someone new to Sweden makes themselves employable and that previous education from their home country can be validated, while simultaneously addressing shortages in care sector workforce supply. Faster and coordinated validation of care personnel trained abroad who are already here aligns with both of these commitments. However, the plan simultaneously requires language requirements for care and elderly care staff, which sets a limit on how much validation may be simplified.

• requirements for employabilitydecisive»Öka kraven på icke integrerade att göra sig anställningsbara« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Increase demands on non-integrated to make themselves employable”
• validation of foreign education»att få en eventuell tidigare utbildning från hemlandet validerad.« (party programme ↗)“to be able to have any previous education from their home country validated.”
• shortages in workforce supply»Huvudproblemet handlar i betydande utsträckning om att styrningen via 21 olika regioner skapar otydlighet, målkonflikter, successivt ökande administration och brister i kompetensförsörjningen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The main problem is to a significant extent that governance through 21 different regions creates ambiguity, conflicting objectives, gradually increasing administration and shortages in workforce supply.”
• language requirements in care»Införa språkkrav för personal inom hemtjänsten och äldreomsorgen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce language requirements for staff in home help services and 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.