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On January 19, the strategic session "Vocational guidance of schoolchildren: new areas of work, problems and ways to solve them" was held at the Ogarev Mordovia StateUniversity. The directors of city schools, representatives of industrial enterprises and the university community took part in the event. The participants identified problem areas of career guidance and formed solutions for synchronizing career guidance work.

The session was attended by Mariya Russkikh, HR Head of "Optic fiber Systems" JSC (further OVS).

After the plenary meeting, the participants continued to work in project groups on the strategic session "Problems of improving the effectiveness of implementing career guidance activities with students: solutions and development prospects".

Mariya Russkikh shared her impressions: "The strategic session turned out to be as productive as possible. Within the framework of the project groups, work was carried out in four directions: schoolchildren, employers, universities, and parents. This allowed us to comprehensively study the issue of professional identification of the younger generation and develop effective approaches and tools for the implementation of career guidance activities."

An educational module was also included in the event, and participants of the strategic session received certificates of advanced training under the program "Process approach to career guidance management in educational organizations".

OVS is actively involved in the early career guidance process. For example, on the basis of the Institute of Science-based Technologies and New Materials (ISTNM) of the Ogarev Mordovia State University, in partnership with Optic fiber Systems JSC and the Ural Optical and Mechanical Plant, a photonics tournament is being held, within which students of grades 10-11 must solve the cases presented by the organizers. All participants of the tournament will receive additional points upon admission to the Ogarev Mordovia State University in the field of Photonics and Optoinformatics.

Also, the company regularly hosts career guidance excursions for schoolchildren within the framework of such programs as "Ticket to the Future", "Profnavigator" and others. As part of a specially designed excursion "Traveling at the speed of light: how optical fiber is made in Russia" students are told about the only fiber production in Russia, corporate culture, working conditions at the enterprise and career opportunities.

In close cooperation with the Ogarev Mordovia State University, OVS implements a program of targeted training. The contract on employer-sponsored education with "Optic Fiber Systems" JSC allows applicants not only to enter the university outside the general competition, but also the opportunity to complete an internship and a paid internship in the departments of the OVS, as well as to collect the necessary practice to prepare a graduate qualified job. After graduation, graduates are guaranteed to be employed in the company.

Reference

“Optic fiber Systems” JSC (www.rusfiber.ru) – is the first and the only Russian plant manufacturing optical fiber. The plant is situated in Saransk, Mordovia Republic. It was officially opened on 25 September 2015. The shareholders of the company are RUSNANO, Gazprombank and the Government of Mordovia Republic.

Optical fiber is the main component of optic cables for signal transmission in modern communication networks. Fiber is also used as a sensor for monitoring deformation, temperature, acoustics and other indicators.

"Optic fiber Systems" JSC produces telecommunication optical fibers of standards G652 and G 657 A1 including those with reduced diameter of 200 microns; provides services on optical fiber coloring and the application of ring marks "ringmarking". Optical fibers of new types such as G651 and G655 are being prepared for release. Products are certified in Russia and the quality is confirmed by "Rostelecom" PJSC, Russia's leading cable companies and foreign consumers.

According to the results of certification, optical fiber was approved for use on the networks of the largest Russian Telecom operators Rostelecom, MTS, MegaFon and others.

Manufacturing capacity of the plant is 4 mln kilometers of optical fiber per year.