
The head of the Ministry of Education spoke at the awards ceremony for directors of colleges and technical schools
The head of the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation, Sergei Kravtsov, called the Russian system of secondary vocational education one of the best in the world at the awards ceremony for directors in Moscow.
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The statement was made within the framework of the Forum of Class Teachers in Moscow when awarding directors of secondary vocational education organizations.
MOSCOW, October 2 - RIA Novosti. The Russian system of secondary vocational education is one of the best in the world; everyone who enters a college or technical school has opportunities for self-realization, said the head of the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation, Sergei Kravtsov.
An award ceremony for directors of educational institutions of secondary vocational education took place in Moscow as part of the Forum of Class Teachers.
“We are proud of our vocational education system. It is one of the best in the world. Indeed, the flagship project “Professionality” is an incentive for the development of the entire system of secondary vocational education,” Kravtsov said at the ceremony.
According to the minister, today schoolchildren want to receive in-demand working specialties and a good level of wages after graduating from college.
“Our system is developing and provides an opportunity for self-realization for everyone who enters a college or technical school,” noted Kravtsov.

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