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2022 witnessed the launch of the Professionalism Federal Project as part of the implementation of 42 strategic initiatives aimed at fostering the socio-economic development of the Russian Federation. The initiative takes aim at a comprehensive reset of the entire system of secondary vocational education. The main goal is to train specialists in highly sought-after professions and specializations in a shorter period of time. This would allow for the establishment of a new, sectoral model of personnel training, synchronized with the demands of the labor market to provide employment for graduates and, as a consequence, spur on 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?

Moderator
Sofia Malyavina, General Director, National Priorities

Sofia Malyavina

General Director, National Priorities

She graduated from the Togliatti Academy of Management with a degree in philology, in parallel she received an MBA from Michigan State University - Flint (USA), in 2010 she defended her dissertation at the Institute of Philosophy of the Russian Academy of Sciences and received a PhD in philosophy.
Sofia Malyavina has experience working with industries, energy, social services, health care, education, and science. She has successfully participated in dozens of projects, her merits include supporting industrial development strategies and infrastructure projects in the energy sector.
She considers her main achievement for 15 years of work in social communications to be the blood donation development program. After the campaign under her leadership, the institute of blood donation was actually restored in the country.
Positive social change and development is the main subject of Sofia's professional interest. She is responsible for launching and implementing Healthy Russia, a healthy lifestyle program, and Accessible Environment, a barrier-free program for people with disabilities. Today changes in society's attitudes toward unhealthy habits and healthy lifestyles, volunteerism and creating conditions for people with disabilities are already evident.
Work in the Accounts Chamber has given experience and competence in effective and transparent organization of projects.
As the executive secretary of the Council for Social Welfare Care under the Government of Russia, she worked with NGOs on organizing work to improve the regulatory framework and socially significant projects.
The key to successful communication, Sofia believes, is to believe in what you say: he who adheres to it himself can inspire people to lead healthy lifestyles. In her routine - regular runs in the park for 5 km.
She was awarded the Order of Friendship for organizing humanitarian aid to South Ossetia during the military conflict.
The main task she has set for herself as Director General of ANO National Priorities is to create honest, interesting and useful communication between the state and society, to provide opportunities and to involve as many people as possible in national projects.

Panellists
Andrey Komarov, Co-Chairman of the Committee for Vocational Training and Professional Qualifications, Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP)
Sergei Kravtsov, Minister of Education of the Russian Federation
Sirodzh Loikov, First Deputy General Director, Member of the Management Board, PhosAgro
Ulanbek Mambetakunov, Deputy Minister of Education and Science of the Kyrgyz Republic (online)
Tatyana Terentyeva, Deputy Director General for Human Resources, State Atomic Energy Corporation ROSATOM
Dmitriy Shahanov, Deputy Director General, Russian Railways
Irina Yarovaya, Deputy Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation

Andrey Komarov

Co-Chairman of the Committee for Vocational Training and Professional Qualifications, Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP)

Shareholder, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Chelyabinsk Pipe Plant, Co-Chairman of the Foundation for Development of Tube Industry, Honorary Metallurgist of the Russian Federation, Honorary Citizen of the Chelyabinsk Region, member of the Guardian Council of the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory.
In the early 2000s, he initiated the modernization of production at the Chelyabinsk Pipe Plant and Pervouralsk New Pipe Plant, which are both part of the ChelPipe Group. Founder and main ideologist behind the White Metallurgy corporate philosophy. Under his leadership & initiative the state-of-the art metallurgical production process was created in Russia, drawing on this philosophy the following complexes were incorporated & launched within ChelPipe Group: Vysota 239, Iron Ozone 32, Finishing Center, ETERNO.
Following Mr. Komarov's initiative, unique educational programs to train highly skilled workers in the form of a public-private partnerships have been implemented: 'Future of White Metallurgy’ in Pervouralsk and Chelyabinsk, ‘College of Future of Tatarstan’ in Almetyevsk.
He is actively engaged in social and charitable activities; following Mr. Komarov's initiative, a major children's theater festival Snezhnost ("Snowiness") has been initiated and held annually for 15 years.

