Agenda Profile: Riina Sikkut
Inquiry regarding the qualification requirements for youth workers (no. 745)
2025-06-02
15th Riigikogu, Fifth Session, Plenary Session
Political Position
The political focus centers on analyzing the funding and distribution of responsibilities for youth work, highlighting the necessity of balancing local government (KOV) autonomy with ensuring a consistent quality of services. The speaker endorses the successful implementation of collective agreements in healthcare and sees potential for repeating this success in the education sector. The primary concern relates to the inherent risks associated with project-based funding and the differing capacities among local governments (KOV) to effectively organize youth work.
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Topic Expertise
Demonstrates knowledge of the administrative structures within the social and education sectors, specifically referencing collective agreements, project-based funding, and the role of local government units (LGUs) in providing social welfare and managing teacher payroll. The speaker is proficient in assessing the risks associated with the centralization or decentralization of responsibility and funding.
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Rhetorical Style
The style is formal, analytical, and centered on questions. A constructive tone is employed, expressing satisfaction regarding positive examples (such as healthcare collective agreements), and subsequently posing cautious risk analysis questions to the Minister.
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Activity Patterns
Insufficient data.
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Opposition Stance
There is no direct opposition; the speaker is posing risk analysis questions to the Minister concerning project-based funding and the decentralization of responsibility, in order to identify potential issues in youth work.
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Collaboration Style
Highly collaborative, acknowledging the sector's positive outcomes (collective agreements) and seeking common ground with the Minister regarding the risks associated with the financing and management of youth work.
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Regional Focus
Focus is placed on the role of local governments (LGs) and the differences in their capacity for service provision, especially in the context of youth work, social welfare, and salary payments. It is emphasized that local governments set varying priorities.
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Economic Views
It supports structured and stable financing models (framework agreements) and expresses concern regarding the instability of project-based funding. It emphasizes the necessity of ensuring that responsibility and funding are consolidated in one place for effective management, potentially favoring more centralized control due to the varying capabilities of local authorities.
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Social Issues
The primary social focus is on youth work and social welfare, stressing the need to guarantee the quality and consistency of services, irrespective of the varying capacities of local municipalities. It supports improving the status of education sector employees through collective bargaining agreements.
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Legislative Focus
Focuses on improving the administrative and financing structures within the youth work sector and supports the extension of the collective bargaining model into education. It raises questions regarding the legislative risks associated with the distribution of funding and responsibility.
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