Translation. Region: Russian Federal
Source: Government of the Russian Federation – Government of the Russian Federation –
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Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko and Minister of Education Sergey Kravtsov spoke about the progress of the admissions campaign in secondary vocational education institutions (SVE).
The acceptance of documents to technical schools and colleges will last until August 15, but already now there is a significant increase in interest among applicants: by July 21, more than 1.7 million applications were submitted, which is 800 thousand more than last year for the same period.
"Training for blue-collar jobs is attracting more and more applicants, and college and technical school graduates are in demand by employers. The number of applications submitted has already increased by 800,000 compared to the same period last year. This is an important result that brings us closer to achieving the goal set by President Vladimir Putin – to train 1 million specialists and skilled workers by 2028," said Dmitry Chernyshenko.
For the third year, college admissions have been 1.2 million people, while six years ago they were 990 thousand people. Thus, today the contingent of secondary vocational education is 3.85 million students.
On the instructions of the Government, since 2025, applications to federal colleges have been submitted via the super service “Online University Admission”. In total, 722 federal higher education institutions implementing SPO programs, including branches, are connected to the super service.
To date, more than 263 thousand applications have been submitted through the super service.
"Already in the first 10 days of the admissions campaign, we have seen a twofold increase in the number of applications compared to last year. Such a growth in interest in SPO clearly confirms the demand for blue-collar jobs among young people and the successful implementation of the tasks set by the President of Russia. Each new SPO student is a future professional who will strengthen the key sectors of our country. The system of secondary vocational education today provides not just education, but sought-after skills, stability and opportunities for professional growth in strategically important sectors," noted Sergey Kravtsov.
The largest number of applications submitted for budget places are observed in Moscow and St. Petersburg, Krasnodar and Perm Krais, Tyumen, Moscow and Novosibirsk Oblasts, and the Republic of Bashkortostan.
The most popular programs among applicants are “Information Systems and Programming” (136 thousand), “Nursing” (104 thousand), “Jurisprudence” (80 thousand), “Tourism and Hospitality” (58 thousand), “General Medicine” (55 thousand), “Economics and Accounting (by Industry)” (39 thousand), “Maintenance and Repair of Motor Vehicles” (37 thousand), “Primary School Teaching” (36 thousand), “Law Enforcement” (35 thousand), “Design (by Industry)” (32 thousand), “Operational Activities in Logistics” (31 thousand), “Construction and Maintenance of Buildings and Structures” (31 thousand).
Earlier, the head of the Ministry of Education emphasized that during the 2025 admissions campaign, there has been a significant increase in interest in SPO. During a recent meeting on education held by Russian President Vladimir Putin, Sergei Kravtsov noted the growing popularity of engineering education among schoolchildren. According to him, school graduates are going into blue-collar jobs.
Let us recall that the admission campaign to secondary vocational education institutions started on June 20. Applicants can submit documents to more than 1,470 educational institutions in 86 regions of the country. In 2025, the secondary vocational education system turns 85 years old.
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