2025-04-242024/25:UbU13 · p.8UbUEducation
Study-related social matters in vocational higher education
Student welfare within higher vocational education - student influence, harassment and healthcare
What's at stake: Unlike university students, higher vocational education students currently have no statutory right to student health services, and they lack their own national representative organisation. How these issues are handled affects the security and influence available to a group of students who otherwise have fewer safety nets than students at ordinary universities.
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 the Higher Vocational Education Agency should already now be given specific tasks to review student influence, map out efforts against harassment, and examine a right to healthcare for higher vocational education students, or whether this should wait until the ongoing processing of an inquiry into the future of higher vocational education is complete.
Yes Yes — the committee proposal
The committee notes that an inquiry into the future of higher vocational education has already put forward proposals and assessments on student welfare issues, including clarifying education providers' responsibility to strengthen students' legal certainty and the need for further analysis of a possible student health service. As the inquiry's report is now being processed within the Government Offices, the committee awaits this ongoing process and rejects the motion.
No No — the reservations
Reservation 12 (V)
The reservation (V) calls for the Higher Vocational Education Agency to already now be tasked with specifically reviewing student influence and highlighting good examples, mapping and examining education providers' work against harassment and abuse, and for the government to examine a right to healthcare for higher vocational education students equivalent to student health services at universities. The reasoning is that higher vocational education students lack their own representative organisation, that the MeToo movement has raised questions about safe structures against misconduct, and that students currently lack the security that a student health service provides.
Summarised from the committee report. Party labels in the summary come from the report, not from the vote.
What do the votes mean here?
Yes The committee proposal: rejecting the motions (keeping things as they are).
No Backing the counter-proposal: reservation 12 by V.
Abstain The party marks a position of its own that is not one of the two final alternatives.
What each plan points to — and how the party voted
For each party: the vote its own election manifesto and party programme point to in this case, next to how the party actually voted. A plan can only point to Yes or No; a party can also abstain.
| Plan | Vote | Confidence | Evidence | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V | No | No 0/19/0/5 | follows the plan | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| S | No | Yes 91/0/0/15 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| MP | No | Yes 13/0/0/5 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| C | No | Yes 21/0/0/3 | departs from the plan | confidence: low | not addressed |
| L | No | Yes 12/0/0/4 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| KD | No | Yes 14/0/0/5 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| M | Yes | Yes 58/0/0/10 | follows the plan | confidence: low | not addressed |
| SD | No | Yes 62/0/0/10 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | not addressed |
Committee proposal
Parliament rejects the motion 2024/25:468 by Daniel Riazat et al. (V) demands 8-10.
Original (Swedish)
Riksdagen avslår motion 2024/25:468 av Daniel Riazat m.fl. (V) yrkandena 8-10.
Riksdag decision: Parliament rejected approximately 70 proposals in motions on various issues concerning adult education, partly by referring to ongoing work. The proposals were submitted during the general motion period 2024 and address, among other things, the supply and need for adult education, development of vocational higher education, education in Swedish for immigrants (sfi) and support and control within municipal adult education (komvux).
Counter-proposals
- The counter-proposal wants to introduce a joint application system for vocational higher education programs. (V) — Reservation 12
Plan vs actual vote
Every party, in chamber order: what its own plan pointed to, how it voted, and the reasoning behind both. Highlighted rows are where the two differ — but a vote that follows the plan is a result too, so the reasoning is there for every party.
The plan establishes that students and scholars should have the right to influence their education throughout the education system, which directly supports the counter-proposal's demand for scrutinised student participation.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan establishes that students and scholars should have the right to influence their education throughout the education system, which directly supports the counter-proposal's demand for scrutinised student participation. The plan also wants to raise quality throughout the education system and invest in health and social support around studies, which speaks to student health even within vocational higher education. The demand for work against harassment follows from the plan's action against sexual violations.
Original (Swedish)
Planen slår fast att elever och studenter ska ha rätt till inflytande över sin utbildning genom hela utbildningssystemet, vilket direkt bär motförslagets krav på granskat studerandeinflytande. Planen vill också höja kvaliteten i hela utbildningssystemet och satsa på hälsa och socialt stöd kring studier, vilket talar för en studerandehälsa även inom yrkeshögskolan. Kravet på arbete mot trakasserier följer av planens krafttag mot sexuella kränkningar.
