Students of the Department of T&PM represented the University in the educational Olympiad of a new format for students of different specialties “I am a Professional”. The Olympiad is one of the flagship projects of the presidential platform “Russia - the country of opportunities”. Our students participated in the category “Bachelor” in the areas of “Tourism” and “Personnel Management”, and became winners and prize-winners of the Olympiad!
Within the framework of the project “I am a Professional”, the Department of T&PM organized a set of events which were attended by representatives of the tourism business, the service sector, teachers of the department and students.
For students, meetings with employers were organized (Center for Outdoor Activities “Letuchii korabl'”, “Center for tourism development of the Kirov region”, “Center for children and youth tourism and excursions”, “Vesta” LLC).
In self-isolation mode, the Department actively used various communication channels to organize the events planned within the framework of the project (Zoom, MS Teams).
Anna Ustsova, Ambassador of the Personnel management direction, held a series of group and individual meetings with students on HR Analytics, Labor Market Trends 2020 and Conclusion of a Fixed-Term Employment Agreement, Legal Aspects and Judicial Practice.
Andrey Korolev, Candidate of Geographical Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of Tourism of the Perm State National Research University, four-time champion of Russia in sports tourism, told the students about the expedition project “Poles of Inaccessibility of the Earth” and about the peculiarities of organizing complex expeditions to Greenland, the Andes, Alaska, Nepal, Antarctica, Chukotka and Putorana plateau.
Konyshev Evgeniy, the head of the educational program for tourism, shared his experience in organizing scientific research during the trip “Along the Yenisei to the Putorana plateau”.
The final event within the framework of the “I am a Professional” project was the participation of the Department T&PM representatives as members of the Expert Council and the working group in the regional stage of the All-Russian competition of professional skills of tourism workers “Best by profession in the tourism industry”.
A lot of interesting work has been done, the results have been summed up, goals have been set. At the end of the Project, the work on improving professional skills does not end! The Department of T&PM is preparing to participate in new interesting projects!