At the end of July, the managing director of the KNAUF CIS group Janis Kralis and the chairman of the board of trustees of the NOU DPO "Educational center for vocational training of workers in the construction complex of the nuclear industry" Viktor Opekunov signed a cooperation agreement.
The purpose of the agreement is to develop cooperation in the direction of improving the quality of training in construction specialties, the development of professional standards and the popularization of modern building materials and technologies.
Within the framework of the agreement, it is planned to carry out a wide range of activities. So to discuss the current situation and search for ways to solve urgent problems in the field of construction education on a regular basis, it is planned to hold joint conferences, seminars, meetings and round tables. To improve the quality of training on the basis of two training centers, courses will be held for working personnel, foremen of production sites, foremen and designers, moreover, for a better organization of the process, it is planned to develop and prepare educational and methodological materials.
A separate block of events is devoted to the development of professional standards for construction professions and their implementation in the process of assessing the qualifications of workers. As part of this activity, it is planned to conduct pre-certification training of personnel for the procedures of an independent assessment of qualifications and provide employees with the necessary information on the rules and procedures for an independent assessment.
It is planned to involve state authorities, local self-government bodies, public organizations and educational institutions working in the construction and nuclear industry to participate in joint projects of KNAUF and Rosatom, implemented under the agreement.
The signed agreement consolidates the already established relationship between the training centers of the two companies. For the first time, KNAUF was involved in the training of students of construction teams for the nuclear industry at the beginning of 2015 - KNAUF specialists taught plastering craftsmen, who were then sent to the construction of Rosatom infrastructure facilities.
In 2015, KNAUF also took part in the preparation and holding of the annual competition "The Best in Profession in the Nuclear Industry Capital Construction Complex."
In 2016, the training modules of Knauf were included in the programs of the training center of the LEU DPO "UCPR", created by the SRO NP "SOYUZATOMSTROY" together with the State Corporation "Rosatom". Also this year, more than forty MGSU students who are involved in the construction of Rosatom facilities within the framework of the initiative "Russian student teams" have been trained in plastering on the basis of KNAUF centers.
The closest joint project of the two companies is the IV Annual Professional Skills Competition "The Best in Profession in the Nuclear Industry Capital Construction Complex." It will be held from 8 to 10 August, and Knauf is actively involved in its preparation.
In his welcoming speech on the occasion of the signing of the agreement, the manager of the KNAUF CIS group, Janis Kralis, thanked the management of the NOU DPO UCPR for choosing Knauf as a partner. He welcomed the expansion of cooperation and highlighted plans for cooperation in the development of professional standards for the construction professions, in the development and implementation of measures for the independent assessment of the qualifications of specialists and joint actions to promote modern construction finishing technologies.
Janis Kraulis: “We know with what high responsibility the builders who work on the creation of Rosatom facilities, regardless of their purpose, approach all aspects of their work. And we are honored that our cooperation is expanding in such an important area as educational projects."
In turn, Viktor Opekunov expressed the hope that the agreement will open up additional opportunities for the development of the personnel training system for the nuclear industry, give impetus to the development of new areas of activity of the LEU DPO UCPR, the implementation of which is possible only within the framework of bilateral cooperation between the training centers of the SRO NP SOYUZATOMSTROY And KNAUF.
The Knauf Group is an international company that has been carrying out investment activities in Russia and the CIS countries since 1993. Today the KNAUF group is one of the world's largest manufacturers of building finishing materials.
