“Let the sick studying when they can’t work”

“Debater: Studies must be able to be a way back to work.”

“This is an opinion piece. It is the writer who stands for the views that are put forward in the text, not Against.”

“the DEBATE. TCO showed already in 2017 to studies can be a way for the long-term sick back to work. In a survey, 26 per cent of the long-term sick officials that they wished that they could try to study, and 28 per cent of those with tertiary education said that the study had facilitated the return to work. “

“For the TCO is lifelong learning and the retraining of professionals central themes. TCO would now like to highlight to study and also learning for many long-term sick can be a way from sick leave to work.”

“the Opportunity for study and lifelong learning also for the professionals are key elements for greater employment and a longer working life. “

“TCO has, through a series of concrete proposals and initiatives have helped to highlight this – for example, by proposing that universities and the school is given a omställningsuppdrag and become better at offering employees opportunities for lifelong learning.”

“Studies and conversion can also be an important way from the sick leave back to work. As TCO displays in the report ”Studies – a path from sick leave to job,” are among the long-term sick officers a strong demand for increased opportunities to try on the studies during sick leave – 26 per cent of the officials requesting such an opportunity. “

“Many officials also estimated that increased the opportunity to test their study skills can shorten their sick leave – 28 percent of those with higher education believe it. “

“Officials sjukrivits on the grounds of mental ill-health also considers, to a greater extent than those who sjukskrivits of the other reasons that increased opportunities to try to study during sick leave, can help them back into work where they can take advantage of their skills and experience. “

“There is already today a possibility for sick leave to study with the rehabilitation allowance, but this possibility is relatively limited. For example, studies do not be a termination of the prior training or the beginning of a longer training. TCO would therefore like to:”

“for Example, would a nurse with the difficulty to perform point-of-care work on the basis of the developed contact dermatitis to begin a university education in the digital informationstekniku002Fhälsoinformatik, in order to broaden their competence in digitisation, an area with great need of kompetenstillskott.”

“To go from the health insurance studies shall not involve a leap into the unknown. When it is clear that the individual has an ability to cope with their studies on a full time basis he may, however, finance their studies in the same way as all other students.”

“In a time of transition and lifelong learning begins attention, now is the time to broaden your perspectives and facilitate also for the sick, that through the study ”setting of the” from sick leave to work. “

“nEva Nordmark, president, TCO”

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