- student participation in whole systemdecisive»rätt till inflytande över sin utbildning genom hela utbildningssystemet.« (party programme ↗)“the right to influence their education throughout the education system.”
- raised quality in education»Vi vill göra stora investeringar i att höja kvaliteten i utbildningssystemet.« (party programme ↗)“We want to make large investments in raising quality in the education system.”
- health and support in studies»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 educators, leisure activities and social support.”
- action against violations»I ett tryggt samhälle tar vi krafttag mot våld, hedersförtryck och sexuella kränkningar mot kvinnor, barn och hbtqi-personer.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“In a safe society, we take action against violence, honour-based oppression and sexual violations against women, children and LGBTQI+ people.”
The party programme gives students, both adults and children, the right to safe working environments and influence over their own work, and sets high quality requirements on all education.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The party programme gives students, both adults and children, the right to safe working environments and influence over their own work, and sets high quality requirements on all education. To examine student influence, map work against harassment and investigate student healthcare for vocational higher education follow from these commitments. The election manifesto's vigorous action against sexual crime and violations points in the same direction.
Original (Swedish)
Partiprogrammet ger studerande, vuxna som barn, rätt till trygga arbetsmiljöer och inflytande över det egna arbetet, och ställer högt kvalitetskrav på all utbildning. Att granska studerandeinflytandet, kartlägga arbetet mot trakasserier och utreda en studerandehälsa för yrkeshögskolan följer av dessa åtaganden. Valmanifestets krafttag mot sexualbrott och kränkningar pekar åt samma håll.
- safe study environment and influencedecisive»Studerande, barn lika väl som vuxna, ska ha rätt till trygga arbetsmiljöer och« (party programme ↗)“Students, both children and adults, shall have the right to safe working environments and”
- high quality in all education»Hög kvalitet är det grundläggande kravet på all utbildning.« (party programme ↗)“High quality is the fundamental requirement for all education.”
- against sexual violations»Krafttag för att stoppa hedersrelaterat våld, sexualbrott och mäns våld mot kvinnor.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Vigorous action to stop honour-related violence, sexual crime and men's violence against women.”
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' influence and legal certainty are secured and that regulations are designed so that studies can be completed, with functioning safety nets in case of illness.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan requires that students' influence and legal certainty are secured and that regulations are designed so that studies can be completed, with functioning safety nets in case of illness. It also requires that bullying and discrimination are actively counteracted in education. The counter-proposal's demand for scrutinized student influence, work against harassment and an investigated student health follow from these commitments, even though vocational higher education is not specifically mentioned.
Original (Swedish)
Planen kräver att studerandes inflytande och rättssäkerhet säkras och att regelverken utformas så att studier går att fullfölja, med fungerande skyddsnät vid sjukdom. Den kräver också att mobbning och diskriminering aktivt motarbetas i utbildningen. Motförslagets krav på granskat studerandeinflytande, arbete mot trakasserier och en utredd studerandehälsa följer av dessa åtaganden, även om yrkeshögskolan inte nämns särskilt.
- student influence and legal certaintydecisive»studenters och doktoranders inflytande och« (party programme ↗)“students' and doctoral students' influence and”
- support to complete studies»Regelverken ska utformas så att de underlättar för studenter att fullfölja sina studier.« (party programme ↗)“Regulations should be designed to make it easier for students to complete their studies.”
- active work against violations»mobbning och diskriminering av elever och skolpersonal ska aktivt motarbetas.« (party programme ↗)“bullying and discrimination of students and school staff must be actively counteracted.”
- student social security»höja studiestödet och förbättra studenters a-kassa och sjukförsäkring.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“increase student support and improve students' unemployment insurance and health insurance.”
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 promises that support for mental ill-health shall be improved, not least for young people, with a simple and consolidated path into healthcare, which bears the demand for an investigated right to healthcare for vocational upper secondary students.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan promises that support for mental ill-health shall be improved, not least for young people, with a simple and consolidated path into healthcare, which bears the demand for an investigated right to healthcare for vocational upper secondary students. The party programme moreover wants to increase user influence for those who attend school, which responds to the demand for monitored student influence. The demand for safe structures against harassment lies in line with education being a safe place with good student welfare.
