February 13, 2019, BIST participated in yet another webinar with coordinators and participants of the Torino process. Online we discussed our progress working on the project with the representatives of Tver’ State University, Almetyevsk State Oil Institute and other colleagues from Izhevsk and Belgorod. Franca Crestani, the coorditnator of the Torino process in Russia, answered all the participats’ questions.

On February 4, the International Forum “The Future of the Work: Decent Work for All” began its work in Ufa. It was symbolic to hold it at this location. On March 20, 1919, when the government signed an agreement on the creation of an autonomy in Bashkortostan, at about the same time in Paris, nations were discussing the rights of workers. Subsequently, governed by the Versailles Peace Treaty, the International Labor Organization was created. This year, ILO, together with the Republic of Bashkortostan, celebrates its 100th anniversary. Our Academy of Labor and Social Relations marks the same anniversary: ​​On April 1, 1919, the Instructor School of the All-Russian Central Council of Trade Unions was opened. In May of the same year the first graduation of the first trade union educational institution of Russia took place, with the first graduating class of 90 students.

On January 31, several Russian regions discussed the implementation and data collection process of Torino Process during a webinar.

Tanzilya Nigmatullina, Head of UNEVOC Center, Coordinator of the Torino Process in the Republic of Bashkortostan, spoke about the activities carried out by the university: first of all, it is a detailed study of the state of vocational education and training (VET) in the region, identifying problems and ways to solve them, seeking out best practices and effective technologies. There are many indicators, which cover all areas of VET, and they will take considerable time to identify, analyze and summarize. Many stakeholders will be involved in this work – the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Bashkortostan, the Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Protection of the Republic of Bashkortostan, heads of colleges and technical schools.

On November 27, 2018, in Moscow in the Headquarters of the European Union in the Russian Federation, a seminar entitled “A New Stage of the Torino Process 2018-2020 in Russia” was held. Among the guests were Tanzilya Nigmatullina, a Coordinator of this project in the Republic of Bashkortostan, head of the UNEVOC center; Olga Khoroshavtseva, deputy director for educational and disciplinary work, and Rakhil Velts, head of the department of humanitarian disciplines and the labor union movement.

July 3, 2018 Bashkir Institute of Social Technologies – UNEVOC Center in the Russian Federation, hosted the International Forum which was dedicated to the implementation of the grant program “Transformation of Social Policy and Innovative Management in the Social Sphere”.

The participants came from a  diverse pool of geographic locations: Russian cities (Balashov, Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod, Yaroslavl), the Republic of Bashkortostan, foreign countries – more than 100 people in total. Participants could attend the Forum  in person and join online.