On September 26, at a session of the Council under Russian Presidential envoy in Volga Federal District chaired by Russian Presidential envoy in Volga Federal District Mikhail Babich in Orenburg, heads of the regions discussed the development of the vocational secondary education system in the regions of Volga Federal District. Tatarstan was represented by Prime Minister of the republic Ildar Khalikov.

Opening the session, Mikhail Babich said that Volga region is a highly developed industrial district, with 25 per cent of the total Russian industrial production concentrated in it, and the issue of vocational training is of utmost importance for Volga Federal District regions.

Mikhail Babich mentioned a number of issues need to be discussed at the session. One of them was related to the training of blue-color specialists.

Governor of Orenburg region Yuri Berg made a keynote report at the session.