NUCLEAR POWER IN BELARUS AND WORLDWIDE
In the implementation of standards and the requirements of the Worldskills movement there is a powerful potential for sustainable economic development, Belarus' Education Minister Igor Karpenko told the media on 4 October, BelTA has learned.
The minister met with national experts of the WorldSkills Belarus team in the Auto-Mechanical College named after academician M.S.Vysotsky. Igor Karpenko said that they not only possess competences in various professions, but also actively introduce them into the educational process in the system of vocational education and training. “Thus, we improve the education system taking into account global trends and national experience. In this there is a powerful potential for increasing labor productivity, promoting sustainable economic development. We not only participate in the WordlSkills movement, but also analyze everything that is taking place there, standards and requirements that are applied,” he stressed.
The role of WorldSkills national experts is important for the implementation of conceptual approaches to develop the education system in Belarus through 2020 and for a longer perspective through 2030. The set of measures discussed at the National Pedagogical Council in 2017 is gradually implemented. Some 47 resource centers have been set up in the country. They are fitted with modern equipment. Laboratory and practical classes are run there for students from different educational institutions.
In August, Kazan hosted the 45th WorldSkills International Professional Skills Championships. Belarus took part in the competitions for the third time to rank 15th in the overall standings. Under the guidance of national experts, the best teachers of educational institutions, the Belarusian participants won four medals. For the first time Belarus took part in Future Skills, the competitions among promising professions in demand in high-tech production and the digital economy, in "quantum technologies", "industrial design" and "building information modeling (BIM)".
Thanks to wide international cooperation the WorldSkills movement demonstrates the advantages and importance of professional training and education for young people and the economy, helps young professionals to improve their professional skills. Co-organizers and partners of the championships are the Education Ministry and Industry Ministry of Belarus, domestic and foreign manufacturers and suppliers of equipment, materials and tools.
