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The Business Forum on Electrical Engineering. New Energy of Development, held within the Elektro 2024 conference programme, featured the Panel Discussion on Staff Shortage in the Electrical Engineering Industry: Problems of Staff Sourcing in the Context of a Nationwide Shortage of Technical Personnel.

The discussion was moderated by Irina Kulaeva, PR Director at EcoPromCentre. In her opening speech, she noted that the shortage of personnel remained an important issue, which negatively affected, among other things, the market of electrical installation services. The growth of demand for labour force exceeds the supply of the labour market. This situation entails an increase in salaries due to the resulting shortage of qualified professionals. Enterprises need to adapt to the changed conditions of personnel recruitment and take advantage of the general rule that ‘it is cheaper to retain than to attract’.

The discussion also touched upon the practical aspects of the topic. The speakers included Petr Nekrasov, Head at the IEK Department for Expert Community and Educational Institutions Relations, Ruvim Boyko, General Director at OVKES Academy, the first school for professional engineering and installation education in Russia, Svetlana Materikina, Head at the Electrical Systems Department of MARKS GROUP, and others.  

Press Service, EXPOCENTRE AO