Published on: 2026-10-02
Source: Moscow Government – Правительства Москвы –
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On October 2, Russia celebrates the Day of Secondary Vocational Education. In his blog Sergey Sobyanin spoke about the key changes and plans for the modernization of the city’s colleges.
“The Day of Secondary Vocational Education is a celebration for those who have chosen college. For those who love and know how to work with their hands and their heads. Those who work in factories, workshops, laboratories, social institutions, and construction sites. Those who create the future of our city and country every day. I wholeheartedly congratulate the students, staff, and graduates of colleges on this holiday. Your knowledge, energy, and skilled hands are what Moscow relies on. Several years ago, we seriously undertook the modernization of Moscow’s colleges. And today, we see the results of this work. In the fall, a record 58 thousand freshmen began their studies, and a total of more than 158 thousand students are already studying in city colleges,” wrote Sergey Sobyanin.
A modern Moscow college offers relevant educational programs developed jointly with employers, where 70 percent of the study time is allocated to practical training.
Students start the academic year by visiting workshops, laboratories, factories, construction sites, and social institutions, and by graduation, they become professionals ready for independent work. As a rule, they are proficient not only in their main specialty but also in two to four related fields. Many students begin working while still studying—their industrial practice often turns into full-fledged employment.
“From 2023 to 2026, we have modernized nearly 1,700 training laboratories and workshops in colleges. Next year, we will update about 300 more educational spaces. This will give all students in city colleges the opportunity to study using equipment they will see in real production,” shared the Mayor of Moscow.
For example, the Moscow State Educational Complex is equipped with laboratories and workshops for training specialists in mechatronics and robotics, as well as for repairing electronic devices and instruments.
The Moscow Transport College has been equipped with an interactive simulator for training in driving electric trains. Classes are conducted by drivers with experience working at the Central Suburban Passenger Company and JSC “Russian Railways”.
By the end of the year, several workshops will open at the Moscow College of Architecture, Design and Reengineering No. 26 — welding, painting, carpentry, and stonemasonry workshops, as well as a quality control training laboratory and a computer graphics classroom.
In the renovated laboratories of College of Automation and Information Technologies No. 20, high-performance computers, interactive panels, and professional sets of electrical installation tools have been installed.
At the end of September, a fully equipped filming studio started operating at Entrepreneurship College No. 11, where you can create a television program from scratch or organize a live broadcast.
Police college cadets carry out special tasks in new laboratories and training grounds. For example, in the “Virtual Forensic Expert” complex, you can learn to carefully collect evidence at a crime scene, and at the “Tactical Medicine” training ground, practice resuscitation skills on simulators.
A laboratory for practicing skills in answering emergency calls to number 101 has appeared at the V.M. Maksimchuk Technical Fire and Rescue College named after the Hero of the Russian Federation. There, future operators learn to quickly analyze information, conduct conversations competently in emergency situations, and coordinate the actions of rescue services using programs that simulate real crises.
“Choose colleges — interesting studies and promising jobs await you,” added Sergey Sobyanin.
To find out how the capital has changed in recent 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, you can go to
large-scale special project on the portal mos.ru, dedicated to the development of key sectors of Moscow. Among them are transport, industry, healthcare, education, sports, and construction. On the project page “Education” It tells how educational institutions are transformed during reconstruction under the program “My School” and how the update affects the quality of education. Re-equipping colleges allows students to acquire practical skills during their studies and obtain professions in demand on the labor market.
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