One of the promising directions for the implementation of the state personnel policy is the development of the National Qualifications System (NQS) in the region. As part of the implementation of the state personnel policy and in accordance with the Federal Law “On the independent assessment of qualifications” dated 03.07.2016 No. 238-FZ, the leading companies of various industries and trade pay special attention to the development of an independent NQS in the region, contributes to the provision of industries highly qualified personnel, contributes to the development of personnel competencies, optimization of business processes, helps to more dynamically enter the next phase of the new technological order.
The automotive industry has always been a leader in the implementation of innovative solutions in production and business processes, so it was one of the first to actively participate in the implementation of professional standards in industry enterprises and shares its practice with representatives of other industries on the examples of successful projects.
On October 28, 2020, to prepare a study "Research of the current and development needs in the automotive industry" within the framework of the international Russian-Finnish project Race4Scale, Union "Autoprom North-West" held webinar "National Qualification System. The practice of introducing professional standards". The event opened a series of webinars on the formation of NQS in the region and was held for cluster members and the business community in online and offline formats with the support of ETU "LETI", the Cluster Development Centre (Technopark of St. Petersburg JSC).
Deputy Chairman of the Saint-Petersburg Committee for Labour and Employment Petr Tishchenko made a welcoming speech and an address to the webinar participants, who noted the relevance and timeliness of the issues under consideration. In modern conditions, the quality of assessing the qualifications of specialists plays an important role in the formation of supply in the labor market. Petr Tishchenko stressed the need to synchronize educational and professional standards and support activities in this direction from the Committee.
Alexey Perevertaylo, Head of the Department for qualifications assessment and the program quality of the National Qualifications Development Agency (NARK), spoke about the NQS as a tool for matching supply and demand for qualifications. In the speech, the organizational structure, the principle of formation and the main tools of the NQS were considered. It was noted that the independent assessment of qualifications is one of the main tools of the NQS. At the moment, about 80 thousand people have passed it, the infrastructure is actively developing - more than 1,500 sites have been created for conducting professional exams. The Russian qualifications system is under development, 39 sectoral councils have been created, about 1,300 professional standards have been registered, which cover 70% of the current qualifications.
ETU "LETI" (participant of the Race4Scale project) has an extensive practice of conducting professional exams as part of an independent assessment of qualifications at the examination center, which has been operating since 2017 of the Council for Professional Qualifications (CPQ) in the Nanoindustry. The obtained practical experience allows us to speak about the existence of a methodology for constructing the elements of the NQS: Qualification Assessment Centers, examination centers and sites for conducting an independent assessment of qualifications based on regional and sectoral approaches, said Boris Komarov, head of the working group for the development of qualifications of the industrial cluster " Autoprom North-West ", member of the Council for professional qualifications in the automotive industry (CPQA).
The webinar paid particular attention to the effectiveness of the application of professional standards. Mikheeva Svetlana, Director of the Personnel Development Department of KAMAZ PTC, Head of the Committee for the independent assessment of qualifications in automotive industry (CPQA), shared the practice of creating the Council for professional qualifications in the automotive industry (CPQA) and developing industry standards. She spoke about the activities of the Council, the practical aspects of interaction with educational organizations, the experience of creating Qualification Assessment Centers and the implementation of international projects for the recognition of professional qualifications.
Director of the Cluster Development Centre (Technopark of St. Petersburg JSC) Marina Zinina expressed the Technopark's readiness to provide comprehensive assistance in coordinating the activities of professional communities, clusters and city enterprises interested in developing human resources and raising the level of qualifications of employees, optimizing business processes and updating professional standards.
A series of webinars dedicated to the development of the NQS will be of interest to all participants in industry business communities. Based on the example of successful projects in the automotive industry and the organization of an approach to the implementation and development of a system of professional standards, each member of the cluster community will be able to successfully apply the tools of the National Qualifications System to ensure the effective development of the human resources of a particular enterprise or organization. The introduction of elements of the qualification system will allow to more dynamically introduce new technologies, optimize the personnel structure, reduce the costs of the company's personnel and at the same time implement the processes of developing additional competencies among employees, as well as increase the motivational component for the company's personnel.
The results of the webinar will be included in the Race4Scale project research (WP1).
We invite you to take part in the next webinar on building the NQS in the region, which is planned to be held on December 17, 2020 from 10:00 to 11:30 (Moscow time) and will be devoted to the practical aspects of applying professional standards in organizations, opportunities for participants in the regional business community on connection to existing programs and projects, current measures of state support.
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