Rustam Minnikhanov visits the Kazan College of Folk Art Crafts

02.03.2018

On March 2, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov visited the Kazan College of Folk Art Crafts, where he saw and got acquainted with the works of the students.

Head of Tourism Development Center of the Republic of Tatarstan Dilbar Sadykova proposed to involve students in the production of goods of Visit Tatarstan brand. Minnikhanov supported the proposal and noted that this is an opportunity for future employment of students.     

Besides, it is planned to establish the park of crafts, where students can promote their works.

According to Tatarstan President, it is important to promote more actively the products, which students of the college produce under the educational process.

In particular, Minnikhanov assessed the products of the students of the wood carving workroom. The students introduced the works on the theme of Tatar folk tales. First-year students of the college start to work with simplest material such as linden, then move to the hardwood, master of industrial training Nikolay Kraev said.

Besides, Minnikhanov supported the creation of the 26th recourse centre at the Kazan College of Folk Art Crafts. The recourse centres are focused on the training of specialists of WorldSkills Championship, which will be held in Kazan in 2019.

Participants are trained in two areas of the championship at the college: "Cutting of Jewelry Inserts" and "Jewelcrafting".

The first-year student of the Kazan College of Folk Art Crafts Fanur Valiullin took the first place in the national championship in the Jewelcrafting competency last year.

As many as 25 recourse centres were established at the renovated professional educational organizations in 2014-2017 in Tatarstan.

It is scheduled to establish six recourse centres in 2018.

Deputy Prime Minister Leila Fazleeva, Minister of Culture of the republic Airat Sibagatullin, Head of State Committee on Tourism of the republic Sergey Ivanov took park in the visiting of the Kazan College of Folk Art Crafts.


Tatarstan President’s Press Office. Using materials of IA “Tatar Inform”