The Teachers of Russia Forum helped to present opportunities for schoolchildren in 8 cities

The year 2024 passed for the Reliable Change Foundation under the sign of close cooperation with the Teachers of Russia Forum.: innovations in education". During constructive dialogues with representatives of science, pedagogical practice and the parent community, 8 ambassadors and experts of the Foundation spoke about school educational projects aimed at popularizing engineering and technical education and training the future generation of specialists.

"Teachers of Russia: Innovations in Education is the largest licensed educational organization in terms of the number of registered users, with more than 300,000 teachers from 80 regions. The forum is aimed at the successful implementation of the state program of the Russian Federation "Development of Education until 2030", the national project "Education" extended until 2030, and the Concept for the development of preschool education for the period up to 2030.

"The ambassadors of the Reliable Shift Foundation told how, within the framework of the foundation's projects, schoolchildren can apply their interest in exact sciences, programming, design, and engineering.- comments the Director of the Teachers of Russia Forum Veronika Pidzhakova, - teachers and school leaders learned how to help children realize their talents, strengthen their skills in order to enroll in their chosen university and master the engineering specialties in demand today."

One of the key topics of the forum was the formation of a future Russian citizen who, with his breakthrough ideas, will be able to contribute to the development of the country, said the director of the Reliable Change Foundation Artem Korolev.

"We set the same goal at the Reliable Change Foundation, organizing projects and events for the comprehensive development of young people., - he noted. – We understand that the development of the leading areas of the economy today is impossible without the participation of ambitious young people with their own views on how to solve the key challenges of our time. The effectiveness of the use of advanced technologies, the introduction of scientific and technical developments, as well as the digital transformation of the industry will depend on today's schoolchildren in the future. We tried to convey this idea to teachers and school leaders at the regional Teachers of Russia forums and suggested that schools use all the fund's opportunities for career guidance and student development."

Meetings of the Foundation's ambassadors with participants and guests of the Teachers of Russia Forum  In 2024, they were held in eight cities: Yekaterinburg, Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod, Novosibirsk, Omsk, Samara, St. Petersburg, and Tyumen.

The teachers were addressed by multiple winners and prize-winners of the Reliable Change Foundation projects, members of the Hall of Fame and the CASE-IN International Engineering Championship Winners Club, as well as experts and mentors Gleb Nesterenko, Dmitry Pazderin, Gor Shushanyan, Nikita Maslennikov, Pavel Suslikov, Pavel Rysev, Evgeny Zhiltsov and Alexander Egorov.

"By joining forces with the largest industrial companies in Russia, the foundation's team has been creating opportunities for the professional and personal development of schoolchildren, students and young professionals since 2007, developing conditions for training a high-quality talent pool for the fuel and energy complex, the Moscow Energy Complex, the nuclear industry and related industries., - they noted. –  Despite their young age, schoolchildren traditionally demonstrate mature solutions beyond their years and offer balanced ideas."

Among the key projects is the International Engineering CASE-IN Championship with the support of the presidential platform "Russia - the land of Opportunities". Participants solve engineering cases, design technical devices or layouts, and create traditional or digital drawings on topics relevant to the industry.

"The school's CASE-IN Championship League teaches students how to work in a team, solve real-world problems, and help them choose their future specialty., " He told me Pavel Rysev, - The strongest participants receive additional USE points upon admission to bachelor's degree programs at one of the 108 partner universities of the championship in 55 regions and go to industry youth educational forums."

The specialized vocational guidance program for schoolchildren of the Reliable Shift Energy Group helps high school students decide on their future profession and prepare for the Unified State Exam, and after graduation, they can find a job at one of the leading energy companies.

According to Gleb Nesterenko, ehThat joint project of the Foundation and the System Operator has been educating highly qualified specialists from young and determined amateurs of engineering and technical fields for many years.: "The program is part of the continuous training system for the personnel reserve of the School–University – Enterprise System Operator, which provides training for specialists in the electric power industry and career guidance for schoolchildren. We can say that Energy Groups are the first stage in the system of training specialists for the electric power industry."

The speakers paid special attention to the new project of the organizing committee CASE-IN - educational circles aimed at developing engineering thinking of schoolchildren through familiarization with engineering cases.  This is an additional general development program based on schools and universities, which unites students in grades 5-11 who are interested in technical creativity and the basics of engineering. The classes in the circles are conducted by members of the Winners Club of the CASE-IN.

In the summer, high school students can take part in an industry shift. #Take a brighter look at the VDC "Eaglet" or at the School of the Young Power Engineer at the VDC "Smena" and get acquainted with energy, ecology and energy efficiency.

The forum participants got acquainted with the results of a survey among high school students conducted by the organizing committee of the CASE-IN.

Nikita Maslennikov He stressed that high school students are conscious about choosing their future profession and university.: "We found out that a large number of modern schoolchildren already have plans for their own future. Some of them have an idea not only of which university and in which direction they want to study after graduation, but also have their own preferences among employers."

The projects of the Reliable Shift Foundation open up great opportunities for students to get to know and master one of the professions, as well as a successful career start, the speakers summarized.  

"We highly appreciate the cooperation with the forum. «Teachers of Russia: innovations in education" and we will be glad to develop a partnership to share the capabilities of the Reliable Change Foundation with Russian teachers and schoolchildren in the coming 2025.", - Artem Korolev summed up the partnership.