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Source: Government of the Russian Federation – Government of the Russian Federation –
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Competitive events of the All-Russian Professional Skills Championship Movement "Professionals" have begun in Russia's regions, opening the 2026 championship cycle.
Selection events are held at colleges, followed by regional competitions in the competencies of the Professionals Championship and the High-Tech Championship.
Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko noted that President Vladimir Putin has set the goal of creating an effective training system for priority economic sectors by 2030, based on forecasted demand. This is the goal of the "Professionalism" federal project within the "Youth and Children" national project, which is actively developing an ecosystem of professional skills championships. Last year, more than 7,600 employers across the country were involved in organizing the "Professionals" and "High-Tech" championships.
"In 2025, more than 1.13 million people participated in the Professionals movement's events. More than 28,000 winners and runners-up from last year received internship and employment offers at the country's leading companies. I wish the contestants of the new championship cycle confidence and remarkable victories! May your talents and skills become a solid foundation for our country's future achievements," said the Deputy Prime Minister.
The regional stage of the All-Russian Professional Skills Championship "Professionals" will run until February 28. Contestants will include schoolchildren aged 14 and over (juniors) and college and technical school students (main category). They will demonstrate their skills in the competencies most in demand by employers in their regions. The competition will be held at various venues, including on-site.
"The past year was truly momentous for the 'Professionals' movement. Over a million participants, 296 in-demand and innovative competencies, and the large-scale 'Professionals' championship finals, held in three cities. Behind these impressive figures lie the lives of thousands of young people who gained confidence and received internship and employment offers. The championships help align the training of college and technical school students with the needs of businesses: students master the exact skills that businesses need right now, and employers receive ready-made specialists. This is a precise alignment of education to the real needs of the economy, where every competitor knows their skills are in demand," noted Minister of Education Sergey Kravtsov.
The contestants who demonstrate the best results at the regional stage will represent their constituent entities of the Russian Federation at the final (interregional) stage, and the final events of the 2026 championship cycle will be the finals of the "Professionals" championship and the High-Tech Championship.
The All-Russian Professional Skills Championship Movement "Professionals" aims to support talented youth, strengthen human resources, and ensure Russia's technological sovereignty. It includes the "Professionals" Championship and the High-Tech Championship.
The "Professionals" Championship is the largest professional skills competition in Russia, focusing on the most in-demand and widely used competencies in line with the needs of the real economy.
The High-Tech Championship is a design bureau for new professions. Competitions are held in innovative competencies in demand in the context of high-tech production and the digital economy to ensure the achievement of technological sovereignty.
Both championships are held within the framework of the federal project "Professionalism" of the national project "Youth and Children".
The "Professionals" movement was organized with the support of the Ministry of Education. The federal operator is the Institute for the Development of Professional Education.
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