Original (Swedish)
Planen lovar att stödet vid psykisk ohälsa ska förbättras, inte minst för unga, med en enkel och samlad väg in till vården, vilket bär kravet på en utredd rätt till hälsovård för yrkeshögskolans studerande. Partiprogrammet vill dessutom öka brukarinflytandet för dem som går i skolan, vilket svarar mot kravet på granskat studerandeinflytande. Kravet på trygga strukturer mot trakasserier ligger i linje med att utbildning ska vara en trygg plats med god elevhälsa.
- consolidated path for mental healthdecisive»Stödet för personer med psykisk ohälsa måste förbättras, inte minst för unga. Den som söker hjälp ska ha en enkel och samlad väg in till vården.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Support for people with mental ill-health must be improved, not least for young people. Those who seek help shall have a simple and consolidated path into healthcare.”
- increased user influence»öka brukarinflytandet så att de som går i skolan, eller de som har behov av omsorg« (party programme ↗)“increase user influence so that those attending school, or those who need care”
- safe study environment and student welfare»Skolan ska vara en trygg plats — fri från rasism, homofobi och trakasserier grundade på kön — där barn kan växa och utvecklas. En bättre elevhälsa är en förutsättning för det.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“School shall be a safe place — free from racism, homophobia and harassment based on gender — where children can grow and develop. Better student welfare is a prerequisite for that.”
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 student influence shall be valued and that the education system shall deliberately prevent and counter demeaning treatment, which carries the counter-proposal's requirements for scrutinized student participation and mapped work against harassment.
Plan documents: party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan establishes that student influence shall be valued and that the education system shall deliberately prevent and counter demeaning treatment, which carries the counter-proposal's requirements for scrutinized student participation and mapped work against harassment. The requirement for student health follows from the plan's commitment that pupil health shall have competence in both physical and mental health. The plan also wants an expanded vocational university with high quality, which speaks for strengthening the study social conditions there.
Original (Swedish)
Planen slår fast att studentinflytandet ska värnas och att utbildningsväsendet målmedvetet ska förebygga och förhindra kränkande behandling, vilket bär motförslagets krav på granskad studerandepåverkan och kartlagt arbete mot trakasserier. Kravet på en studerandehälsa följer av planens åtagande att elevhälsan ska ha kompetens inom både fysisk och psykisk hälsa. Planen vill dessutom ha en utbyggd yrkeshögskola med hög kvalitet, vilket talar för att de studiesociala villkoren där stärks.
- valued student influencedecisive»Studentinflytandet ska värnas.« (party programme ↗)“Student influence shall be valued.”
- against demeaning treatment»Skolan måste arbeta målmedvetet med att förebygga och förhindra kränkande behandling.« (party programme ↗)“The school must work deliberately to prevent and counter demeaning treatment.”
- pupil health for body and soul»Elevhälsan ska ha kompetens inom både fysisk och psykisk hälsa.« (party programme ↗)“Pupil health shall have competence in both physical and mental health.”
- expanded vocational university»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, complementary vocational training in skills shortage areas and an expanded vocational university with high quality.”
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 bullying and other harassment be firmly countered in all school activities and that students be given the opportunity to influence their study situation, which supports the counter-proposal's requirement for scrutinized student participation and work against harassment.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan requires that bullying and other harassment be firmly countered in all school activities and that students be given the opportunity to influence their study situation, which supports the counter-proposal's requirement for scrutinized student participation and work against harassment. The plan also places particular emphasis on rapid and accessible expertise for mental health issues and wants to significantly strengthen student health services, which supports investigating student health. The social conditions for students at vocational colleges are, however, not explicitly mentioned.
Original (Swedish)
Planen kräver att mobbning och annan kränkande behandling kraftfullt motverkas i all skolverksamhet och att de studerande ges möjlighet att påverka sin studiesituation, vilket bär motförslagets krav på granskat studerandeinflytande och arbete mot trakasserier. Planen lägger också särskild vikt vid snabb och tillgänglig kompetens vid psykisk ohälsa och vill kraftigt stärka elevhälsan, vilket stödjer att en studerandehälsa utreds. Yrkeshögskolans studiesociala villkor nämns dock inte uttryckligen.
