In particular, instructions to the Government concern territorial planning and restructuring the network of federal state higher education institutions for training engineering and technical staff, based on the need for corresponding personnel at locations where major employers operate, and ensuring employment for their graduates in accordance with their training.
The instructions also concern training and improving qualifications for instructors at educational institutions that train workers in engineering, technology and technical sciences, and methods for calculating medium- and long-term needs for engineering and technical staff in Russia’s regions, sectors of the economy and major employers.
Individual instructions have been given to the Education and Science Ministry. In particular, they concern implementing federal national educational standards for engineering, technology and technical sciences, developing corresponding educational programmes, and inviting expert practitioners and young researchers to teach.