Festival of professional excellence: SKILLS BAZAAR takes place in Kazan

The host city entered the wind-down period of preparation for the 45th WorldSkills Competition to be held in Kazan and celebrated the year before the start of the “Olympiad of manpower” in August. Skills Bazaar, so-called “Fair of Skills”, was devoted to this event. The Fair took place on 16 September in the Gorkinsko-Ometyevsky Forest.

The Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan – Minister of Education and Science Rafis Burganov, Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan Leyla Fazleeva, and Technical Director of WorldSkills International Jane Stokie became the guests of the event.  

“Most visitors of the Gorkinsky-Ometyevsky Forest acquired new experience today: by taking part in the master classes, they had a chance to create something with their own hands, to try their hand in this or that profession. The event has a very important message,” Leyla Fazleeva said. According to her, such events may become regular.

“On behalf of WorldSkills International I express gratitude to the Republic of Tatarstan for a wonderful delivery of such an important and essential event. Skills change lives. We are looking forward to seeing you at the 45^th WorldSkills Competition that will be held next year in Kazan,” Jane Stokie said.

One of the most popular parks in Kazan turned into a unique arena for demonstrating skills for a few hours on Sunday, where everyone had a chance to take on the role of a florist or carpenter, confectioner or mobile robot technician. Workshops from stylists and make-up artists, art of photography, tuning workshops, radio-controlled cars – participants were able to choose any activity and open new professional fields. Workshops were arranged in 17 different areas. 

The famous Queen of Welding Aleksandra Ivleva was the guest of the Fair. She, in cooperation with the team of “welders-superheroes”, conducted workshops for locals.

“The Queen of Welding is my stage name. I’m a modern artist and my goal is to show people that welding is simple and teachable, and it’s possible to learn the basics of the skill within 15 minutes, and further on to get education and profession,” Aleksandra said. The artist said that she’s been looking for the medium to materialize her ideas and when she discovered welding, she realized that it was “that very method”.

“I create interactive sculptures, public art. I try to take part in educational programmes to show people that welding is really a cool thing and it’s important to overcome stereotypes as our possibilities are limitless. My friends and relatives support me very much because they see that I found my vocation,” Aleksandra Ivleva said.

The team of the Quantorium Technology Park Team (Naberezhnye Chelny) demonstrated the fulfillment of tasks within the skill of “Laser Technologies”. Workshops were conducted by the winners of the WorldSkills Competitions, who told about the laser machine programming and manufacture of various products. Under the guidance of experts from the Kazan Technical School of Information Technologies and Communication, attendees had a chance to learn how to use a robot joypad or observe the process of task-performance.

The best chefs and confectioners from the Association of Cookery Experts of the Republic of Tatarstan, including Rustam Rakhimov, Ruslan Maksimov and Igor Pavlov, taught how to cook perfect filet mignon, seafood in a crispy dough, and told about false éclairs and many other interesting things.

The team of the Kazan Technical School of Arts and Crafts conducted workshops on wood carving and painting, making ceramic products with the help of a potter's wheel.

Visitors had an opportunity to create name bracelets using special hammers. The process occurred under the strict guidance of the master – the owner of the BILBAU workshop Marat Bayramgulov.

The team of Kazan Civil Engineering College organized a workshop on tiling and tile cutting with hand tools.

The team of the Kazan Trade and Economic College conducted workshops on table setting and table etiquette, fruit plate preparation and decoration, secrets of non-alcoholic cocktails, as well as folding napkins.

At the workshop on floristry, visitors had a chance to create their own small floral masterpiece under the guidance of highly-qualified professionals – the winner of the “Young Professionals” (WorldSkills Russia 2017) National Competition within the skill of “Floristry”, the chief florist of the “Oh, My Borsch!” studio Maxim Votyakov, art director, chief florist Daria Dolengovskaya and teacher of the “Dari” flower studio Diana Subhangulova.

Workshops conducted by the team of the Kazan Technical School of Technology and Design gave visitors an opportunity to learn how to make sketches of clothes, unusual necklaces, and brooches. Master and founder of the Stoneberry's natural stone jewelry store Margarita Matyazh demonstrated attendees how to create beautiful accessories by their own hands, and Najia Galimova conducted workshops on making stylish headwear – kalfak.

Representatives of the “GARAGE FACTORY” Industrial Design Studio – one of the most unusual workshops in Kazan – taught attendees how to make unique interior items and accessories from concrete. An architect and designer Timur Zakirov conducted the process.

