Number and distribution of higher education places

The party programme wants to expand the number of places in higher education and vocational colleges and break social recruitment bias among other things through more institutions and relocating education to more places. The election manifesto states that the right to equivalent education is fundamental regardless of where in the country you live. The counter-proposal's demand for continued good access to college places throughout the country, instead of temporary places, is exactly this.

• more college placesdecisive»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”
• education throughout the country»genom en utökning av antalet lärosäten och utlokalisering av utbildningar till fler orter i landet.« (party programme ↗)“through an expansion of the number of institutions and relocation of education to more places in the country.”
• equivalent education»Det ska inte spela någon roll om du bor i ett miljonprogramsområde eller på landsbygden, rätten till likvärdig utbildning och bildning är grundläggande.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It should not matter if you live in a million-programme area or in the countryside, the right to equivalent education and learning is fundamental.”
• education for skill shortages»för att hantera strukturomvandlingar och för matchningen på arbetsmarknaden.« (party programme ↗)“to handle structural transformations and for matching in the labour market.”

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 gives the state responsibility for skills supply and requires a stronger link between the education provided and society's staffing needs, also in higher education. Securing continued good access to university places throughout the country, rather than temporarily added places that risk falling away, is precisely this commitment. The plan furthermore requires an even distribution of knowledge centres throughout the country. The plan supports the demand.

• state responsibility for skills supplydecisive»Staten har ett ansvar för att säkra kompetensförsörjningen, inte minst i välfärden.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The state has a responsibility to secure skills supply, particularly in welfare.”
• education according to personnel needs»Det ska finns en starkare koppling mellan de utbildningar som erbjuds och de behov av personal som finns i samhället.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“There must be a stronger link between the education offered and the personnel needs that exist in society.”
• knowledge centres throughout the country»utbyggd infrastruktur och en jämn spridning av kunskapscentra över hela landet.« (party programme ↗)“expanded infrastructure and an even distribution of knowledge centres throughout the country.”
• 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”

The party programme states that access to higher education should be good throughout the country and that regional universities and distance education are important for that opportunity, which is precisely the counter-proposal's demand. The plan also wants education offered where the need for labour is large and recruitment to be broadened. The plan therefore supports securing the number of places.

• higher education nationwidedecisive»Tillgången på högre utbildning ska vara god i hela« (party programme ↗)“Access to higher education should be good throughout”
• regional institutions»Byskolor, folkhögskolor, regionala högskolor och« (party programme ↗)“Rural schools, folk universities, regional universities and”
• education matching labour needs»kvalificerade utbildningar inom områden där« (party programme ↗)“qualified education in fields where”
• broadened recruitment»Vi eftersträvar en bred rekrytering till högre« (party programme ↗)“We aspire to broad recruitment to higher”

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 the education system to a much greater extent be based on labor market needs and that regardless of where in the country one lives, one should be able to further their education. Ensuring continued good access to college places throughout the country, especially for shortage occupations, follows from this and from the commitment that everyone who wants to should be able to educate themselves throughout their lives. The plan also identifies skills supply as one of the most important challenges.

• education for shortage occupationsdecisive»Utbildningssystemet behöver i betydligt större utsträckning utgå från arbetsmarknadens behov.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The education system needs to be based to a much greater extent on labor market needs.”
• education throughout the country»Oavsett var i landet vi bor ska man ha tillgång till en bra skola som ung och möjlighet att vidareutbilda sig längre fram i livet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Regardless of where in the country we live, everyone should have access to a good school when young and the opportunity to further their education later in life.”
• lifelong learning»Alla som vill ska ha möjlighet att utbilda sig genom hela livet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Everyone who wants to should have the opportunity to educate themselves throughout their lives.”
• solve the skills shortage»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 companies, and for Sweden's entire economy, is the poorly functioning skills 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 plan requires that higher education of good quality be available throughout the country and wants to expand education and institutions of learning, as well as vocational education in labour shortage occupations. It bears the counter-proposal's demands for continued good access to higher education places when the shortage of educated labour continues. However, the plan conditions expansion on quality and emphasizes that institutions of learning themselves determine the supply.

