Today, the Minister of Education of the Republic of Belarus Andrey Ivanets, as part of the official delegation of the visit to Moscow for the II Eurasian Economic Forum, took part in the interdepartmental seminar-meeting of the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Belarus and the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation called "PROdialog".

The seminar was organized in the All-Russian educational center for training educational and managerial personnel “Knowledge Center “Mashuk” in Pyatigorsk, Stavropol Territory.

The target audience is educators and teachers, advisors on educational work, teachers, school directors, vice-rectors and rectors, heads and specialists of government bodies, regional institutions of education management and corporate universities.

The participants heard reports from the Minister of Education of the Russian Federation Sergey Kravtsov, the Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Education Olga Kazakova, the Minister of Education of the Republic of Belarus Andrey Ivanets, as well as the heads of subordinate departments of the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation and representatives of the Institute of History and Politics of the Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education " Moscow Pedagogical State University.

The discussion focused on issues of education as a factor of national security, the reform of the education system, countering the glorification of Nazism and the preservation of historical truth and the presentation of education in the Republic of Belarus.

In his speech, the Minister of Education Andrey Ivanets noted that consistent development of human potential is an important strategic task for the Republic of Belarus. In this regard, high-quality education in the country is one of the most important guarantors of social stability, the basis for the economic development of society, a source of growth of the intellectual, cultural, spiritual and moral potential of the nation and is the foundation of all transformations aimed at building a strong and prosperous state.

The evidence of the achieved results is the early fulfillment by the Republic of Belarus of a number of Millennium Development Goals, a high level of human development, ensuring political and socio-economic stability in the country.

Speaking about the fact that our republic is rightfully considered a state where the most important principle is implemented - “education throughout life”, Andrei Ivanets assured: in Belarus everyone can exercise their right to education in order to be successful and in demand in society.

“During the Republican Pedagogical Council held with the participation of the Head of State A.G. Lukashenko, we determined the main directions for improving the national education system. They are reflected in the new edition of the Education Code and the Concept for the Development of the Industry until 2030. Among them: accessibility, quality improvement, practice orientation, introduction of innovative technologies and methods, dissemination of the principle of inclusion,” the Minister of Education informed.

It was also noted that the national system for assessing the quality of education is being improved in the Republic of Belarus. A National Agency for Educational Quality Assurance has been established, based on solid assessment methods, openness criteria and clear feedback mechanisms.

Consistently, the Minister focused on ensuring the quality of education at all levels of the industry. Among the key points - the country has developed an algorithm for identifying children in preschool educational institutions, which will allow this year to carry out the registration procedure in electronic form through a single portal of electronic services. Starting from this year, a centralized examination has been introduced in the 11th grade, which provides for the combination of final exams for a secondary school course and entrance exams to institutions of higher education.

“Speaking about the quality of the work of general secondary education institutions, we focus not only on the amount of knowledge and skills that our graduates possess, but also on the fact that a person with an active life position who benefits his country comes out of the school,” says Andrei Ivanets.

In terms of vocational education, it was noted that in order to improve the quality of targeted training of specialists, focused on the needs of organizations and enterprises, it is necessary to ensure the consistency of professional and educational standards. According to the head of the Belarusian education department, it is professional standards that should form the basis of the new generation of educational standards, being a universal tool for labor market participants.

Starting this year, Belarusian universities have introduced internal entrance tests in a specialized subject when selecting for targeted training. Benefits were provided for admission to universities to both winners and participants in the final stage of the Republican Olympiad, awarded with a Commendable Review, in academic subjects, as well as those who successfully completed their studies at the National Children's Technopark.

The participants of the seminar were also informed that a well-coordinated education system has been built in our country, which makes it possible to attract young people to science. The best student research laboratories, intellectual and creative associations of students receive financial support from the special fund of the President of the Republic of Belarus for the social support of gifted students.

Special attention in Belarus is given to educational and ideological work, an effective system of patriotic education of children and youth has been established.

At the same time, as the Minister of Education emphasized, that a teacher is the main driving force in our lives. Recently, certain steps have been taken to improve the system of training teachers, to consolidate them in the profession, and to increase the role of the teacher.

A powerful incentive for the development of pedagogical creativity is the competitive movement, including the competition of professional skills of pedagogical workers “Teacher of the Year of the Republic of Belarus” and the new republican competition “Pedagogical Debut”. In this regard, it was proposed to the participants of the interdepartmental seminar-meeting to consider the issue of holding a Russian-Belarusian competition of pedagogical skills among young specialists.

“I am convinced that such an event will only contribute to strengthening friendship and cooperation in the field of education between our countries,” says Andrei Ivanets.