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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.

On November 13, the Kazan Expo IEC hosted the opening ceremony of the regional professional excellence competition based on WorldSkills Young Professionals standards in 2019/2020 competition cycle, with the participation of representatives of relevant ministries and agencies.

This year, the regional competition in Tatarstan is held from November 13 to December 7 for 96 skills in the age category from 16 to 22 years, as well as 66 WorldSkills Juniors skills for competitors under the age of 16. In total, over 2,300 competitors and experts will take part in the events to be held at 43 venues in 11 cities and villages of the republic: in Bugulma, Buinsk, Yelabuga, Zelenodolsk, Kazan, Leninogorsk, Naberezhnye Chelny, Nizhnekamsk, Sarmanovo, Tetyushi, and Innopolis.

The employees of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan took part in the opening ceremonies of the regional professional competition in the skills assigned to the Ministry based on the WorldSkills standards in 2019/2020 competition cycle.

Following the results of the regional competition, the best competitors will compose the expanded WorldSkills team of Tatarstan in order to represent the republic in the semi-finals and the finals of the 7th National Young Professionals Competition (WorldSkills Russia) to be held in 2020 in Novokuznetsk.