Education in certain areas

The plan wants to make major investments in the quality of the education system and that it meets needs in a changing working life with good opportunities for lifelong learning. Planning education for the water and sewage sector's competency needs aligns with that, especially since the plan sees infrastructure as a key sector with long-term state responsibility. The plan does not, however, address this particular sector, so the conclusion is derived.

• invest in educationdecisive»Vi vill göra stora investeringar i att höja kvaliteten i utbildningssystemet.« (party programme ↗)“We want to make major investments in raising the quality of the education system.”
• lifelong learning»uppväxten och goda möjligheter till lärande genom hela livet.« (party programme ↗)“upbringing and good opportunities for lifelong learning.”
• adult education throughout the country»Folkhögskolor och Komvux behövs i hela landet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Folk high schools and municipal adult education need to exist throughout the country.”
• state responsibility for infrastructure»I nyckelsektorer som finans, infrastruktur, bostäder och energiförsörjning« (party programme ↗)“In key sectors such as finance, infrastructure, housing and energy supply”

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 places the state under responsibility for skills supply and demands a stronger link between education offerings and society's need for personnel. A mandate to plan education after the water and sewage sector's needs is an application of that commitment to a societally important shortage profession. The plan therefore speaks in favour of the counter-proposal's demands.

• education according to society's 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 need for personnel in society.”
• state responsibility for skills supply»Staten har ett ansvar för att säkra kompetensförsörjningen, inte minst i välfärden.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The state has a responsibility to secure skills supply, not least in welfare.”
• strengthened skills supply»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, digitalisation and education so that the business environment is strengthened and skills supply is 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 places high importance on protecting drinking water sources and maintaining functioning backup water sources, and requires that wastewater networks and wastewater treatment be improved, which requires expertise in the water and sanitation sector. It also wants vocational education to provide qualified education in areas where there is a large need for workers. An assignment on education planning for the water and sanitation industry follows from these commitments.

• secure drinking waterdecisive»stärka skyddet av våra dricksvattentäkter och se till att det finns fungerande reservvattentäkter.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“strengthen the protection of our drinking water sources and ensure that there are functioning backup water sources.”
• education where labour need is great»kvalificerade utbildningar inom områden där« (party programme ↗)“qualified education in areas where”
• upgraded wastewater systems»industri- och hushållsavlopp separeras, avloppsnät« (party programme ↗)“industrial and household wastewater are separated, wastewater networks”
• clean water as a basic requirement»Rent vatten är en förutsättning för att kunna« (party programme ↗)“Clean water is a prerequisite for”

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's core commitment is that the education system to a much greater extent should be based on the labour market's needs, which directly supports a mandate for education towards a documented occupational shortage area. The requirement for better matching in all occupations points in the same direction. The party programme's view on vocational education linked to labour market needs reinforces the conclusion.

• education according to labour market needsdecisive»Utbildningssystemet behöver i betydligt större utsträckning utgå från arbetsmarknadens behov.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The education system needs to a much greater extent to be based on the labour market's needs.”
• improved matching»Matchningen måste förbättras. Alla ska ha rätt till en effektiv matchningstjänst och det ska bli lättare att hitta medarbetare inom alla yrken.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Matching must improve. Everyone shall have the right to an effective matching service and it shall become easier to find staff in all occupations.”
• vocational education for working life»Lärlings- och yrkesutbildningar kopplade till arbetsmarknadens behov är viktigt.« (party programme ↗)“Apprenticeships and vocational education linked to labour market needs are important.”

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 commits to supplementary vocational training in occupations with shortages and an expanded vocational higher education sector, and requires that vocational training have close connection to the labor market. The water and wastewater sector's skills shortage is one such occupational shortage area, which supports the counter-proposal's demand that educational supply be planned after the sector's needs. The plan furthermore establishes that drinking water supply must be secured, which strengthens the reason to secure competence in the sector.

• vocational training in shortage occupationsdecisive»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, supplementary vocational training in occupations with shortages and an expanded vocational higher education sector with high quality.”
• training close to the labor market»Yrkesutbildningarna ska ha nära anknytning till arbetsmarknaden och stärka elevens kontakter med arbetslivet.« (party programme ↗)“Vocational training shall have close connection to the labor market and strengthen students' contacts with working life.”
• secured drinking water supply»Alla har rätt till rent vatten. Dricksvattenförsörjningen måste säkras och fler yt- och grundvattentäkter ges skydd.« (party programme ↗)“Everyone has the right to clean water. Drinking water supply must be secured and more surface and groundwater sources be protected.”

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 adult education shall be well developed precisely to meet the labour market's rapidly changing need for qualified workforce, and that qualified practical education at universities of applied sciences is needed. An assignment to ensure education for the water and sewerage sector's skill needs is in line with this commitment. That one individual sector is identified is not addressed in the documents, so certainty is low.

• developed adult educationdecisive»Det innebär att vuxenutbildningen ska vara väl utbyggd.« (party programme ↗)“This means that adult education shall be well developed.”
• education according to labour market needs»snabbt skiftande behov av utbildad arbetskraft.« (party programme ↗)“rapidly changing need for qualified workforce.”
• qualified vocational education»Med kvalificerade praktiska utbildningar på exempelvis yrkeshögskola ökar förutsättningarna för detta.« (party programme ↗)“With qualified practical education at, for example, universities of applied sciences, the conditions for this increase.”
• access to clean water»betes- och jordbruksmark, till rent vatten och ren luft« (party programme ↗)“pasture and agricultural land, to clean water and clean air”

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 commits to national coordination of society's need for education places to improve skills supply and requires that adult and vocational training gets content that is relevant and sought-after. Ensuring training for a documented shortage area like the water utility branch follows from that commitment. The plan also prioritizes water purification and water environment, which requires competence in the sector.

• national coordination of education placesdecisive»Få på plats en nationell samordning över samhällets behov av antalet utbildningsplatser för att förbättra kompetensförsörjningen« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Get a national coordination of society's need for education places to improve skills supply”
• relevant vocational training»De gymnasiala yrkesutbildningarna och vuxenutbildningarna i Sverige måste få ett innehåll som är relevant och eftertraktat.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Vocational secondary education and adult education in Sweden must have content that is relevant and sought-after.”
• better skills supply»Kompetensförsörjningen på svensk arbetsmarknad måste bli bättre.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Skills supply on the Swedish labour market must improve.”
• expanded water purification»Satsa på forskning om vattenrening samt utbyggnad av avancerad vattenrening« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Invest in research on water purification and expansion of advanced water purification”

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 education to be adapted to labor market needs to a greater extent and everyone to be given the foundation for a profession that is in demand. A task to ensure that education corresponds to the water and sanitation sector's competence needs is an application of precisely this principle, in a sector where insufficient competence supply limits operations. The plan does not mention the water and sanitation sector specifically, so support is derived from the general line.

• education according to labor market needsdecisive»Utbilda efter de behov som finns på arbetsmarknaden« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Educate according to the needs that exist on the labor market”
• adapted education system»Utbildningsväsendet och integrationsprogram måste också i högre grad anpassas efter arbetsmarknadens behov.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Education and integration programmes must also to a greater extent be adapted to labor market needs.”
• profession that is in demand»Ge alla grunden till ett yrke som efterfrågas på arbetsmarknaden« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Give everyone the foundation for a profession that is in demand on the labor market”
• shortage of right competence»begränsas många verksamheter av bristande kompetensförsörjning« (2022 manifesto ↗)“many operations are limited by insufficient competence supply”