The Government of the Russian Federation has been instructed to ensure that amendments are made to legislation concerning, in particular, the monitoring of the labour market structure, workforce turnover, and the incorporation of this data into the forecast of the Russian economy’s personnel needs for a seven-year period.
The Government of the Russian Federation has also been instructed to finalise the draft strategy for the development of education until 2036, based on the necessity of prioritising the principles of lifelong learning and revising approaches to the organisation of educational activities in the context of accelerated implementation of new information and artificial intelligence technologies.
The instructions to the Government of the Russian Federation also include measures to improve the employment level of citizens seeking (or changing) jobs; to enable the formation of digital career portfolios for citizens upon request on the Unified Digital Platform for Employment and Labour Relations, Work in Russia; to organise advanced training in information technologies and artificial intelligence for teaching staff; to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the system of additional vocational education to assess its alignment with the objectives of ensuring Russia’s technological leadership and enhancing the efficiency of this system; and to provide state support for the creation of new, and the further development of existing, advanced engineering schools.
A number of instructions to the Government of the Russian Federation involve the participation of the Presidential National Council for Professional Qualifications, the Movement of the First nationwide movement of children and youth, the Russian Znaniye Society, the Agency for Strategic Initiatives, the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, the Russian Tripartite Commission for the Regulation of Social and Labour Relations, and nationwide associations of trade unions and employers in their implementation.
The Government of the Russian Federation, in collaboration with the Russia – Land of Opportunities non-profit organisation, the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, and the Foundation for the Development of the Centre for the Research and Commercialisation of New Technologies, has been instructed to ensure the implementation of an educational programme for training teams of specialists to develop and deploy projects for Russia’s technological leadership, including ensuring the necessary funding for this programme.
Additionally, a number of instructions pertain to organising annual assessments of the performance of vocational education institutions and higher education institutions that have shown the poorest results in national rankings, as well as updating their development programmes or making decisions on their restructuring.
The instructions to the Government of the Russian Federation, in collaboration with regional executive authorities, include the annual formulation of forecasted economic indicators required for preparing the forecast of the economy’s personnel needs; improving the system of vocational guidance for students to enhance the employment level of graduates from secondary vocational and higher education institutions; and increasing the cost standards for training in professions and specialties of secondary vocational education, as well as fields of study and specialties in higher education, that align with the objectives of ensuring Russia’s technological leadership.
The Government of the Russian Federation has been instructed to develop a strategy for personnel provision in economic sectors and the social sphere, as well as for adapting the labour market to technological changes, until 2036 in collaboration with the State Council Commission on Human Resources, other relevant State Council commissions, Rosatom, Roscosmos, and Rostec state corporations, and with the participation of Sberbank of Russia, the Presidential National Council for Professional Qualifications, and the Agency for Strategic Initiatives.
The Government of the Russian Federation, in collaboration with the State Council Commission on the Data Economy, has been instructed to ensure that amendments are made to federal state educational standards for higher education and professional standards, incorporating competencies for the use of artificial intelligence technologies while adhering to safety requirements and ethical norms in professional activities. It has also been instructed to develop, with the participation of employers, advanced training programmes for the use of artificial intelligence technologies in various economic and social sectors. Additionally, the Government is to approve a concept for enhancing the digital literacy level of the population of all ages, ensuring training in information security skills, and identifying and disseminating best regional practices in this area.
The Ministry of Education, in collaboration with the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, has been instructed to consider including in school Olympiad programmes and other intellectual competitions events aimed at developing teamwork skills among students and featuring interdisciplinary tasks related to national projects for ensuring Russia’s technological leadership.
The Ministry of Agriculture has been instructed to submit proposals for awarding state decorations to agricultural workers who have made significant contributions to the development of the agro-industrial complex, improving agricultural production efficiency, and achieving high production and economic indicators in 2025.
Senior officials of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation are recommended, in particular, to utilise the experience of the Talent and Success Educational Foundation in integrating education, technology, science, and production when forming regional education systems.
Sberbank of Russia, in collaboration with the Russia – Land of Opportunities non-profit organisation, the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, and with the participation of the Government of the Russian Federation and the Presidential Executive Office, is recommended to organise training for executive officials of federal state bodies and officials of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation responsible for coordinating work on personnel provision in the economy and social sphere, as well as for adapting the labour market to technological changes, focusing on the impact of such changes on economic sectors and the labour market.