- counteract harassmentdecisive»Mobbning och annan kränkande behandling måste kraftfullt« (party programme ↗)“Bullying and other harassment must firmly”
- student participation»eleverna ges möjlighet att påverka sin studiesituation« (party programme ↗)“students are given the opportunity to influence their study situation”
- strengthened student health»Kraftigt stärkt elevhälsa med en sammanhållen barn- och ungdomshälsovård« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Significantly strengthened student health with integrated child and youth healthcare”
- accessible help for mental health issues»Särskild vikt ska läggas vid snabb och tillgänglig kompetens för barn och ungdom med psykisk ohälsa.« (party programme ↗)“Particular attention shall be given to rapid and accessible expertise for children and young people with mental health issues.”
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 says nothing about student social issues or student health within vocational higher education.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan says nothing about student social issues or student health within vocational higher education. The nearest guiding principle is the warning that welfare commitment is constantly being expanded and stretched far beyond its core mission, which speaks against now investigating a new right to health care for yet another student group. The plan does, however, support strengthened support for mental illness, which pulls in the other direction but does not carry the demand.
Original (Swedish)
Planen säger inget om studiesociala frågor eller studerandehälsa inom yrkeshögskolan. Den närmast liggande principen är varningen för att välfärdsåtagandet ständigt byggs ut och sträcks långt utanför sitt grunduppdrag, vilket talar mot att nu utreda en ny rätt till hälsovård för ytterligare en studerandegrupp. Planen stöder däremot stärkt stöd vid psykisk ohälsa, vilket drar åt andra hållet men inte bär kravet.
- welfare should not be constantly expandeddecisive»Ett långsiktigt hot mot den svenska välfärden är föreställningen om att den befinner sig i ett ständigt pågående skede« (party programme ↗)“A long-term threat to Swedish welfare is the notion that it is in a constant state of becoming”
- core mission first»utsträckts långt utanför välfärdens grundläggande uppdrag,« (party programme ↗)“extended far beyond welfare's core mission,”
- support for mental illness»Stärka Bris nationella stödlinje och andra stödlinjer så att de kan hålla öppet dygnet runt« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen Bris national support line and other support lines so they can be open 24/7”
The plan wants to significantly strengthen student health and strengthen efforts for young people's mental health and states that harassment in the educational environment should be counteracted as in any other workplace.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan wants to significantly strengthen student health and strengthen efforts for young people's mental health and states that harassment in the educational environment should be counteracted as in any other workplace. The counter-proposal's three demands – examined student influence, mapped work against violations and an investigated student health – correspond to these commitments. The plan does not treat upper secondary vocational education particularly, so support is derived from the general line.
Original (Swedish)
Planen vill kraftigt förstärka elevhälsan och stärka insatserna för ungas psykiska hälsa samt slår fast att trakasserier i utbildningsmiljön ska motverkas som på varje annan arbetsplats. Motförslagets tre krav – granskat studerandeinflytande, kartlagt arbete mot kränkningar och en utredd studerandehälsa – motsvarar dessa åtaganden. Planen behandlar inte yrkeshögskolan särskilt, så stödet är härlett ur den generella linjen.
- zero tolerance for harassmentdecisive»Mobbning, sexuella trakasserier och utanförskap i skolan måste motverkas på samma sätt som på alla andra arbetsplatser.« (party programme ↗)“Bullying, sexual harassment and exclusion in school must be counteracted in the same way as in all other workplaces.”
- strengthened student health»Kraftigt förstärka elevhälsan« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Significantly strengthen student health”
- real student influence»positiva till att eleverna ges möjlighet till medbestämmande« (party programme ↗)“positive towards students being given the opportunity to participate in decision-making”
- young people's mental health»Stärka insatserna för att förbättra ungas psykiska hälsa« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen efforts to improve young people's mental health”
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.
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Sources and documents
- The committee report on riksdagen.se (2024/25:UbU13)
- Committee report full text (HC01UbU13)
- Per-MP voting data (API)
- Case status (API)
Documents under consideration
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- Motion 2024/25:2218 — Yrkesutbildning för fler av Johanna Rantsi och Sten Bergheden (båda M)
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Source: The Swedish Parliament