Education for transition and lifelong learning

The plan demands massive investments in transition support, skills development, and education so that the climate transition's new jobs can be managed without workers facing unemployment. It wants to expand the number of places in adult education, folk high schools, and vocational colleges and raise study support. An increased and needs-adapted educational offering at all levels is therefore exactly what the plan advocates.

• transition support and skills developmentdecisive»men för att kunna hantera de nya gröna jobben behövs massiva satsningar på omställningsstöd, kompetensutveckling och utbildning i vad hållbar samhällsutveckling innebär« (2022 manifesto ↗)“but in order to handle the climate transition's new jobs, massive investments in transition support, skills development and education in what sustainable social development means are needed”
• more educational places»Vänsterpartiet vill se en utökning av antalet platser inom såväl« (party programme ↗)“The Left Party wants to see an expansion of the number of places in both”
• lifelong learning throughout the country»Folkhögskolor och Komvux behövs i hela landet. Bildning sker genom hela livet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Folk high schools and adult education need to exist throughout the country. Education takes place throughout life.”
• raised study support»Vänsterpartiet vill värna universitetens oberoende och finansiering och höja studiestödet så att fler kan välja att vidareutbilda sig.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Left Party wants to protect universities' independence and funding and raise study support so more can choose to pursue further education.”

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 a stronger link between education provision and society's personnel needs and makes the state responsible for skills supply, with investments in education for the green transition. The party programme gives all adults the right to further and continuing education throughout life. An increased and better adapted education provision for conversion, and an investigation of how rapidly emerging regional needs can be met, is therefore the plan's own line.

• education matching skills needsdecisive»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 needs for personnel that exist in society.”
• lifelong learning»Alla vuxna, inom alla delar av arbetslivet, ska ha möjlighet till fort- och« (party programme ↗)“All adults, in all parts of working life, shall have the opportunity for further and”
• education for climate transition»Vi vill satsa på grön teknik, digitalisering och utbildning så att företagsklimatet stärks och kompetensförsörjningen förbättras.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to invest in green technology, digitalization and education so that the business climate is strengthened and skills supply is improved.”
• state responsibility for skills supply»Staten har ett ansvar för att säkra kompetensförsörjningen, inte minst i välfärden.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The state has responsibility for securing skills supply, especially in welfare.”

The plan is based on folk education and lifelong learning and establishes that everyone in Sweden should have the opportunity for it, with adult education centers and folk high schools as important forms. It also says that the green transition places new demands on competence and working methods, which is exactly the counter-proposal's reasoning. An increased and more transition-adapted educational offering at all levels therefore follows from the plan.

• lifelong learning for alldecisive»Sverige ska vara ett land där alla har möjlighet till« (party programme ↗)“Sweden should be a country where everyone has the opportunity for”
• the transition requires new competence»gröna omställningen, som ställer nya krav på« (party programme ↗)“green transition, which places new demands on”
• forms of adult education»Komvux, folkhögskolor och andra« (party programme ↗)“Adult education centers, folk high schools and others”
• belief in folk education»Vi tror på folkbildningen och det livslånga lärandet.« (party programme ↗)“We believe in folk education and lifelong learning.”

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 all who wish shall be able to educate themselves throughout life and that support for transition and further education must improve. It also requires that the education system to a much greater extent be based on the needs of the labour market, which is precisely the counter-proposal's demand for larger and better adapted offerings. Skills supply is described as one of the most important challenges.

• better transition supportdecisive»Stödet vid omställning och vidareutbildning måste bli bättre.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Support for transition and further education must improve.”
• lifelong learning»Alla som vill ska ha möjlighet att utbilda sig genom hela livet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“All who wish shall have the opportunity to educate themselves throughout life.”
• education for 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 the needs of the labour market.”
• skills supply as a 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 Sweden's entire economy, is poorly functioning skills supply.”

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 individual shall always have many opportunities to learn something new and that the opportunity to retrain or change profession in mid-life must be improved significantly, with an expanded vocational college and flexible adult education. An increased and better adapted educational offer for transition is thus precisely what the plan requires. The plan does not take a position on how regional needs should be investigated.

