Myndigheten for yrkeshogskolan

On 1 July 2009 the National Agency for Higher Vocational Education was established to develop and oversee a new form of publicly funded vocational education at post upper secondary level. Higher Vocational Education Courses, HVECs, cover a wide range of vocational areas, but they have one goal in common, namely the provision of advanced vocational education, tailored to the needs of the labour market. In HVECs a modern approach is taken where theoretical learning is integrated and blended with vocational practice at the workplace. HVECs are needed as they are intended to serve the needs of job seekers and industries where competence and labour are in demand. For this reason companies and the business sector partner in the design and construction right from the very start. Content is jointly determined. Course instructors and mentors have accumulated knowledge and expertise gained from many years of working in their respective areas. HVECS provide opportunities to gain firsth...