Student and career guidance in the school system

The plan requires an equal and equitable school with investments also in student health and social support, and the party programme states that the labor market is gender segregated and that this skewed recruitment must be broken. Investigating a key figure for the number of study and career counselors per school unit strengthens precisely the guidance that should make upper secondary school choices well-informed regardless of gender. The counselors' staffing is not addressed in the plan.

• equal and equitable schooldecisive»Svensk förskola och skola ska vara jämlik och jämställd, där alla barn och unga ges samma rätt till utbildning.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Swedish preschool and school should be equal and equitable, where all children and young people are given the same right to education.”
• gender-segregated labor market»Den svenska arbetsmarknaden är könssegregerad. Löner och arbetsvillkor i kvinnodominerade yrken är sämre än i mansdominerade.« (party programme ↗)“The Swedish labor market is gender segregated. Wages and working conditions in female-dominated professions are worse than in male-dominated ones.”
• resources for student support»Det krävs satsningar inte bara på undervisning utan också på elevhälsa, specialpedagoger, fritidsverksamhet och socialt stöd.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Investments are needed not only in teaching but also in student health, special education teachers, after-school activities and social support.”
• equal educational opportunities»Det måste bli lättare att utbilda sig efter grundskolan oavsett vem du är, tjockleken på din plånbok eller var i landet du bor.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It must become easier to get an education after primary school regardless of who you are, the thickness of your wallet or where in the country you live.”

The election manifesto binds the party to a stronger connection between the education offered and society's actual personnel needs, explicitly also at upper secondary level. The party programme also requires that the entire education sector actively breaks social and gender-based patterns. Investigating a key figure for the number of study and career guidance counsellors is a means for precisely this, so the plan speaks for the counter-proposal's requirement. Guidance is not explicitly mentioned, so the conclusion is derived.

• education matched to personnel 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 connection between the education offered and the personnel needs that exist in society.”
• break gender-based education patterns»sociala och könsbundna mönstren bryts.« (party programme ↗)“social and gender-based patterns are broken.”
• equal school for all»Skolan ska ge varje barn möjlighet att lyckas utifrån sina förutsättningar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“School shall give every child the opportunity to succeed based on their own conditions.”

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 strengthen student-oriented professions in schools and distribute resources by need, which argues for securing a sufficient number of counsellors per school unit. The plan also requires schools to actively counteract gender patterns and wants people to be able to choose careers freely regardless of gender norms, which is precisely what the counter-proposal wants to address. Investigating a key figure is thereby in line with the plan's commitments, even though the plan does not mention study and career guidance.

• more student-oriented professionsdecisive»förstärka elevhälsan och satsa på fler skolsköterskor, specialpedagoger, psykologer och kuratorer i skolan.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“strengthen student health and invest in more school nurses, special educators, psychologists and counsellors in schools.”
• break gender-segregated career choices»ska välja yrken fritt oavsett könsnormer« (party programme ↗)“shall choose careers freely regardless of gender norms”
• active equality work in schools»Skolan ska arbeta aktivt för jämställdhet och lika« (party programme ↗)“Schools shall actively work for equality and equal”
• school resources by need»I det nya gröna folkhemmet fördelas resurserna till skola och förskola efter behov så att varje barn klarar sin utbildning och mår bra.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“In the new green people's home resources to schools and preschools are distributed by need so that every child succeeds in their education and is well.”

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 school commitments are about better support for teachers, principals and students, and about the regulatory framework providing wide local scope to accomplish the task. A central performance indicator for the number of study and career guidance counsellors per school unit pulls in the opposite direction from the commitment to decentralize and streamline regulations. The goal that education should better meet labour market needs is shared, but not the policy instrument the counter-proposal seeks.

• local freedom in schoolsdecisive»Lagstiftning och regelverk måste erbjuda stor frihet« (party programme ↗)“Legislation and regulations must offer great freedom”
• decentralized decision-making»Decentralisera mera. Människor ska få bestämma mer själva, och politiska beslut ska fattas nära dem som berörs.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Decentralize more. People should have more say in decisions, and political decisions should be made close to those affected.”
• education meeting 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 labour market needs.”
• support for teachers and students»Det vill vi åstadkomma med bättre stöd och fortbildning för lärare och rektorer, och rätt stöd till alla elever.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to achieve this with better support and professional development for teachers and principals, and proper support for all students.”

