Representatives of IDGC of Centre – Smolenskenergo division conducted an event for vocational guidance for students of Vyazemsky Polytechnic Technical School and Vyazemsky Railway Technical School. More than 60 young people had a chance to learn about the profession of power engineers, what their daily work is, what tasks they face and what they need to know to become a representative of this profession.
During the conversation, the representatives of the HR department of the branch told the students about the activities of IDGC of Centre, the peculiarities of work in the electric power industry, the existing vacancies of working specialties. Particular attention was paid to the story of electrical and operating staff who, in all weather conditions, daily and around the clock fulfills the main task of ensuring uninterrupted power supply to the region’s consumers. They are electricians, masters, drivers of specialized vehicles, operators. Their speech was accompanied by a slide presentation, which demonstrated the characteristics of the main professions demanded in Smolenskenergo, a detailed photo report on the work of power engineers, a story about activities for young people. For example, the students learned that the employees have the opportunity to take part in the annual corporate competition "Club of merry and resourceful people", to attend the youth rally in the "School of Youth Staff Reserve", to participate in the summer and winter sports days of power engineers of the Smolensk region, to show their talents in a review-competition of amateur performances in various nominations.
The young people reacted with interest to the proposed topic and asked many questions about the specifics of the professions, the opportunities for training and further work at Smolenskenergo.
Similar career counselling activities, conducted in 2016, gave their results - 57 graduates of higher and secondary professional educational institutions of the region were employed in the branch during the year.
To attract the most worthy, talented and motivated graduates of universities and colleges, as well as to speed up the process of industrial adaptation of young specialists of the branch and keep young people by providing an individual approach to young professionals, a lot of activities are carried out in the branch. So, in 2016 two agreements were signed: "On Targeted Training in State Educational Establishment of Higher Professional Education in NRU "MPEI", and scholarships continue to be paid on previously concluded contracts to 15 students of NRU "MPEI" and 5 students of "Smolensk Polytechnic College".
In order to attract the worthiest graduates to work at Smolenskenergo in 2016 the labour season of students’ construction crews was held. 31 students of National Research Institute "Moscow Power Engineering University" in the city of Smolensk worked at the branch for one and a half summer months. The students took part in planned inspections of power lines, carrying out repairs at power facilities, taking readings of meters and other types of work. In addition, the branch received 185 students for the production practice.
In order to attract students to perform scientific and research work on the subject of electric grid facilities, a contest is held for the "Best scientific project among graduate qualification works of bachelors, specialists and masters in the field of electric power systems and grids". 2 masters and 5 bachelors in 2016 on its results were awarded with diplomas.
Together with heads of Distribution Zones, Open Doors Days and excursions are organized, the branch takes part in Job Fairs.