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Within the framework of the Mechanical Engineering. Metalworking. Welding. Kazan exhibition programme, a meeting of the Coordination Council of Tatarstan Machine-Building Enterprises was held under the chairmanship of Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov. The main topic of the 9th meeting was “Increasing Labour Productivity Through the Introduction of Innovative Technologies and Advanced Enterprise Management Systems”.

Welcoming speeches were delivered by Chairman of the State Development Corporation of Thuringia (Germany) Andreas Krey, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of Russia Dmitry Ovsyannikov, and other officials.

At the meeting, reports were presented by heads of companies and enterprises that enjoy real experience in improving labour productivity through the introduction of innovative technologies and advanced enterprise management systems.

Principal of the St. Petersburg Polytechnic University Andrey Rudskoy presented innovative technologies in mechanical engineering and existing developments in machine tools, and Director General of OOO Yamazaki Mazak Makoto Khasuo spoke about an increase in labour productivity using the machine tools manufactured by the Japanese company.

Director General of the Zelenodolsk Shipyard Aleksandr Karpov described the company’s expertise in implementing projects to increase labour productivity.

POZIS (part of the Techmash Concern of Rostec Corporation) received subsidies in the amount of more than RUB 1 million as part of the “Older Generation” federal programme of the Demography National Project.

The company signed an agreement with the Employment Centre of Zelenodolsk (Republic of Tatarstan) on the provision of subsidies from the budget for the training of personnel aged 50 years and older. By becoming a participant in the federal Older Generation programme, the company received an opportunity not to allocate its own funds for these purposes.

The opportunity to take short-term courses for jobs in demand was given to 58 employees of pre-retirement age. Some 36 employees of the enterprise received vocational training in the Construction Metal Worker job. Classes in this area are organised by using the qualification requirements of Professional Standards 2020. To improve the skills of assembly processes, each student attended lectures, completed practical training at the workplace, and received a reference book for construction metal workers issued by the POZIS Personnel Training Centre.

After completing the full course and successful final certification, participants will be issued certificates in the established format on the qualifications obtained.

Based on information by POZIS press service

Last week, an extended meeting in the video conference format was held on the implementation of the national project titled “Labour Productivity and Employment Support”. The meeting was attended by Minister Karimov.

In his report, he noted that within the implementation framework of the Labour Productivity and Employment Support project the major enterprises of Tatarstan will ensure a labour productivity growth of 5% each year by 2024.

“It is expected that there will be 351 major enterprises in the republic ensuring a stable growth of labour productivity. They will become a locomotive to which other republic’s enterprises should join”, the minister explained.

“The growth in labour productivity of medium-sized and large businesses in all basic non-resource sectors of the Tatarstan’s economy should be at least 5% per year by 2024. The entire national project is divided into three parts: support for, and increase in, labour productivity; support for employment and increase in labour market efficiency; and targeted support for raising labour productivity in enterprises”, said Albert Karimov.

For a number of enterprises interested in this work, a number of support measures and additional services are suggested. To participate in the project, basic pilot enterprises will be selected. These are leading enterprises, which by their example would show that all indicators are achievable and the programme really works.