It is because of the pandemic that politicians are investing more in polytechnics.
It is a post-secondary education that is run in close collaboration with companies and other employers and a quarter of the education is internships.
Among the 16 educations granted in Västerbotten are education for dental nurses, game programmers and support educators.
- The polytechnic has a very important role to play in the labor market under the prevailing conditions.
The short and tailor-made educations provide good conditions for those who need to develop their skills or change careers.
That is why the expansion of the polytechnic continues, says the polytechnic's director general Thomas Persson in a press release.
With the expansion, there are a total of 3,000 places in Västerbotten.
In addition to this, the proportion of distance education is also increasing.