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 students receive good information before study and career choice and that schools actively work with gender equality and gender issues precisely in guidance, so that no one is limited by their gender. To investigate a key ratio for the number of counsellors per school unit is a means for this and does not conflict with the plan, which also wishes to see equivalent conditions throughout the country. The plan does not, however, express itself on key ratios, so the support is derived.

• good study and career guidancedecisive»Elever behöver god information inför studie- och yrkesval.« (party programme ↗)“Students need good information before study and career choice.”
• equitable guidance»jämställdhetsfrågor, genusfrågor och normkritik såväl i undervisningen och vägledningen som i skolmiljön.« (party programme ↗)“gender equality issues, gender issues and norm criticism both in teaching and guidance and in the school environment.”
• no one limited by gender»Flickor och pojkar ska alltid känna sig trygga i skolan och aldrig begränsas av sitt kön.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Girls and boys shall always feel safe at school and never be limited by their gender.”
• equivalent conditions throughout the country»I ett första steg kommer vi att införa en statlig skolpeng som ger likvärdiga villkor i hela landet och ha statliga skolakuter som kan ta över de skolor som inte fungerar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“As a first step we will introduce a state school grant that provides equivalent conditions throughout the country and have state school emergency rooms that can take over schools that are not functioning.”

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 differences between girls and boys are noted and affect schools' working methods and that the gender equality perspective permeates all policy areas. That an investigation be conducted into a key figure for study and career guidance serves that goal and students' opportunity to influence their own study choices. At the same time, the plan's emphasis on schools' own freedom argues against detailed control of staffing.

• gender differences are noteddecisive»måste uppmärksammas och påverka skolans arbetssätt« (party programme ↗)“must be noted and affect schools' working methods”
• gender equality in all policy»Jämställdhetsperspektivet ska genomsyra alla politikområden.« (party programme ↗)“The gender equality perspective shall permeate all policy areas.”
• student influence»eleverna ges möjlighet att påverka sin studiesituation« (party programme ↗)“students are given the opportunity to influence their study situation”
• schools' pedagogical freedom»ska de ges ett stort mått av frihet att« (party programme ↗)“shall they be given considerable freedom to”

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 place a national coordination over society's need for training places since competence supply must become better, and it particularly highlights women's weak position in the labor market. Better study and career guidance is a means for students to choose educations that lead to jobs in shortage industries. The guidance's organization and key figures are not addressed in the documents, which is why support is weakly grounded.

• education according to labor market needsdecisive»Få på plats en nationell samordning över samhällets behov av antalet utbildningsplatser för att förbättra kompetensförsörjningen« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Place a national coordination over society's need for the number of training places to improve competence supply”
• better competence supply»Kompetensförsörjningen på svensk arbetsmarknad måste bli bättre.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Competence supply in the Swedish labor market must become better.”
• relevant vocational educations»De gymnasiala yrkesutbildningarna och vuxenutbildningarna i Sverige måste få ett innehåll som är relevant och eftertraktat.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The secondary vocational educations and adult educations in Sweden must receive content that is relevant and sought-after.”
• increased economic gender equality»Vi ska öka den ekonomiska jämställdheten« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We shall increase economic gender equality”

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 the educational system to a higher degree is adapted to the needs of the labour market and that everyone obtains the foundation for an occupation in demand. Shortcomings in study and career guidance work against this, and investigating a key metric for the number of counsellors is an action in the same direction. Guidance as such is not addressed in the plan, which is why the support is derived from these commitments.

• education according to labour market needsdecisive»Utbildningsväsendet och integrationsprogram måste också i högre grad anpassas efter arbetsmarknadens behov.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The educational system and integration programmes must also to a higher degree be adapted to the needs of the labour market.”
• 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.”
• foundation to stand on their own feet»Inte alla vill eller kan studera vidare, men det är viktigt att alla får en grund för att kunna stå på egna ben och inkluderas i arbetslivet och samhället.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Not everyone wants or can study further, but it is important that everyone obtains the foundation to be able to stand on their own feet and be included in working life and society.”
• equal conditions regardless of gender»Motverka diskriminering och särbehandling p.g.a. kön« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Counteract discrimination and special treatment because of gender.”

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.