The Finals of the Professional Skills Championship "Professionals"

The final of the Championship in three thematic blocks of competencies is held in Nizhny Novgorod, Kaluga and St. Petersburg. In 2025, competitions in Nizhny Novgorod were held from May 25 to May 30 in innovative and creative competencies. Events in Kaluga on industrial competencies will be held from August 25 to 30, and in St. Petersburg from November 29 to December 4 in the competencies of education, service, production and engineering technologies.

The final of the Professional Skills Championship "Professionals" in Kaluga will begin very soon!

More than 8 thousand people will take part in it. Competitions will be held in 22 industrial competencies.

The opening ceremony will take place on August 25. The competition will be held from August 26 to 29. The results will be summed up on August 30 at the closing ceremony.

The business program - the Free Vocational Education Forum - will begin on August 25. The Forum will be opened by the plenary session "Secondary vocational education system is the locomotive of the country's economy". What will happen next? Four busy days - discussions, project sessions, master classes on six thematic tracks.

The agenda includes the most pressing issues:

- formation of the country's technological sovereignty,

– advanced solutions in the field of content and quality of secondary vocational education,

– strengthening human resources,

– development of international projects.

To become a participant in the business program, do not forget to register: https://prof2025.ru/.

What else awaits the guests of the Final?

Guests of the Championship can take part in various events of the exhibition and career guidance programs:

• The exhibition area will allow you to learn more about the key partner enterprises of the Championship movement and the achievements of the secondary vocational education system.
• As part of career guidance events, everyone will be able to try themselves in various professions.

Competitors

TVET students – who are the winners or medalists of the regional Championships of Professional Excellence in a particular skill.

School students – students of Russian schools aged 14 and older who are the winners or medalists of the regional Championships of Professional Excellence in a particular skill.

Young enterprise specialists – at the age under 35 working in the related to a particular skill field of industry.

Representatives of foreign countries:

– students of TVET institutions aged 16 and older;

– young industry specialists at the age under 35 working in the field similar to a particular skill.

All visitors to the Championship final stage are given the opportunity to:

• "Immerse" in various professions through interactive formats of short professional trials that will allow to try hand as a professional in more than 30 areas;
• get acquainted with the best professional training venues in St. Petersburg;
• visit the leading Russian companies and study the best production, processing, maintenance and service technologies in various areas of economy;
• take a glance on the latest technologies demonstrated at the stands of the exhibition programme.

Competition documentation