In the Tambov region will train veterinarians from school

The head of the region, Evgeny Pervyshov, discussed with the executive director of the Veta network, Vladimir Sgibnev, how to solve the problem of a shortage of veterinary personnel. The topic was raised at a meeting with the business: the businessman drew attention to the acute lack of specialists in pets in the region. This narrow direction requires both theory and practice, so you need to familiarize yourself with the profession as soon as possible.

Pervyshov noted that the agro-industrial complex of the region is actively developing, but the personnel issue remains complex. In veterinary services, many employees are already of retirement or pre-retirement age, so young specialists need to be prepared in advance.

Now veterinarians graduate agrarian-technological college, agrarian-industrial college, Zherdevsky College of Sugar Industry and Michurinsky GAU. The Ministry of Education of the region is ready to develop the direction together with Veta. The company already participates in the Agroperspective68 cluster: its employees help to compile programs, take students to practice and can mentor schoolchildren.

At the same time, the ministry clarified that agricultural classes with federal support are focused primarily on agricultural enterprises. To work with pets, a different format is needed – through natural science classes and a partnership of schools, businesses and universities. This year, three such classes opened at the new school in Bokino. There is an established interaction with the Veta clinic for practical classes, so that schoolchildren will get acquainted with veterinary medicine through real tasks.

According to Pervyshov, the shortage of personnel can be overcome only by joint efforts of the government, business and education. In the future, other schools may join the project - the Strelets school, the branch of the Komsomol school in Seleznevskoye, Tsnin schools No. 1 and No. 2, as well as the Pokrovo-Suburban school are considered. The head of the region also noted that it is important to simultaneously give young people interesting work in a small homeland and train specialists for specific areas of the economy.