Personnel for energy: Artem Korolev presented the strategy for the development of energy classes to the working group at the Ministry of Energy

Artem Korolev, Director of the Reliable Shift Foundation and founder of the International Engineering CASE-IN Championship, spoke at a meeting of the working group on the development of energy classes under the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation. The event, chaired by Deputy Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation Eduard Sheremettsev, brought together the heads of key ministries, industry companies and specialized universities.

To close the shortage of 300,000 fuel and energy engineers by 2030, systematic work is needed on early career guidance for schoolchildren. "Today, the base of the industry's personnel reserve is 843 energy classes with more than 20,000 students, but this is not enough, the effect of them is expected only after 2031," said Artem Korolev. – Therefore, it is important to actively involve students with engineering thinking in the personnel contour of the fuel and energy complex, developing not only the school, but also interaction with universities and enterprises."

The Energy Classes project already covers 41 fuel and energy companies, among the leaders in the number of students are GC Rosatom, PJSC NK Rosneft, PJSC Rosseti, PJSC Gazprom, PJSC RusHydro and JSC SO UES. The annual increase in energy classes is 14%. The director of the foundation said that companies use different formats: from extracurricular activities to full-fledged specialized classes with an integrated curriculum and a school-university-enterprise program.

Among the important results of the work carried out, the speaker named the updated standard of secondary general education introduced in September 2026, which establishes the concept of "engineering classes" at the federal level. In addition, a methodology for calculating the shortage of engineering personnel has been developed today for objective planning of personnel training. It is based on a comparison of the needs of fuel and energy companies and the volume of graduates from universities.

Artem Korolev stressed the importance of creating a unified methodological framework and digital platform for energy classes. "The platform will allow monitoring, sharing methodological materials, forming ratings of classes and regions, as well as organizing nationwide events. This will help identify the best students and replicate the successful experience of companies," he said.

In conclusion, Artem Korolev proposed to jointly hold mass contests and social events under the auspices of the Ministry of Energy. According to him, this will not only motivate schoolchildren, but also form the personnel reserve of the industry based on best practices.

It should be added that representatives of the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Labor of the Russian Federation, FSBI CSMS (Rosmolodezh), the Russian Society Znanie, PJSC Gazprom, PJSC NK Rosneft, JSC Concern Rosenergoatom, JSC Zarubezhneft, PJSC Inter RAO, PJSC ROSSETI, PJSC RusHydro, JSC SO UES, PJSC LUKOIL, PJSC Tatneft named after V.D. Shashin, PJSC Unipro, PJSC T Plus, LLC Siberian Generating Company, MKOOO EN+ HOLDING, JSC LOESK and Kazan State Energy University.