Tatarstan President opens contest of professional skills at Tatneft PJSC

On September 4, during his working trip to Almetievsk, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov took part in the opening ceremony of the contest of professional skills at Tatneft PJSC.

Rustam Minnikhanov welcomed participants of the contest, best employees and winners of competitions at their subdivisions. He noted that it has become a good tradition to hold the contest at Tatneft since 1970.  

Minnikhanov continued that raising the recognition of skilled professions is one of the most important issues in our country, and Tatarstan puts much emphasis on the training of skilled professionals. The president reminded that 1300 people from 65 countries will take part in WorldSkills Competition in Kazan in 2019.

Rustam Minnikhanov handed over state awards to the most distinguished workers of oil and gas industry.

Vice-premier of Tatarstan – Minister of Industry and Trade Albert Karimov, Aide to Tatarstan President Rinat Sabirov, Aide to Tatarstan President Shafagat Takhautdinov, and other officials were present at the event.