WPC delegate on the importance of common decisions and responsibility for results

Delegate of the VII All-Belarusian People’s Assembly Stanislav Semenov is currently acting as head of the Department of Ideological and Information Work of Gomselmash. And began his career as a young specialist in one of the workshops of the enterprise.

To the factory entrance Stanislav led the choice made in the ninth grade:

- He talked to a neighbor who was a little older, and he said that he was studying at the Gomel Mechanical Engineering College, specializing in “technical operation of technological equipment and robotics in automated production.” I loved it, it sounded so cool! And the more he told me, the more interesting I became. I started looking for information on the Internet, reading about machines and everything else. I went to the same college and never regretted it.

Stanislav made another correct choice in the distribution - in favor of Gomselmash, where during his studies he held a production practice. Working in the shop of maintenance and repair of machines, he gradually received the seventh (out of eight possible) category of adjuster. And in 2025, he headed the Bureau of Adaptation and Career Promotion of Youth created at the enterprise and was elected a delegate of the seventh convocation. Even in the period of preparation for the meeting, Stanislav Semenov took the opportunity to make proposals through the electronic portal:

- They related to the issues of assistance to young specialists – their adaptation in the team, the appointment of mentors, and the provision of other assistance. Firstly, I was already engaged in this topic, and secondly, I vividly remembered how I started my work and what difficulties I experienced. Thirdly, it was delegated from BRSM. All the stars are aligned.

The meeting itself was remembered for its special energy and atmosphere. First of all, thanks to the wide representation, which allowed to express interests and convey proposals from all sectors of society. The most striking emotion, Stanislav recalls, was the feeling of satisfaction when reading the approved Program of Social and Economic Development of Belarus for 2026-2030. In the chapter devoted to the development of human potential, one of the prescribed tasks is “the development of the institution of mentoring, including both professional assistance to young specialists and assistance in their socialization in the workforce and in the place of residence.”.

Stanislav Semenov dedicates in the context of a deeply studied topic:

- The Institute of mentoring, especially in production, has proven itself in the USSR. However, after its collapse, this practice came to naught, and there were no uniform standards regulating regulations in Belarus. It is gratifying that it was at Gomselmash that positive experience began to be revived, the first to create an adaptation and career promotion bureau for young people. We have already been approached by other enterprises with requests to tell us what this form of support and training of young personnel is and how it works. Of course, we are happy to share our experience and continue to improve this model.

Another example of the implementation of the theses approved at the meeting of the WPC, the delegate calls a large-scale modernization campaign, which continues at the enterprises of the Gomselmash holding. Outdated equipment is replaced by modern multifunctional machines with software control, capacity is increased, costs are reduced, and the production of high-tech innovative products oriented towards export is being established.

Stanislav Semenov is convinced that the main function of the All-Belarusian People’s Assembly is laid in its basis:

- This, of course, is a simple and understandable principle of democracy. All strategic decisions, directions of social and economic development, the vector of movement of Belarus are taken by the whole country together. And the responsibility for the quality of implementation of these decisions, the implementation of ideas and the achievement of high results also lies with all of us. How we cope depends on our common future.

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