The first graduation of students of additional professional retraining programs implemented within the framework of the federal project «Digital Department» took place.
«Digital Departments» is a program of the federal project «Development of human resources in the IT industry» of the national program «Digital Economy of the Russian Federation». This is a joint project of the Ministry of Education and Science and the Ministry of Finance of Russia, which gives students the opportunity to get a new profession in the field of information technology.
Students of Stavropol State University, as participants of the federal program «Priority 2030», took advantage of the unique opportunity to receive additional education at the «Digital Department» during their studies in the main specialty. The students mastered digital competencies in the field of creating algorithms and programs suitable for practical use and in demand on the labor market. The training was conducted in three programs: «3D modeling and programming», «Programming and databases» and «Digital Marketing».
— Our students have already confidently stepped into the future, namely in IT technology in the agro-industrial complex. The digital department is what the entire higher school is striving for now. Education at the request of the employer. That is, additional competencies that allow you to become in demand on the labor market even during training, create IT products for specific requests, and not just work, but contribute to the development of the agro—industrial complex, and hence the economy,» said Vladimir Sitnikov, Rector of the SSAU.
In 10 months without interrupting the main classes, students mastered the programs, passed the assessment on the Innopolis University platform three times, additionally mastered two online courses from the HSE and TSU, passed the qualification exam, defending group projects. As a result of the training, 350 students from all faculties of the SSAU received a diploma of professional retraining with the assignment of one of 3 qualifications: programmer, digital marketing specialist, specialist in the production of simple products using additive technologies.
— The document that you received today is not only an assessment of your knowledge and success in mastering the profession. Upon graduation, you will not necessarily be engaged in programming, but the acquired competencies will help you better navigate information technologies and become more in demand in the labor market,» Olga Lisova, Director of the Institute of Additional Professional Education, Candidate of Economic Sciences, Professor, addressed the graduates.
