Published on: 2026-10-01
Source: Moscow Government – Правительства Москвы –
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The Moscow Employment Service has created all the necessary infrastructure to build a successful career at any age. The city’s older generation is helped to develop in various directions. They continue their careers in their profession, master new specialties, acquire modern skills, or try their hand at entrepreneurship.
“Today, older candidates are in demand in a wide range of fields—from industry and IT to culture, education, and finance. Professional and life experience, motivation, and the ability to pass on knowledge make such specialists especially valuable to employers. At the same time, more and more older Muscovites are ready to master new professions and technologies, to change their career trajectories. Our task is to provide them with all the necessary tools for this—from career counseling and training to direct connections with employers,” said Andrey Tarasov, head of Moscow’s employment service and the “Professions of the Future” center.
Projects of the “My Career” center
Since 2019, the “5.0” comprehensive program has been implemented at the “My Career” center for older Muscovites. Specialists help determine the further career trajectory, compose resumes, prepare for interviews, improve digital literacy, and select appropriate training programs. Individual and group career events take into account labor market demands, as well as the experience, goals, and strengths of each participant.
Educational programs have been developed for applicants over 50 years old, which help them acquire new competencies. For example, training is available under the “Event Organizer” program, and there is also a course called “Welcome to Moscow Tour Guides.”
A separate focus is the development of entrepreneurship. Since 2021, the accelerator “Business in Creativity 50+” has been operating jointly with the online platform “Masters’ Fair.” It helps participants turn their hobbies into a source of income, such as creating clothing, pottery, interior items, and accessories.
For those who want to master modern tools and start their own business, the “5.0” program offers training sessions and accelerators for business development. Participants receive practical tools, thematic checklists, and document templates. For example, in September, the project “Coaching in the Service of Muscovites” was launched — a new free support service for job seekers among the city’s older residents. Participants receive six individual coaching sessions with certified specialists.
The “My Career” center also operates an open university for developing the skills of the modern individual. Various programs, trainings, and business games are offered here to enhance cross-professional competencies. The most popular among the older generation are the trainings on digital literacy and emotional intelligence.
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Training for an in-demand profession at the “Professions of the Future” center
The practical training center “Professions of the Future” in Pechatniki helps Muscovites of all ages master a new specialty. It offers short courses in 75 programs across various economic sectors, lasting no more than three months. The nine-thousand-square-meter area houses 35 workshop shops with equipment identical to real production facilities, and the lessons teach practical skills needed for work. The center’s career mentors assist city residents with employment after training.
Capabilities of the “My Job” center at Shabolovka
Specialists at the flagship center “My Job” on Shabolovka provide comprehensive support at all stages of launching and running a business. There is an intensive program for beginners. Over five consecutive stages, participants gradually work through their own business idea — from choosing a niche and market analysis to developing a business model and financial plan.
The “I am an Entrepreneur” club operates to develop the entrepreneurial community — a space for communication, experience exchange, and finding new opportunities. The “Tracking the Self-Employed: Time to Grow” program helps systematically work on business development over two months. It is suitable for those who are just preparing to start their own business, have faced unstable income, and want to take their existing business to a new level.
As Sergey Sobyanin noted in Moscow social protection system development strategies By 2030, the city offers every Muscovite and residents of other regions the opportunity to develop their professional potential and successfully integrate into the country’s largest labor market.
The Moscow City Employment Service is the largest state personnel operator that helps the capital’s residents find jobs. Its structure includes employment offices, many of which are located in public service centers “My Documents”. Flagship centers are open at the following addresses: Kuusinen Street, building 2, block 1, and Shabolovka Street, building 48. The specialized employment center “My Career” is located at Sergiy Radonezhsky Street (building 1, structure 1).
At the “Professions of the Future” center (38 Shchepkina Street, Building 1), you can master one of 75 in-demand professions in various sectors of the economy in a maximum of three and a half months. Career mentors will assist in finding employment after completing the training. The center has over three thousand employer partners. In addition, a comprehensive career guidance program is implemented here for ninth-grade students.
In the fall of 2025, the “Professions of the Future” center gained its own practical training site in Pechatniki. The educational process is structured as a full cycle — from training adults and college students to graduating ready specialists and further supporting them in the labor market. Adults will be able to acquire an in-demand profession or improve their qualifications and rank at the new center, while college students will undergo internships provided by their educational institution.
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Find out how the capital has changed over the past few years, what initiatives aimed at making city life even more comfortable are currently being implemented, and what awaits Moscow and its residents in the near future in the large-scale special project on the mos.ru portal, dedicated to the development of key sectors of Moscow. Among them are transport, industry, healthcare, education, sports, and the construction sector.
On the project page “Social Support and Employment” you can learn about opportunities for city residents in need of support. The capital provides comprehensive assistance to families in difficult life situations, as well as to people with disabilities and participants in the special military operation. In Moscow Longevity Centers Regular exercise sessions and yoga, lectures, and other events are held. In addition, retraining and acquiring a new in-demand profession are available at the city employment service.
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