Published on: 2026-07-23
Source: Saint Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering –
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Galina Tokunova
Vice-Rector for Youth Policy at SPbGASU Elena Alexandrova and Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Management Galina Tokunova participated in the strategic session “Personnel in the construction industry: interaction strategies and ways to overcome the personnel shortage.” The event was organized by the Self-Regulatory Organization Association “Union of Builders of St. Petersburg” in collaboration with the National Association of Builders (NOSTROY) and the online recruitment platform hh.ru.
The strategic session brought together representatives of government authorities, professional associations, construction companies, educational organizations, and labor market experts.
The coordinator of the NOSTROY Association for Saint Petersburg, president of the SRO A “Union of Builders of SPb,” addressed the participants with a welcome speech Alexander Vakhmistrov. The reports to colleagues were presented by the Chairman of the Committee on Labor and Employment of Saint Petersburg Vasiliy Ponidelko, Chairman of the Committee on Labor and Employment of the Leningrad Region Yulia Kosareva, Deputy Chairman of the Committee for Construction of Saint Petersburg Valery Uskov, CEO of the SRO A “Association of Builders of St. Petersburg” Alexey Belousov, head of the marketing department at hh.ru for the Northwest Ekaterina Sklyarenko, head of training and development department at Glavstroy Saint Petersburg Alla Stanislavskaya, Development Director — Head of the Project Office of NOSTROY Elena Parikova etc.
The participants discussed the causes of the labor shortage in the construction industry, current labor market trends, mechanisms for cooperation between employers and educational institutions, as well as ways to increase the attractiveness of construction professions.
Elena Alexandrova said that in the field of construction and architecture, SPbGASU is developing a specialty “Restoration of buildings and structures” with the awarding of the qualification “restoration engineer” to graduates. She also reported that, together with the Baltic Federal University named after Kant, SPbGASU is involved in improving a new model of higher education in the field of “Architecture,” where, in particular, the composition of the basic technical and socio-humanitarian core is being discussed, as well as the possible merging of the fields of architecture and construction.
Galina Tokunova gave a report titled “Experience of Interaction with Key Partners of the Faculty of Economics and Management at SPbGASU.” She spoke about the faculty’s cooperation system with the professional community, based on many years of partnership with the SRO A “Association of Builders of St. Petersburg.”
Special attention in the speech was given to the work of the basic department “Management in Construction,” established jointly with the industry association. Thanks to this collaboration, educational programs are regularly updated taking into account the demands of the construction industry, and students have the opportunity to become acquainted with real professional practice while still studying.
The report was also devoted to the key areas of the faculty’s cooperation with employers. These include conducting dual lectures involving practicing specialists, organizing visits to construction sites, internships at leading construction companies, carrying out final qualification works on employers’ requests, participation of industry representatives in the development of educational programs, as well as joint research activities and professional development programs.
Special attention was given to SPbGASU’s participation in the activities of the Northwest Federal District Construction Industry Consortium, which unites educational organizations, professional communities, and employers to train in-demand specialists and develop the human resources potential of the construction industry.
Participants of the strategic session noted that effective collaboration between educational institutions and employers is one of the key conditions for overcoming the labor shortage. The experience presented by SPbGASU sparked interest as an example of a systemic approach to training specialists oriented towards the real needs of the construction industry.
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