The SFI teacher has been teaching home care staff in Södertälje since last autumn.

- Just like in many other municipalities, we have many who work in elderly care who have not acquired Swedish, says Pia Sjöstrand (S) who is the chairman of the elderly care committee in Södertälje.

"Positive results"

She believes that one already sees positive results from the SFI initiative.

- The managers testify that the employees have developed a lot and take on more, says Pia Sjöstrand.

But that instead of language tests, you make language efforts after they have started working - does not that mean a strain on the elderly and colleagues?

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That must not be the case.

But no one comes as an unwritten sheet, they have gone to SFI before.

And what do we do if we do not have enough applicants who know the Swedish language fully?

This model is more inclusive and effective.

Chooses different paths

Also on Östermalm in Stockholm, a model is being tested with an SFI teacher who works with employees in elderly care.

And similar initiatives exist around the country.

But in many municipalities there are plans and proposals that include language tests to get a job in elderly care.

Among the municipalities that have already introduced it are, for example, Botkyrka and Gothenburg.

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