Sergei Kravtsov

Minister of Education of the Russian Federation

Born on March 17, 1974 in Moscow.
Married, has two children.
Education:
Graduated with honors from the Moscow State Open Pedagogical University with a degree in Mathematics and Computer Science Teacher (1996) and the Moscow State Institute of International Affairs (University) of the MFA of Russia specializing in State and Municipal Management with foreign language skills (2000).
Professional Experience and Scientific Work:
Senior Researcher, Head of Laboratory in the Institute of Education Management of the Russian Academy of Education;
Education Officer in the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation;
Assistant to the Head of the Federal Agency for Supervision in Education and Science;
Director of FGA “Federal Testing Center”
Director of the Institute for Educational Management of the Russian Academy of Education;
Director of the Department of Regional Development of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation;
Director of the Department of Program Management and Tendering Procedures of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation;
In August 2013 he was appointed Head of the Federal Agency for Supervision in Education and Science
21 January 2020 - Minister of Education of the Russian Federation

Doctor of Education, Associate Professor.
State Councilor of the Russian Federation.

Sirodzh Loikov

First Deputy General Director, Member of the Management Board, PhosAgro

Member of the Management Board, First Deputy CEO, PJSC PhosAgro
Born in 1972. Siroj Loikov graduated from the Tashkent State Economics University where he specialized in international economic relations; he also holds a business management bachelor`s degree from Nottingham Trent University (UK).
Between 1996 and 2005, he held various management positions in British American Tobacco – both at the company`s headquarters in London and its representative offices in Uzbekistan and Russia. Between 2005 and 2008, Mr. Loikov served as Human Resources Director at Leman Commodities S.A. (Ukraine); in 2008-2009 was responsible for human resources development at Metinvest Holding.
From 2009 to 2011, he worked as Human Resources Director at CJSC Russian Standard. In 2011, Siroj Loikov was appointed CJSC PhosAgro AG Human Resources Director and between 2013 and 2018 he was Human Resources Director
Member of the Management Board of PJSC PhosAgro since 2013.
From January 2018 to March 2020, Siroj Loikov held the position of Deputy CEO of PhosAgro. In March 2020, he was appointed First Deputy CEO of PhosAgro.

Ulanbek Mambetakunov

Deputy Minister of Education and Science of the Kyrgyz Republic

Tatyana Terentyeva

Deputy Director General for Human Resources, State Atomic Energy Corporation ROSATOM

Has 18 years of experience in human resources management. During the last five years she has been leading the annual TOP 1000 Russian Managers rating in energy by Managers Association and Kommersant publishing house. In 2016, she won the eponymous national award, taking the first place among all country’s HR managers. In 2018, she took the grand prix in the HR Manager of the Year nomination of the Crystal Pyramid 2018 award for achievements in human resources management established by the organizing committee of the Summit of HR managers Russia, CIS and Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs.
In the state corporation she oversees development and implementation of HR management strategy in the industry. As a result of her work, Rosatom has been repeatedly recognized as the best employer for graduates in engineering and technical specializations in Universum international rating. Rosatom leads the rating of best Russian employers according to HeadHunter, the country’s largest recruiting portal. Rosatom is the only partially state-owned company that was called the best employer according to a research by AON Hewitt international consulting company.

Dmitriy Shahanov

Deputy Director General, Russian Railways

Irina Yarovaya

Deputy Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation

Born 17 October 1966. Has a degree in Law, as well as in Public and Municipal Administration.
1988: joined Public Prosecutor’s Office in Kamchatka Territory, where she held positions of the Deputy City Prosecutor of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky and the Head of Investigation Department in Kamchatka Territory.
Since 1997: won single-member district election to the Council of People’s Deputies of Kamchatka Territory twice.
2007 and 2011: elected Deputy of the State Duma (Member of the United Russia Party). First female Chairperson of State Duma Security and Anti-Corruption Committee in the history of Russia’s parliaments.
2016: headed the regional group №1 of the Federal list of Candidates for Deputy of the 4th State Duma from the United Russia Party (Kamchatka Territory, Khabarovsk Territory, Amur Region, Magadan Region, Jewish Autonomous Region, Chukotka Autonomous District).
In 2016 elected Deputy Chairperson of the State Duma.
According to expert polls, she is one of Duma’s five most efficient Deputies. Authored over 200 legislative acts.
Most memorable acts for the Far East include: ban on drift fishing, ban on multiple border crossing by fishing vessels, compulsory registration of fishing facilities in the region where fishing is held, simplified call at the Far-Eastern ports for international cruise lines.
Head of the Central Control Commission of the United Russia Party.
Member of the Russian Language Arts Society, headed by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and all Rus.

Front row participants
Tatevik Gasparyan, Director of the "National Center for the Development of Vocational Education and Training" Foundation of the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports of the Republic of Armenia (online)
Elena Mukhtiyarova, Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Protection of the Russian Federation
Aleksey Uchenov, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation

Elena Mukhtiyarova

Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Protection of the Russian Federation

Aleksey Uchenov

Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation