Vocational Education Day (Young Worker Day) in Russia

Every country, every state on the planet requires specialists with a technical education. The presence of this group of highly qualified professionals will give real growth in the very near future, both economically and in the progress of innovative developments. Of course, an idea is the basis of all foundations, but technically competent people are needed to translate these very ideas into real life. Highly qualified personnel are “like air” needed in almost any industry of various industries. The lack of such specialists can become a real problem for the economic growth of any state. In Russia, at the level of the federal authorities, people have already become interested in solving this (rather complex) problem. After all, the demand for professionals with a technical education, who in the very near future will be able to work in high-tech industries, is growing every day. Based on this, we can safely assume that the authority of this kind of establishment is beginning to gradually revive. The very first institutions, the main goal of which was to provide students with vocational technical education, were theological schools. But this was only the first stage in the development of this kind of transfer of specialized knowledge in the Russian Empire. Already by the seventeenth century, in all major cities of the huge state, small (in terms of the number of students and the territory they occupied) commercial schools began to appear, in which law, navigation, accounting and many other basic sciences were taught on an ongoing basis. But this was not enough, because production in the country grew “by leaps and bounds.” Based on this, technical institutions began to be created to train specialists to work on complex equipment. In those distant times, such institutions were called: factory apprenticeship school and vocational school. After the collapse of the Empire and the emergence of the USSR, vocational schools (vocational schools) were created, which covered about 450 professions (the most in demand in production). Each student had the right to receive a scholarship, free meals and some benefits provided by the Soviet state. The peak demand for vocational schools came in 1981, when about 7,000 institutions operated in the country, where about 3.6 million students were trained. However, as soon as the Union collapsed, the popularity of this kind of schools (and the education that was given there) decreased sharply. It has simply become unprestigious for the vast majority of the country’s residents. After all, salaries were insignificant, and all state benefits instantly disappeared (were abolished). On this holiday (October 2), all distinguished students are awarded certificates of honor and gifts. Colorful ceremonial events are organized throughout the country, during which all teachers are congratulated. We also congratulate all the veterans who are directly related to vocational education, because it was with them that the history of the creation of this kind of institutions began. All public events are held in a solemn atmosphere with the participation of people significant to the institution. Often at holidays, heads of regions and regions give congratulatory speeches. After all, Russia simply vitally needs highly qualified personnel who, in the very near future, will lift the economy of a huge state “from its knees.”