The Swedish National Agency
for Higher Vocational Education
The Swedish National Agency for Higher Vocational Education is a public body appointed by government. Our main area of responsibility includes Higher Vocational Education in Sweden (HVE) and our key function is to ensure that HVE programmes meet the labour market’s needs for qualified workforce.
We analyse the labour market, decide which programmes are to be offered as HVE, allocate government grants, conduct reviews, carry out inspections, produce statistics and promote quality improvement in HVE.
In addition to HVE, we have several other areas of responsibility within different types of education, including Recognition of Prior Learning.
Higher Vocational
Education in Sweden
At post-secondary level, Swedish Higher Vocational Education (HVE) is delivered in cooperation with industries and sectors.
HVE programmes are designed to meet labour market needs.
Main characteristics of HVE:
• Theory and practice are combined through work placements
referred to as LIA – learning in a work environment
• Programmes are offered nationwide
• HVE graduates usually find an occupation straight after completing their studies.
• About 89 percent of the 2014 graduates were either
employed or self-employed by autumn 2015.
Higher Vocational
Education in Sweden
At post-secondary level, Swedish Higher Vocational Education (HVE) is delivered in cooperation with industries and sectors.
HVE programmes are designed to meet labour market needs.
Main characteristics of HVE:
• Theory and practice are combined through work placements
referred to as LIA – learning in a work environment
• Programmes are offered nationwide
• HVE graduates usually find an occupation straight after completing their studies.
• About 89 percent of the 2014 graduates were either
employed or self-employed by autumn 2015.
THE LABOUR MARKET SECTORS AND INDUSTRIES ARE REPRESENTED IN 16 DIFFERENT FIELDS OF STUDY
Computing/IT Hospitality and Tourism Law
Finance, Administration and Sales
Health and Safety
Environmental Management and Protection
Culture, Media and Design Healthcare, Nursing
and Social Work Engineering and
Manufacturing Technologies Teaching
Journalism and Communication Health Promotion
and Beauty Therapy Transport and
Logistics Management Construction and Planning Agriculture, Animal Care,
Horticulture, Forestry, Fishery Management
Arts and Culture courses
Arts and Culture courses are offered at post-secondary level by private education providers. The majority of these are access courses to undergraduate Arts or Cultural Studies. Other courses aim to provide professional skills for specific arts and culture occupations,
or to preserve cultural heritage and development.
We are responsible for making decisions on and awarding government grants to course providers, carrying out inspections, conducting reviews, producing statistics and promoting quality improvement in courses.
Arts and Culture courses
Arts and Culture courses are offered at post-secondary level by private education providers. The majority of these are access courses to undergraduate Arts or Cultural Studies. Other courses aim to provide professional skills for specific arts and culture occupations,
or to preserve cultural heritage and development.
We are responsible for making decisions on and awarding government grants to course providers, carrying out inspections, conducting reviews, producing statistics and promoting quality improvement in courses.
Interpretation courses
and programmes
For those who wish to train to become an interpreter, courses and programmes are available at adult education colleges (Folkhögskola) and at adult education associations. Courses and programmes include sign-language and deafblind interpretation and last between one to four years. We are responsible for allocating government grants to course providers, carrying out inspections, conducting reviews, producing statistics and promoting quality improvement in courses.
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Swedish Qualifications
Framework,
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QF
The Swedish Qualifications Framework, SeQF, is developed with the EQF (European Qualifications Framework) as its basis. The EQF is an overarching qualifications framework which acts to make national qualifications achieved from studying or working more readable across Europe. The framework aims to promote mobility for workers and learners in Europe and to make different types of learning visible.
The Swedish National Agency for Higher Vocational Education is the EQF National Coordination Point for Sweden.
The right
competence
at the right time.
Swedish National Agency for Higher Vocational Education
Box 145, SE-721 05 Västerås, Sweden Phone: +46 (0) 10-209 01 00 info@myh.se | myh.se
Photo: Johnér
, Lars Owesson
