Industrial tourism is starting to develop in the Omsk region

Omsk region took the 3rd place in the ranking of team applications from 67 regions of the Russian Federation and for the first time will participate in the All-Russian educational program for the development of industrial tourism.

The educational program is being implemented by the Agency for Strategic Initiatives (ASI) in partnership with the St. Petersburg Center for Tourism and Hospitality Competencies with the support of the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade.

A meeting of the expert Council of the All-Russian educational program for the development of industrial tourism "Open Industry" was held in Moscow last week. The experts selected 1,250 people from 67 regions to participate in the program. According to the results of the training, the accelerator participants will master a new profession – "Specialist in the development of industrial tourism" and receive a certificate of additional education.

"The expert council includes 23 people, including deputy heads of federal agencies, representatives of the largest industrial tourism enterprises, heads of business associations and leading tour operators in Russia. The Omsk region, like other regions, was evaluated in 2 stages: at the first stage, an individual application form from each potential participant was considered, where a motivational essay was highly appreciated, at the second stage, the expert Council evaluated a collective presentation and a video clip prepared by the team. The rating criteria also included the number of participants from the region and the number of applications from enterprises. As a result, Omsk showed excellent results and a high level of preparation of the application. The Council has set a quota for participants in the Omsk region of up to 40 people," said Olga Shandurenko, Project Director of the Urban Economy Division of the Social Projects Department of the Agency for Strategic Initiatives.

Thus, the regional team included 13 major industrial enterprises of the Omsk region that are strategically important for the economy, representatives of executive authorities, municipalities, public unions and associations, educational organizations, tour operators and guides. The regional Agency for Development and Investment, headed by Andrey Shpilenko, Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Omsk Region and representative of the Omsk Region to the Government of the Russian Federation, will oversee the work of the team.

"Omsk region is a historically industrialized region. Our enterprises have a high production culture. We want to show young people that working professions are both interesting and prestigious. We want to show potential partners that our products are both reliable and of high quality. We want to show investors that the Omsk Region is attractive," said Andrey Shpilenko, Deputy Chairman of the Omsk Region Government.

As a result of the educational program, industrial and interregional routes, children's educational projects, internship programs for students, eco-educational programs and museum exhibitions will be developed in the participating regions.

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