Civic Orientation (Samhällsorientering på engelska)
Civic orientation is a course about Swedish society for those who have recently moved to Sweden. The course provides important information to help you get a good start in Malmö.
How to register for Civic orientation
You can register for Civic orientation throughout the year. There is no deadline for registration.
Register online
You can register digitally, using our online application form. After submitting your registration, we will contact you with an offer for the course.
Register at the Integration Centre
Visit the Integration Centre to register for Civic Orientation.
About Civic Orientation
In the civic orientation course, you will gain knowledge about your rights and obligations, Swedish democracy, and how Swedish society is organized.
The course covers practical everyday life, including issues related to work and education, housing, health and healthcare, as well as children and families. The course is taught in your native language or another language that you know. You are invited to listen, ask questions and engage in discussions. The course is free of charge.
The course is adapted individually based on your needs and circumstances. You can combine your studies with work, activities, and other studies, such as SFI (Swedish for Immigrants).
Who can take the civic orientation course?
Civic orientation is for you who are between the ages of 18 and 66 who have recently been granted residence permit in Sweden.
The course is divided into four modules
The civic orientation course is at least 100 hours and typically consists of four parts. The course can be taken at Komvux Kungsgatan 44 or online via Teams (with some mandatory in-person lessons at the school). Courses are available in the mornings, afternoons, and evenings.
You may also be offered extended Civic orientation with additional themes, such as study visits, parent courses, discussion circles, and more.
Module 1
Module 1 (30 hours) includes, among other things, information about Sweden’s history, housing and safety.
- Introduction to the course
- Sweden’s history, Sweden – a democracy and rule of law
- The development of the welfare state based on human rights
- People and authorities
- Immigrating to Sweden
- Identity and culture
- How do people live?
- Housing and safety
- Driver’s license and traffic rules
- Your safety and the role of the police in society
- Culture and leisure, The library
- People and the environment
Module 2
Module 2 (27 hours) includes, among other things, information about the labor market in Sweden, adult education, the rights and obligations of the individual.
- The labor market in Sweden
- How to search for a job and start your own business
- Adult education
- Study and career guidance
- Language learning
- Social services in your everyday life
- Your finances
- What are human rights?
- Women's rights and gender equality
- Violence in close relationships and help and support
- Rights for people with disabilities
- LGBTQI+, national minorities
- Freedom of religion, discrimination
- Norms and social codes
Module 3
Module 3 (18 hours) includes, among other things, information about children’s rights, starting a family and living with children, as well as about influencing (having an impact) in Sweden.
- Children's rights and the Convention on the Rights of the Child
- Family life
- Social services, when families need support
- The Swedish school system
- What is democracy?
- How is Sweden governed
- Source criticism
Module 4
Module 4 (27 hours) includes, among other things, information about migration and health, rights and obligations in meetings with healthcare and ageing in Sweden.
- What is health?
- Migration and health
- What to do when you get sick?
- Finding your way in healthcare and rights and obligations in meetings with healthcare
- ANDTS (alcohol, narcotics, doping, tobacco, and gambling)
- Dental health
- SRHR (Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights)
- Men’s health
- Women’s health
- Society for the elderly, and when someone dies
- Course conclusion with coffee and evaluation.
After the course
After the course, you will receive a certificate sent home if you have had an attendance of at least 85%.
You always have the possibility to complete your course. Please feel free to contact us.
Contact us
Email: samhallsorientering.gvf@malmo.se
Visiting address: Kungsgatan 44
Linda Axmarker
Principal
Email: linda.axmarker@malmo.se
Phone: 0729-822862
Minka Huskic
Development Coordinator
Email: minka.huskic@malmo.se
Phone: 0708-318704
Susan Rafati
Administrator
Email: susan.rafati@malmo.se
Phone: 0733-237720
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