• lifelong learningdecisive»Den enskilde ska alltid ha många möjligheter att lära nytt och utvecklas.« (party programme ↗)“The individual shall always have many opportunities to learn something new and develop.”
• new direction later in life»Individen måste ges större möjlighet att senare i livet välja ny inriktning, förnya sina kunskaper och likaså« (party programme ↗)“The individual must be given greater opportunity later in life to choose a new direction, refresh their knowledge and likewise”
• expanded vocational college»bristyrken samt en utbyggd yrkeshögskola med hög kvalitet.« (party programme ↗)“skills in short supply and an expanded vocational college of high quality.”
• right to adult education»Den som saknar fullständig grundskole- eller gymnasieutbildning ska ha rätt att när som helst komplettera« (party programme ↗)“Those lacking complete primary or secondary education should have the right to supplement their education at any time”

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 opportunities for continued studies shall not be limited to younger years and that adult education shall therefore be well-developed. An education system that provides skills development throughout working life is described as crucial for employment, which supports the counter-proposal's requirement for increased and needs-adapted supply. Popular education's mission is particularly highlighted as a path to new knowledge throughout life.

• lifelong learningdecisive»Möjligheterna till fortsatta studier ska inte vara begränsade till ett visst åldersintervall i yngre år.« (party programme ↗)“Opportunities for continued studies shall not be limited to a certain age interval in younger years.”
• well-developed adult education»Det innebär att vuxenutbildningen ska vara väl utbyggd.« (party programme ↗)“This means that adult education shall be well-developed.”
• skills development throughout working life»Ett väl fungerande utbildningssystem som skapar« (party programme ↗)“A well-functioning education system that creates”
• the role of popular education»Folkbildningens unika och viktiga uppdrag bidrar till människors möjligheter till utveckling och ny« (party programme ↗)“Popular education's unique and important mission contributes to people's opportunities for development and new”

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 sees a need to swiftly introduce various shorter education programmes and that national coordination of education places is put in place to meet society's skills needs. The programme furthermore assumes that everyone needs to retrain during their working life. The counter-proposal's demand for increased and needs-adapted education provision for transition thus lies in line with the plan, although regional education needs are not specifically addressed.

• shorter transition educationdecisive»Det finns därför behov av att snarast införa olika kortare utbildningar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“There is therefore a need to swiftly introduce various shorter education programmes.”
• national education 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 the number of education places required to meet society's need for skills”
• lifelong learning»fortbilda oss under arbetslivets gång.« (party programme ↗)“retrain ourselves during our working lives.”
• relevant adult education»De gymnasiala yrkesutbildningarna och vuxenutbildningarna i Sverige måste få ett innehåll som är relevant och eftertraktat.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Upper secondary vocational education 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 states that educational efforts shall be expanded at all levels and that the public sector shall meet the need for further education and retraining for those who need to change profession. The counter-proposal's demands for increased and needs-adapted educational provision for working professionals is the same thing in substance, as is the requirement to provide education according to labour market needs. However, the climate rationale is not the plan's reason.

• expanded educational effortsdecisive»Utbildningsinsatser ska utökas på alla nivåer och genom att införa lärlingsanställningar där deltagarna kombinerar praktik, arbete och studier.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Educational efforts shall be expanded at all levels and through introducing apprenticeships where participants combine practical work and studies.”
• retraining and further education»Det offentliga bör som en del av arbetsmarknadspolitiken tillgodose behovet av vidareutbildning och omställning för den som behöver byta yrke under livets gång.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The public sector should, as part of labour market policy, meet the need for further education and retraining for those who need to change profession during their lifetime.”
• education according to needs»Utbilda efter de behov som finns på arbetsmarknaden« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Provide education according to labour market needs”
• cost-effective climate policy»Bedriva en effektiv klimatpolitik med ett tydligt globalt perspektiv« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Conduct effective climate policy with a clear global perspective”

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.