Business programme

Success Rating: Investing in Professionals of the Future

06 Jun , 09:00–10:15
A Healthy Society, Traditional Values and Social Development: The Priority of the State
pavilion F, conference hall F3

In recent years, a shortage in manpower has become a key problem that concerns businesses. The active expansion of production capacity requires an increase in the workforce. Today, the corporate policy of companies is largely dictated by the demand for skilled professionals, which makes the training of specialists for the economy a particularly pressing issue. In 2022, Russia began implementing a federal project called Professionalism, which became the driving force for the comprehensive modernization of the secondary vocational education system based on the current needs of regional economies. Since business has become an equal participant in the educational process, the physical infrastructure of colleges and technical schools is being modernized, and curricula are being transformed with an emphasis on practical training. In 2024, the Professionalism project will have roughly 138,000 graduates, with more than 80% of them going to work at enterprises. The federal project is already being implemented by 1,600 companies in 79 regions of the Russian Federation, and these numbers will only increase. How does investing in education contribute to the training of skilled professionals, enhance the competitiveness of enterprises, and ensure sustainable economic development? What requirements do businesses have today for the professional expertise of graduates? What strategies to support vocational education will be most successful?

Moderator
Sofia Malyavina, General Director, National Priorities

Panellists
Alexey Agafonov, First Deputy General Director, Russia – Land of Opportunity
Denis Gribov, Deputy Minister of Education of the Russian Federation
Ivan Esin, Managing Director, Foundation for Humanitarian Projects, Director, Association of Historical Parks "Russia - My History"
Andrey Komarov, Co-Chairman of the Partnership Council of the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation and Employers
Vasily Osmakov, First Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation
Olga Petrova, Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation
Anastasiya Rakova, Deputy Mayor of Moscow in the Government of Moscow for Social Development
Samvel Sarukhanyan, General Director, Mriya Resort & Spa
Natalya Tretyak, General Director, Prosveshcheniye
Dmitry Chernyshenko, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation

Front row participants
Zakhar Azarov, Advisor to the Сhief Executive Officer for Sustainable Development, Severstal
Irina Pleshcheva, Head of the Department of Projects and Programs in the Field of Education of Children and Youth, Presidential Executive Office

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