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The closing ceremony of the third stage of the Tatarstan’s regional Young Professionals competition (WorldSkills Russia) for 2019-2020 competition cycle took place on December 7, 2019 at the Kazan College of Information Technology and Communications.
Awards were presented to more than 45 winners who took prizes in 16 skills, with 9 skills assigned to the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan
The contestants and participants of the ceremony were congratulated by Minister of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan Albert Karimov: “On my behalf, I would like to congratulate our winners on reaching the finals. You have adequately proved yourself in competitions and achieved certain results. I’m sure that thanks to participating in this event you learned a lot about your professions, discovered new borders, gained invaluable experience and new acquaintances”.
Minister Karimov also expressed his gratitude to the Tatarstan Government, experts, sponsors, and partner companies who supported the event.
After the completion of the regional Young Professionals competition, the contestants will begin preparations for the 8th National Competition to be held in Novokuznetsk, Kemerovo Region from July 17 to 21, 2020.
The regional Young Professionals competition (WorldSkills Russia) of Tatarstan in Electronics skills (2019/2020 competition cycle) was deployed on the premises of the industrial site of the Kazan Radio-Mechanical College. The competition was attended by 9 strongest representatives from vocational education institutions, such as the Kazan Radio-Mechanical College, the Kazan Power Engineering College, the Engineering Lyceum of KNRTU-KAI. A participant from another region, the Chelyabinsk Radio Technical College, also came to try his hand.
The site was prepared in accordance with high requirements and standards. The competitors worked with the latest equipment; on the first day they completed the tasks of Module A1 “Designing a Hardware Prototype/Circuit Design” and Module A2 “Designing a Printed Circuit Board”.
The contestants will also proceed to implement Module A3 of the competition task, which includes the manufacture and assembly of a printed circuit board in accordance with the IPC standard, and troubleshooting, repairs, and measurement of electronic devices.
As part of the open regional Young Professionals competition, career guidance and business events are also held on the college premises, such as displays, educational and methodological meetings, and master classes.
Based on information by Kazan Radio-Mechanical College
Renata Asylgareyeva, an employee of Nizhnekamskneftekhim (Chemical Analysis Laboratory at Workshop No. 3601), won a gold in the regional Young Professionals competition (WorldSkills Russia). The competition’s next stage took place at the Lemaev Petrochemical and Oil Refining College from November 11 to 16.
She competed in the Chemical Laboratory Technology skill in the age category up to 22 years. A total of 7 young representatives from Nizhnekamsk, Bugulma, Yelabuga, and Kazan fought for the winner’s title. During the first two days of the competition, the participants and experts studied the equipment and learnt techniques for determining the composition of substances.
The expert at the competition was the leading employee of Workshop No. 3601 of Nizhnekamskneftekhim Maria Ilyina. Thanks to the fruitful and well-coordinated work of the expert and the participant in the process of preparing for the competition, Renata showed the best results gaining 548 points.
When summing up the results, the jury considered time devoted to the assignment, quality of its performance, and safety precautions.
The finals of the national Young Professionals competition will be held in 2020 in the Kemerovo Region.
Based on information by Nizhnekamskneftekhim press service
Three employees of Nizhnekamskneftekhim came back with three bronze medals from PetrochemSkills (based on WorldSkills standards), a sectoral professional excellence competition for petrochemical companies and oil refineries, which was held in Sochi from September 9 to September 14.
Seven Nizhnekamskneftekhim employees represented the company at the competition, 3 competitors and 4 experts. The competition was held in three skills: Chemical Analysis Service, Chemical Technology Operator, and Processing Equipment Repair. Company’s employees competed in each of them.
As a result, an employee of the Nizhnekamskneftekhim R&D Centre, Leysan Mullakaeva, entered the top three in the Chemical Analysis Service skill. The employee of the Nizhnekamskneftekhim Oligomer and Glycol Plant, Andrey Kukarin, showed real mastery in the Chemical Technology Operator skills. Another representative of the company, Radik Aglyamov – a repairman of the Repair Service Centre – closed the top three in the Processing Equipment Repair skill.
The sectoral competition was held by SIBUR Holding together with the WorldSkills Union of Young Professionals. In total, about 100 employees from 5 companies (SIBUR Holding, Nizhnekamskneftekhim, Rosneft, TANECO, and Gazprom) took part in the competition in Sochi.
Based on information by Nizhnekamskneftekhim press service
The I Opt for the Sky family holiday dedicated to the Day of the Russian Air Fleet took place at the site of the Kazan Family Centre on Sunday. The festival was held for the seventh time gathering about 30,000 people that include Kazan residents and guests, who are not indifferent to airplanes, flights and skies, current and retired employees of the aviation industry, professionals and students.
On the eve of the finals of the WorldSkills Kazan 2019, a ceremony was held at the festival to honour the WorldSkills official flag.
Demonstration flights of military aircraft TU-95, TU-160, TU-22MZ, and TU-214, general aircraft Stinson 108, Cessna 172, Farmer, Roland, Savannah, and helicopters Ansat, Mi-8, An-2, Yak-12, Bell 206B3 gathered the admiring glances of visitors. The Russia’s best parachutists performed accuracy landing jumps. By tradition, the air show featured the performance of the Rus aerobatic team. The pilots demonstrated complicated elements on Aero L-39 Albatros jet trainers.
The event was attended by acting Prime Minister of Tatarstan Rustam Nigmatullin, Long-Range Aviation Commander Sergey Kobylash, Minister of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan Albert Karimov, Kazan Mayor Ilsur Metshin, Chair of the WorldSkills Strategic Development Committee Jos de Goey, and other officials.
Based on information by Tatar-Inform Agency
This year, the city of Kazan will host the finals of the 45th WorldSkills Competition. On the eve of this 2019 championship, representatives of the Professional Skills Development Centre have interviews with heads of sectoral ministries and agencies that supervise the WorldSkills events.
A total of 52 skills in such areas as mechatronics, industrial automation, fashion technology, welding technology, industrial robotics, and others were assigned to the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan.
Minister of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan Albert Karimov was interviewed today. In his speech, he dwelled on the importance of developing the WorldSkills movement and supporting young professionals in Tatarstan, as well as the positive impact of the movement on the republic’s industry development.
Minister Karimov also spoke about the most sought-after trades and priority skills of the WorldSkills movement. Such, in his opinion, are those associated with digital production and digital economy. At the end of his interview, the Minister shared his experience in choosing a profession, and answered several personal questions.
The WorldSkills finals will be held in Kazan from 22 to 27 August 2019. A total of 1400 people from 63 countries will be competitors in 56 skills.