Meeting of the organizing Committee on preparation and holding of Regional competition "Young professionals" Smolensk region

WorldSkills is an international non-profit movement whose goal is to promote working professions and increase their prestige in society, and the development of the vocational education system. Currently, all without an exception subjects of the Russian Federation are the official members of the movement "WorldSkills Russia", under which there are regional, national, and world Championships, continental championship. The participants improve their professional skills, competing in areas such as information and communication technologies, creativity and design, construction industry, industrial production, services, maintenance, civilian traffic.

Smolensk joined the movement in 2015 year. During this time Smolensk was already able to establish themselves as highly qualified and professionals. So, in the last two years on the territory of Smolensk region held two regional Championships, the winners of which took part in the semi-finals and finals of the national Championships of Young professionals, winning prizes.

Opening the meeting, Oksana Loboda said: "the Governor Alexey Vladimirovich Ostrovskiy pays great attention to the development of championship traffic on the territory of the region and provides the maximum support in terms of organization and holding of regional competition "Young professionals". Sure the annual event will contribute to raising the prestige of working professions, to introduce the most advanced forms of training and to meet the needs of industrial enterprises and organizations of young, enthusiastic and highly professional employees."

In turn, Deputy head of Department of regional development Union "Young professionals" Lyudmila Ivanyuk told about achievements of the Russian team at the world championship of professional skills WorldSkills Abu Dhabi 2017 and noted the contribution of Smolyan in the development of the movement WorldSkills Russia.

"Considering that Russia joined the movement only 5 years ago, our performance at the world Championships this year - a real breakthrough, which became possible, including, of course, thanks to the work in the regions. After all the contestants, which eventually became the national team was selected following the results of regional Championships, - said Lyudmila Ivanyuk. - I would also like to add that today, in my opinion, the experience of the Smolensk region as part of the preparation for a competition and development of the movement "Young professionals" in General is one of the most advanced in our country. In the first place, because the question of the regional Championships is under the control of the Governor Alexey Ostrovsky, who closely monitors the movement and provides maximum support."

Today part of the preparations for the III-th the Open regional championship of the "Young professionals" in the territory of the Smolensk region has already been implemented. Approved and date of the competitions will be held from 12 to 16 February 2018. Also generated a list of competition areas. Within the III-th championship of their range will expand from 14 to 20. In addition, for the first time will be presented competencies for juniors – wiring, graphic design, entrepreneurship. Participants will include Smolensk students aged 14-16 years. For juniors, the championship is a great opportunity for career guidance and the development of modern technology.

To estimate works of participants will be invited experts: masters of industrial training, teachers, employees of enterprises and organizations.

During the meeting the Committee members discussed and approved the Program of preparation and holding of the III-rd Outdoor regional champion "Young professionals" of the Smolensk region, and also the list of working platforms. So, the competition will be held at the Palace of sports "Jubilee", Smolensk construction and energy desnogorska colleges, as well as workshops College industry technology and Kozlowski multidisciplinary agricultural College.