A training centre for the most popular, new and promising professions and competencies at a level that meets the best international standards and practices, including WorldSkills standards, is planned to be opened in 2021.
All categories of citizens will be able to use its services. The Advanced Professional Training Centre will be created on the terms of co-financing from the federal and regional budgets.
The Governor noted that the work of this institution will be important for improving the human resources potential of the Penza Oblast.
"New competencies and advanced technologies are needed for the successful socio-economic development of the Penza Oblast," Ivan Belozertsev stressed. "Increasing the number of professionals and growing labour productivity is one of the necessary conditions for moving forward".
In 2015-2020, about 106 million rubles were allocated from the regional budget for the development of the WorldSkills movement. The funds are aimed at improving the material and technical base of the regional championship venues. During this period, 6 Penza students became winners and prize-winners of national championships, and 6 more received the medallion "For Professionalism".
In the ranking of regions participating in the WorldSkills movement, the Penza Oblast has risen from 38th to 23rd place over the past 5 years.
The region participates for the fourth time in "Abilympics" professional skill competition for people with disabilities. During this time, 19 Penza students and young professionals became winners and prize-winners.
As part of the "Accessible Environment" national programme in 2016-2020, three Penza Oblast colleges (Kuznetsk Multidisciplinary College, Penza College of Information and Industrial Technologies and Penza Agro-Industrial College) created basic professional educational organisations to train people with disabilities.
As part of the implementation of the "Young Professionals" regional project of the "Education" national project, 10 workshops with modern equipment were opened in the Penza Oblast in 2019 (in the Penza College of Information and Industrial Technologies and in the Penza College of Modern Processing and Business Technologies).
In 2020, 10 more workshops are to be opened: at Penza State University and Serdobsk Multidisciplinary College. It is planned to create at least 50 workshops with modern equipment by 2024.
