Sergeyenko sees preservation of vocational education as Belarus’ achievement

MINSK, Mar 25 (BelTA/APP): Belarus has preserved its system of vocational education, while other post-Soviet states are already feeling the severity of the problem, Chairman of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus Igor Sergeyenko said during a roundtable discussion at the Smilovichi State College, where the preparation of skilled workers for the country’s agro-industrial complex was touched upon.

“Our country has preserved the system of vocational education, while in other post-Soviet states the sharpness of the problem has already been felt,” Igor Sergeyenko said.

At the same time, the Belarusian president has repeatedly emphasized the need to radically improve training for the agro-industrial sector, focusing on modernized production, the speaker noted. “Today we see that working with new equipment is not easy. It requires certain knowledge and skills, which then form the professionalism of our future machine operators and future personnel,” he said.

Igor Sergeyenko pointed out that the location for the roundtable discussion was chosen deliberately. The practice of visiting enterprises and organizations where deputies previously worked continues. For example, before being elected to the House of Representatives, deputy Yuri Korsik headed the Smilovichi State College.

The second purpose of the visit was to get acquainted with the educational process, the material and technical base, and the upbringing of future specialists for the agro-industrial complex. Professional communication makes it possible to identify aspects that may need to be considered when adjusting legislation on these matters in the near future, taking into account the opinions of practitioners, local executive bodies, and heads of educational institutions.