I. Metshin assessed the work of the Center of Competence WorldSkills at the Kazan Trade and Economic College

(KZN.RU, January 30, Alena Miroshnichenko). Ilsur Metshin, the Mayor of Kazan, assessed the work of one of the specialized WorldSkills centers of competence, located in Kazan Trade and Economic College. Experts in the areas of “Restaurant service”, “Hairdressing” and “Photography” are prepared there to the WorldSkills Championship.

Ilsur Metshin inspected the student restaurant training ground, the cooking technology laboratory, the training bar and restaurant. The Mayor of Kazan said about the willingness to help Kazan students to prepare more carefully and perform successfully at WorldSkills, at the last Business Monday. “We will definitely visit specialized centers of competence. We will talk to curators, coaches, future participants. We will discuss what else can be done so that in the remaining time they can raise the level of their skill. We will definitely help them in this”, said I. Metshin.

Speaking with students, members of the national team, winners of WorldSkills championships of past years, the head of the city asked what the future participants of the world championship lacked in order to win the competitions. Anna Zlygosteva, a last year’s silver medalist at the WorldSkills Young Professionals Championship in the “Culinary Art”, noted that she and her teammates are fully provided with training places and supplies. Aisylu Nurutdinova, the winner of the last year’s competition in the field of “Restaurant Service”, said that the most difficult was stressful situations and psychological pressure. Another obstacle may be lack of English knowledge, according to Timur Kayumov, a student and a future bartender.

“Children need to undergo psychological training, analyze stressful situations, understand how to behave, how to control themselves. You can learn this as well as cooking. Everyone has their own weaknesses. The individual work is needed here”, marked I. Metshin. He instructed Ildar Shakirov, the deputy head of the Executive Committee in charge of transport, economic development and trade, to create conditions to help children show the best result, including pass psychological trainings, as well as improve their English. The most important training point, according to Ilsur Metshin, should be an internship for children in the best institutions in the world.

“Certainly, each world championship brings the city and the region to another level in terms of infrastructure and heritage. But it is important that due to this championship, the credibility of the working professions is increased. Everyone wants to be bankers or managers. Another thing is to go your own way, gain experience, become the best in your profession, enjoy work and, of course, have a decent income. We wish you success and support you”, the Mayor assured the young specialists.

Speaking about the level of training of students of the technical school, Rima Mukhameshina, the general director of the Kazan Department of Food and Supply, said: “They are our best personnel reserve”. Thus, young professionals of KTEC won 3 medals at the Russian competitions in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk,: two gold medals in the competence of “Restaurant service” and a silver one in the “Culinary Art”.

The Trade and Economic College prepares experts in the field of catering and services. 1200 students study here. Razia Savchenko, the director, explained that initially, the college prepared experts in the confectionery and chef competences to participate in WorldSkills. But later, the range of skills formed in the educational institution expanded. In addition, since 2016, national teams of the Russian Federation on the competencies of “Restaurant service”, “Hairdressing” and “Administration of hotels” are trained on the basis of the college. The national team at the national stage of the championship will include 14 college students, and 4 people will be part of the Russian national team for the world championship from the college.

The championship WorldSkills 2019 will be held in Kazan from 22 to 27 of August. Young professionals from 60 countries of the world will take part in 56 competencies. The Kazan Executive Committee has five competencies in the championship: floristry, confectionery and chef business, restaurant service, and hairdressing. From 20 to 24 of May, the capital of the RT will host the final of the VII National WorldSkills Championship.

The Mayor was also accompanied by Sergey Mironov, the head of the Kirovsky and Moskovsky districts’ administration, and Artur Valiakhmetov the chairman of the Committee of Economic Development.