Masters of object design from Qullar Studio Ilya Badykshanov, Konstantin Maksimov and Alexander Nikolaev explained visitors how to create an interior using unusual objects and materials. During the workshops, attendees learned how to create geometric lighting fixtures from steel rods by welding.

Family workshops took place in the area of Dry Construction and Plastering. Visitors had a chance to take souvenirs made by their own hands – as a reminder of SKILLS BAZAAR. The Head of the Gyprock professional construction area and leading gypsum materials coach from the Saint-Gobain Academy (Moscow) Nikolai Ilnitsky conducted workshops about “Gyprock” and “Weber-Vetonit”.

Beauty workshops were open during the whole day. Demonstration workshops from the International College of Service were conducted by 6 experts and members of the national team of the Republic of Tatarstan on professional skills in accordance with WorldSkills standards within the “Aesthetic Cosmetology” skill. Also, visitors attended workshops arranged by a talented make-up artist and soloist of the “YAMLE” group Veronica Kuznetsova, make-up artist and owner of the STUDIO 13 beauty salon Elena Gilmutdinova. Specialists of the International College of Service performed workshops on designer manicure.

The team of the Professional College №41 told the audience about the basics of studio photography. How to set the light correctly, adjust the camera and shooting angle – participants were able to try themselves as photographers and models. In the same space, the director of the “Vidimy Svet” full cycle studio and famous photographer Timur Shaikhutdinov conducted workshops.

Heads of the MoyaGonka.rf Sports School of Radio-controlled Cars Ravil Garipov and Airat Shakurov arranged lessons on “drift”, “short course”, “buggy”, and “monster trail”. Everyone had a chance to get acquainted with the device of radio-controlled cars presented at the fair.

An individual car tuning was carried out in real-time mode in front of the audience. Visitors were able to witness the whole process. Workshop was conducted by the founder of FriDay Custom Ramil Khadiyatullin.

The event was organized with the active support of Gyproc Group (Saint-Gobain Branch), Lincoln Electric and Coca-Cola.

Gyproc

The gypsum unit of the Saint-Gobain Group, represented in Russia under the Gyproc brand, is the world's largest producer of gypsum and special sheets, gypsum-based mixtures, as well as ceiling systems and accessories for fast and high-quality installation. The subdivision carries out its activity in more than 50 countries of the world, maximally satisfying the needs of clients – builders, architects, investors.

Gyproc creates professional innovative solutions for interior decoration of premises and system construction, contributing to the creation of a comfortable and aesthetic living space.

Lincoln Electric

For over a hundred years, Lincoln Electric has been guided by the desire to provide consumers with innovative, efficient and high-quality welding and cutting methods. This commitment, combined with our technological advantage and extensive production and distribution capabilities around the world allow us to provide each customer with the optimum solution. The company is a world leader in offering innovative solutions and services in the field of welding.

In October 2010, Lincoln Electric purchased Trade House Mezhgosmetiz OOO and Mezhgosmetiz-Mtsensk AO in order to produce welding materials in Russia and meet the needs of Russian customers.

Coca-Cola System in Russia

Coca-Cola System in Russia includes Coca-Cola Soft Drink Consulting LLC and Coca-Cola HBC Russia, which makes it one of the leaders of the soft drinks market and one of the largest foreign investors. Coca-Cola has invested $5.7bln in the Russian economy. The company buys 90% of its resources from local suppliers.

Coca-Cola is the official sponsor of FIFA, Russian Football Union, Leather Ball – Coca-Cola Cup All-Russian Football Tournament, which brings together over 700,000 young players. Coca-Cola System in Russia is proud to be an integral part of the country’s mainstream and active contributor to Russia’s economic development.

Within Russia, the company's product range includes high-quality non-alcoholic beverages: Coca-Cola, Coca-Cola Zero, Fanta, Sprite, Powerade, BonAqua, Schweppes, Fuzetea,, Dobry, Rich, Moya Semya, Pulpy, Burn and Monster, Smarwater, Adez.

Coca-Cola is the official sponsor of the Russian Football Union, the official sponsor of the Russian national football team, as well as the sponsor of the All-Russian Children and Youth Tournament "The Leather Ball - the Cup of Coca-Cola", in which more than 500,000 young players take part each year.

Coca-Cola is proud to be an integral part of Russia, and an active participant in the continuing development of the country’s economy.

For more information: www.cocacolarussia.ru.

Press Office of WorldSkills Kazan 2019 Competition Organizer