Training programs that may be shortened by one semester as a result of the abolition of the bachelor's thesis include those for nurses, social workers and teachers, reports Sveriges Radio Ekot.
"We see that it does not add significant value to the quality of education that thousands of independent works are written in many professional groups," says Member of Parliament Oliver Rosengren (The Moderate Party) to Ekot.
On the other hand, for example, teacher training programs will still need an element of independent academic work, according to Rosengren.
But from a trade union perspective, the anger over the proposal is great. The Swedish Association of Health Professionals writes in a comment that an abolished bachelor's thesis is the wrong way to go and that a shorter education is not the answer to the nurse shortage. Instead, focus should be on better working conditions, higher wages and good career opportunities.
"The Moderate Party's proposal to abolish the requirement for a bachelor's thesis for nurses risks undermining the quality in one of society's most crucial professions," they write further.
The Academic Association SSR sees no advantages with the proposal and means that shortening the training for social workers would collide with the new Social Services Act that came into force today, July 1.
There, they regulate that social services' operations should work according to science and proven experience, and at the same time, one goes out and says that less knowledge is needed, says Fredrik Hjulström, social policy manager at The Academic Association SSR.
