Rental housing, practice in enterprises. What V. Kukharev spoke about with students of Minsk College

Chairman of the Minsk City Executive Committee Vladimir Kukharev met with students and staff of the Minsk State Vocational and Technical College of Light Industry and Integrated Logistics on September 25, the correspondent of the Minsk-Novosti agency reports.

College's over 60 years old. The educational institution is multidisciplinary: it trains seamstresses, tailors, insurance agents, specialists serving road transport, warehouse operators. For demanded professions come graduates of the 9th and 11th grades. Not only that. On the basis of the college there is a department of pre-professional training. Students of the 10th and 11th grades of Leninsky district come here to master the skills of a cook, confectioner, mechanic, clergyman, etc. within the framework of labor training.

The head of the college Marina Mushnitskaya said that this year there was a high competition among applicants, the passing score is from 7.5 to 9.3 depending on the specialty. The greatest demand was “insurance business” and “agent for the organization of cargo transportation”.

- We have no problem with the distribution of graduates. There's literally a line behind our guys. Operational logisticians who organize cargo flows at our enterprises and logistics warehouses are very in demand. Lots of people interested in sewing profiles. For example, since last year we have been preparing weavers for the Kamvol enterprise. We are planning to open a workshop soon. This will allow for dual training: students will receive theoretical material on the basis of the college, and practice in the workshops of Kamvolya, explained M. Mushnitskaya.

Help in college to get the profession of seamstresses and children with features of psychophysical development. They not only acquire the necessary skills to work at the enterprises of the capital, but also develop creatively.

- We have our own fashion theater "New look", the head of which is the teacher Svetlana Ivashina. Every year, students take prizes at the prestigious international competition “Fashion Mill”. And the collection of outfits that the guys create are demonstrated at all the landmark events of the city, the director of the college noted.

The exhibition of creative works, collections of costumes was familiarized by the Chairman of the Minsk City Executive Committee.

- Training in working professions for the city is extremely important. I can assure you: you have chosen very good specialties and will always be in demand, Kukharev addressed the students of the college.

He noted that in Minsk the demand for graduates of vocational education institutions is very large, moreover, in all sectors and areas of life of the capital.

- Obtaining a specialty is an important stage for every young person. All conditions have been created for this in Minsk. After receiving a diploma, a young person is necessarily given the first place of employment. College graduates are particularly sought after. Therefore, the tendency to increase the recruitment in them, the opening of new specialties will continue, said V. Kukharev.

The Chairman of the Minsk City Executive Committee spoke about various directions of development of Minsk. Thus, the city authorities pay great attention to health issues.

- Four new clinics were built last year. Many serious medical facilities are under reconstruction. They are equipped with modern diagnostic equipment, which allows to detect diseases in the early stages, to provide timely quality assistance to citizens. We are starting the construction of three flagship centers for emergency medical care, Kukharev said.

The Chairman of the Minsk City Executive Committee touched upon the development of the city's transport infrastructure, spoke about the prospects for the construction of the metro and sports facilities.

- We are building a center for extreme sports for young people. Many people are fond of skate, scooter, but it is not safe to do this in areas not adapted for training. It was decided to build a center where conditions for extreme sports will be created. The corresponding site will be located near the Minsk Arena. We plan to complete its construction in the first half of 2027. There you can fully engage in any time of the year, said V. Kukharev.

At the end of the meeting, the Chairman of the Minsk City Executive Committee answered questions from teachers and students. In particular, the guys asked about the support of young specialists in enterprises, the possibility of practicing at production.

- There are 67 thousand business entities in the city. These are organizations and enterprises of various forms of ownership. And that you will have your first job after graduation, you can not even doubt. Moreover, you will have the opportunity to choose, said V. Kukharev. - We are orienting the leadership of colleges and universities to ensure that children from the first years go to practice, get the necessary skills and skills. And came to work ready specialists. Today, colleges have specialized organizations that assist in practice-oriented training.

There was also a question from young teachers. They were interested in the prospects of obtaining rental housing.

- Its construction in Minsk will continue. We are starting the construction of a large residential area "Green Bor". This is 4 million square meters of new housing. Part of it is rented, and part is for large families, as well as for citizens who need to improve living conditions. In addition, we are implementing a program for the construction of hostels for the social sphere. This object is built on the street. Korzhenevsky, this year we will commission a hostel for 1,200 beds on the Dolginovsky tract. Three similar objects will appear in the Central district, said V. Kukharev.

He also noted that the construction of a hostel for non-resident students of colleges on the street. Lieutenant Kizhevatova.

Photo by Denis Kulagi