Participants in the event included Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova, Minister of Labour and Social Protection Anton Kotyakov, Minister of Healthcare Mikhail Murashko, senior officials from the Presidential Directorate for the Formation and Activities of the State Council, representatives of the Federation Council and the State Duma, as well as the regions and civil society groups.
The agenda included a review of key trends in the labour market and the implementation of the toolkit provided by the Human Resources national project; mechanisms for offering targeted enrolment opportunities for vocational-level medical degrees as well as monitoring the employment and professional activities of graduates from vocational medical colleges; the legal framework for personnel training; the introduction of mechanisms for connecting students with prospective employers, taking into account the needs of their respective regional economies in terms of achieving technological leadership; the role of employers in compiling quality forecasts regarding human resources; staffing for the fuel and energy sector; enabling qualified friendly-minded relocators from unfriendly countries to integrate into the Russian labour market.
In her remarks, Tatyana Golikova stressed that the new national project includes projections of future labour needs for the economy.
“The forecast revealed several structural conflicts. For the second year, we are preparing a new forecast, but this time it will cover a seven-year period and include not only the time it takes for a student to obtain a vocational training degree, but also to graduate from a higher education institution. It shows us what kind of professions we need. At the same time, we are drafting an additional forecast that will offer a deeper insight into the topic of training personnel for the leading technology sectors. As of today, we have received applications from 773 enterprises from 70 regions,” Tatyana Golikova pointed out.
Anton Kotyakov said that the employment rate has reached its maximum level in Russia, and has been growing for almost all age groups, while the employment for those aged 30 to 39 and those aged 40 to 49 has reached its peak. At the same time, there are more young people, which is why the Human Resources national project pays special attention to the younger generation.
The commission carried out a survey among the regions ahead of its meeting on the topic of human resources needs. It revealed that the regions are experiencing the most significant labour shortages in the healthcare sector.
Mikhail Murashko presented a system for offering targeted enrolment opportunities at vocational medical colleges. He said that having the student, the chief doctor of a healthcare institution and the college sign a trilateral contract is an effective mechanism for ensuring that graduates from vocational medical colleges secure employment. Offering special social benefits to medical workers and regional support measures have also proven their worth, including providing housing to medical workers and compensating housing expenses. The national project also offered effective tools for encouraging people to work in the healthcare sector.
Chair of the Human Resources Commission, Governor of the Kaluga Region Vladislav Shapsha noted that regions across the country must use all the effective tools at their disposal for attracting specialists into the key sectors of their economies, including forecasting, career guidance and working with employers, offering targeted enrolment and educational opportunities and scholarships, regional practices, as well as attracting qualified foreign specialists from outside of the former USSR.
There were relocators from the United States, Canada and France at the meeting. They came to Russia as per Presidential Executive Order No 702 dated August 19, 2024, On Providing Humanitarian Assistance to Persons Who Share Traditional Russian Spiritual and Moral Values. During the meeting, they said that the values they share with Russia were the main reason which prompted them to relocate to Russia.
In his comments on the meeting’s agenda, Presidential Aide and State Council Secretary Alexei Dyumin said that Russia will not be able to achieve its goals regarding its technological leadership without overcoming the labour shortages it faces. The commission’s mission consists of bringing together all the proposals on ways of addressing labour shortages and devising new strategic solutions to be submitted for review by a State Council meeting, Alexei Dyumin pointed out.
