16 June 2022 at 17:00 the anniversary 25th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum will host a discussion entitled ‘How to Provide the Russian Economy with the Qualified Personnel?’ The discussion will take place in conference hall B1.
The issue of the ‘qualification pit’ – the mismatch of skills and competencies of employees with the needs of employers is becoming more acute by the year. At the same time, according to the Ministry of Education, today more than 60% of schoolchildren choose secondary vocational education. Is it not enough? And what measures should be taken by the state and business to solve the current problem?
The President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin supported the implementation of the strategic socio-economic initiative entitled ‘Professionalism’. The initiative is aimed at complex reset of the whole system of secondary vocational education. The key task is to ensure the training of specialists in professions that are truly in demand in a shorter period of time. This will provide a possibility to build a new sectoral model of personnel training, synchronized with the demands of the labor market. It will help stipulate employment for graduates and, as a consequence, give a new impetus to the development of regional economies.
As of 1 September 2022, 150,000 students will be involved in training at educational production centers. The primary focus is on key working professions and specializations in areas such as metallurgy, pharmaceuticals, petrochemicals, and transportation. The new approach that lies at the heart of the project will help solve the issue of targeted training for the priority sectors of the economy under the conditions of import substitution. How to attract employers to active, meaningful cooperation with educational organizations? How can business contribute to a better quality of personnel training? How can we increase employers' satisfaction with the level of secondary vocational graduate training? How can the right conditions for mastering fundamentally new professional skills and competencies be created? How can we reduce the time necessary for the adaptation of new personnel in production and increase the efficiency of the process?
The following speakers will look for an answer to the question ‘How to Provide the Russian Economy with the Qualified Personnel?’: Sergei Kravtsov, Minister of Education of the Russian Federation, Irina Yarovaya, Deputy Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, Vladislav Shapsha, Governor of Kaluga Region, Andrey Komarov, Co-Chairman of the Committee for Vocational Training and Professional Qualifications, Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP), Dmitriy Shahanov, Deputy Director General, Russian Railways, Tatyana Terentyeva, Deputy Director General for Human Resources, State Atomic Energy Corporation ROSATOM, Sirodzh Loikov, First Deputy General Director, Member of the Management Board, PhosAgro, Kyrill Kravchenko, Deputy Director General in charge of Administrative Affairs Gazprom Neft, and Gulnur Mamyrova, Head of Department of Primary Vocational Education, Ministry of Education and Science of the Kyrgyz Republic. Sofia Malyavina, General Director, National Priorities will moderate the session.
