Rustam Minnikhanov: “Further economic development is impossible without staff training system”

On December 16 at a meeting on staffing support of economic sectors in Almetievsk Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov said that further innovative development and economic modernization of Tatarstan is impossible without staff training system.

He noted that the lack of highly skilled staff at major enterprises, Kama industrial cluster and Special Economic Zone “Alabuga” impedes industrial modernization. New engineering centres will require highly skilled engineers, he added.

Minister of Education and Science Engel Fattakhov said that Tatarstan system of professional education is one of the largest in Russia. He also informed about measures taken after the previous meeting held on October 13, 2012 at Kazan engine-building production association.

Engel Fattakhov continued that there are 61 secondary professional educational institutions in the republic that have been under supervision of the Ministry of Education and Science from August 2013. Next year resource centres are to be established at the premises of these institutions.

Another important task to be fulfilled is informational support of the system of secondary professional education. Therefore, 15 pilot institutions will be chosen in 2014 to implement the project.

Minister of Industry and Trade Ravil Zaripov, in his turn, told that annual demand for skilled workers at main industrial enterprises is 6.5 thousand people. He believes that the priority task is to carry out audit at secondary professional educational institutions and work out certain managerial solutions in this regard.

Tatarstan President focused on the problem of outflow of talented young people from the region, and spoke for enhancing prestige of working class professions.

The programme of professional education development in Tatarstan for 2014-2020 was also presented at the meeting.

Tatneft Deputy Director General Rustam Mukhamadeev told about experience in oil-and-gas scientific-educational cluster.

Rustam Minnikhanov commented that Tatneft has a well-organised staff training system and other companies should use their experience.