• education throughout the countrydecisive»Individen ska alltid ha goda möjligheter till utbildning. Högre utbildning av god kvalitet ska finnas tillgänglig i hela landet.« (party programme ↗)“The individual shall always have good opportunities for education. Higher education of good quality shall be available throughout the country.”
• expansion with quality requirements»Vi vill öka den lärarledda undervisningen, skärpa utvärderingen och bygga ut de utbildningar och lärosäten som håller högst kvalitet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to increase teacher-led teaching, sharpen evaluation, and expand those education and institutions of learning that maintain the highest quality.”
• education for labour shortage occupations»kompletterande yrkesutbildningar i bristyrken samt en utbyggd yrkeshögskola med hög kvalitet.« (party programme ↗)“complementary vocational education in labour shortage occupations and an expanded vocational college with high quality.”
• institutions' allocation»Varje högskola bestämmer själv, utifrån kvalitetskraven, vilka utbildningar som erbjuds och hur utbildningen bedrivs.« (party programme ↗)“Each college determines itself, based on quality requirements, which education is offered and how education is conducted.”

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 higher education is accessible to all with the conditions for study and that all people regardless of place of residence should be able to benefit from society's fundamental rights, with the goal that all of Sweden shall live. It also requires that more people are trained for shortage occupations. Ensuring continued good access to higher education places throughout the country, instead of letting temporary places fall away, follows from these commitments.

• accessible higher educationdecisive»Den högre utbildningen ska vara tillgänglig för alla« (party programme ↗)“Higher education should be accessible to all”
• equality regardless of place of residence»Alla människor ska oavsett bostadsort kunna få del av« (party programme ↗)“All people should regardless of place of residence be able to benefit from”
• train for shortage occupations»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 shortage occupations in care and reduce the need for expensive hired personnel.”
• all of Sweden shall live»Målet är att hela Sverige ska leva och att varje kommun och region ska vara ett fungerande samhälle, där« (party programme ↗)“The goal is that all of Sweden shall live and that every municipality and region should be a functioning society, where”

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 national coordination of society's need for the number of education places precisely to improve skills provision, which according to the plan must become better. The counter-proposal's requirement for continued good access to university places throughout the country with reference to remaining shortages of trained labour is in line with this. The plan also wants to quickly introduce more short education programmes to meet skills shortages.

• coordinated education supplydecisive»Få på plats en nationell samordning över samhällets behov av antalet utbildningsplatser för att förbättra kompetensförsörjningen« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Get in place national coordination of society's need for the number of education places to improve skills provision”
• better skills provision»Kompetensförsörjningen på svensk arbetsmarknad måste bli bättre.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Skills provision on the Swedish labour market must become better.”
• more vocational education»Det finns därför behov av att snarast införa olika kortare utbildningar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“There is therefore a need to quickly introduce various short education programmes.”
• knowledge nation in world class»Sverige ska vara en kunskapsnation i världsklass.« (party programme ↗)“Sweden shall be a knowledge nation in world class.”

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 that education take place according to the needs that exist in the labour market and that educational initiatives be expanded at all levels. The counter-proposal's requirement for continued good access to higher education places throughout the country, citing the remaining shortage of trained labour, follows from this and from the plan's commitment to conduct policy for all of Sweden. The plan does not, however, take a position on caps or the distribution of places, which is why the support is inferred.

• education towards labour shortagesdecisive»Utbilda efter de behov som finns på arbetsmarknaden« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Educate according to the needs that exist in the labour market”
• expanded educational initiatives»Utbildningsinsatser ska utökas på alla nivåer och genom att införa lärlingsanställningar« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Educational initiatives shall be expanded at all levels and by introducing apprenticeships”
• higher education towards the labour market»Den högre utbildningen ska i högre grad anpassas efter behoven på en framtida arbetsmarknad.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Higher education should to a greater extent be adapted to the needs of a future labour market.”
• education throughout the country»Bedriva en politik för hela Sverige« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Conduct policy for all of 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.