The winners of the project “Intern of the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia” were included in the personnel reserve of the federal department
In 2023, declared by President Vladimir Putin the Year of the Teacher and Teacher, the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation is launching a pilot project for training the personnel reserve of the federal state civil service “Intern of the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia”. The implementation of this project was discussed at a press conference at the TASS news agency.
State Secretary – Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation Petr Kucherenko spoke about who and how can become an intern of the Russian Ministry of Education and Science. According to him, he took part in a pilot project of final-year students, and also became a graduate of the capital’s universities in 2022.
“Our project enables graduate students to understand what they want and whether they are ready to work in the public service. We built the project in such a way that the qualifying stages were held in parallel with the training and complemented it, and university graduates were distinguished by the individuality of students again and again,” Petr Kucherenko.
Based on the selection results, 30 winners will be invited to academic training and paid internships in ministries under the guidance of an experienced teacher. The most promising and capable participants fall into the personnel reserve of the Federal Office.
Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Protection of the Russian Federation Elena Mukhtiyarova noted that before the end of the year, changes will be made to develop the institution for assessing the professional level of the task of filling vacant civil service positions. In particular, special attention should be paid to highlighting the knowledge and skills to conduct research in the field of professional activity that will be carried out, paying special attention to the personnel services of federal departments.
“This will penetrate the project of the Ministry of Education and Science. We understand that attracting young people to the public civil service is a priority issue, while it is subtle and multifaceted. The technologies that are being returned by colleagues in the formation of a personnel reserve, in our opinion, are very promising. In fact, they should be at risk of employment of students upon graduation from the university,” said Elena Mukhtiyarova.
As the rector of the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation Stanislav Prokofiev noted, the Intern of the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia will be the first systematic project to attract young professionals to the civil service.
“It is very pleasant that the relevant Ministry took on the first mission. Almost a third of our graduates go to work either in the civil service or in local governments. There is a great interest in this project on the part of students, and students of our university are participating there,” said Stanislav Prokofiev.
By the launch of the project of the Department of Methodology and Evaluation of the platform “Russia – a Land of Opportunities”, an analysis was made of 11 basic professional competencies of graduate students from 9 Moscow universities, which are most focused on building a career in the civil service. Dmitry Guzhelya, Deputy General Director of the Russia — Land of Opportunity platform, shared the results of the study:
“If work has been done in the public service in terms of communications, information analysis, results, students have such skills well developed. When the project “Intern of the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia” will be replicated throughout Russia, it is important to pay attention to the qualifications that students need to improve and at the same time are valuable for civil servants of federal executive authorities and regional educational institutions. “Russia is a Land of Opportunities” interacts with the Ministry of Education and works on useful competencies in students during their selection.”
To date, about 400 students and graduates have applied to participate. For a quality project, you must register before December 31 Website “Intern of the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia” and general information about yourself. As a selection bonus, you will receive letters of recommendation from the university, confirmation of participation in conferences, publications in scientific journals.
From January to March 2023, candidates are tested in knowledge of the Russian language, history, sent about the public civil service and opposing public service; performance of profile case-tasks depending on the real problem situation; provide a video portfolio and take part in the business game “Personnel Laboratory”.
The winners of the project will wait on March 9-10, 2023. For 4.5 months, they undergo training and internships in nine Departments of the Russian Ministry of Education and Science. And in September, the interns pass certification, the best of them will get into the personnel reserve of the ministry.