Today, there are many new formats, thanks to which anyone can get a quality education, and the combination of offline and online learning will make the process of acquiring new knowledge interesting and exciting.

We always enjoy watching our customers effectively use our products in their operations. One of such activists is Erlan Kyzylbaev, a teacher at the Temirtau Polytechnic College, who, together with his team of like-minded people and with the support of the college director Saltanat Ermekovna Akbergenova, is implementing interesting initiatives.

We would like to express our admiration to the teachers who conduct wonderful career guidance classes for schoolchildren using simulators. Inspired by the works of the winner of the Digital Training PROduction Staff 2024 competition, we dedicate this material to them.

In the modern world, human life is closely linked to agriculture and animal husbandry. Every day, we encounter animal-derived products made possible by the work of specialists in livestock science. Let’s explore who a livestock specialist is and their role in our daily lives.

For modern individuals, traveling plays a significant role in life. Every time a person embarks on a journey to a new place, they not only change their surroundings but also immerse themselves in unique stories, cultures, traditions, and values.

Collaboration between educational institutions and industrial companies helps shape relevant curricula that more accurately align with industry needs. Through joint internship and training programs, colleges can adapt their educational content, equipping students with the essential knowledge and skills required in the job market.

Educational and simulation practice plays a key role in developing the competencies of future specialists. The simulators allow you to develop professional skills in areas where safety and precision are critical.

In the context of rapid changes in the labor market and technological development, the issue of improving the quality of professional education is becoming increasingly relevant.

SIKE creates interactive 3D atlases that help students study metallurgical production equipment and simulators that allow them to practice process control skills in real-time.

The mentoring model of learning is a powerful tool for helping a student reach their full potential. In combination with training simulators, it creates an ideal environment for an effective learning process.

As part of career guidance work at the State Autonomous Professional Educational Institution "Novotroitsk Polytechnic College", an exciting educational event called "People of the Fiery Profession" was held.

SIKE simulators in the career guidance area of Severstal at Cherepovets Metallurgical College create unique conditions for training and career guidance for students.

The first mentions of the locksmith trade appeared in 1463 in the Vienna archive, and since then, along with technological progress, the profession has continued to evolve.

On May 25th, a tour utilizing SIKE simulators took place as part of a working meeting between a delegation from the Zhlobin State Metallurgical College from the Belarusian sister city and the Vyksa Metallurgical College named after A.A. Kozeradsky.

As part of the 'Professionalitet' project, the SIKE company provided Zheleznogorsk Mining and Metallurgical College with training complexes

Modern education is being transformed under the influence of digital technologies, which are becoming an integral part of the educational process.

Cradle worker - an employee who is not always visible to others, but his contribution to the work is noticeable to everyone.

The abbreviation "PPE" is familiar to every employee of production enterprises. Personal protective equipment includes special clothing, footwear, head protection, hand protection, eye protection, and protection for other vital human organs.

At Vyksa Metallurgical College named after A.A. Kozeradsky, a demo exam in 'Metal Forming' has been launched using SIKE simulators.

Virtual reality (VR) is a promising tool for training specialists in blue-collar professions, such as mechanics, steelworkers, slingers, and similar trades.

The national competition of IT solutions «PROF-IT.Innovation» has been organized by the e-government expert center since 2020. The competition aims to identify and promote innovative digital solutions for state and municipal administration.

On May 18, 2024, the Tyumen College of Transport Technologies and Service hosted a master class for schoolchildren at the advanced vocational training center equipped with SIKE VR simulators.

How can we ensure high-quality training for students to address real production problems while making training in blue-collar professions accessible, effective, and safe?

Professor of the Department of Electrometallurgy Vyksa branch of NUST MISIS

Senior lecturer of the Department of Technologies and Equipment of pressure metal treatment Vyksa branch of NUST MISIS

The Volzhskiy Polytechnic College regularly conducts career guidance excursions to the educational center of the Metallurgical Industry of the Volgograd Region, where training complexes of SIKE are installed.

Лаборатория для подготовки специалистов в рамках Федерального проекта "Профессионалитет" в Южно-Якутском технологическом колледже оборудована VR-тренажерами SIKE "Ремонт гидравлических насосов".

An international academic competition among future metallurgists using SIKE training systems was held at the Temirtau Higher Polytechnic College. The purpose of the event is to demonstrate skills in the field of ferrous metallurgy, as well as to increase the prestige of metallurgical professions.

In 2019, at the Oskol Polytechnic College of the Starooskolsky Technological Institute named after A.A. Ugarova (branch) of the Federal State Autonomous Educational Institution of Higher Education "National Research Technological University "MISIS" a significant event took place, the opening of a training ground for working professions with the assistance of Management Company "Metalloinvest".

As part of early career guidance and the implementation of the regional program "Professionalism", teachers and students of the Vyksa Metallurgical College named after A.A. Kozeradsky conducted a tour of the metallurgical cluster for schoolchildren.

The question of the effectiveness of using certain technologies, methods, and techniques of teaching always remains relevant and is associated with solving several problems.

The federal project "Professionalism" is part of the overall development program of Russia until 2030 and is one of 42 initiatives proposed by President Vladimir Putin. This project focuses on the involvement of business in the partnership management of educational organizations, focusing training on practical skills and training specialists in in-demand professions in a short time.

We thank all the participants of the competition for their excellent works, which were made in different styles. We thank the jury members who, despite the high workload in December, found the time to evaluate all the works.

One of the priority goals of the educational activities of the State Regional Autonomous Professional Educational Institution "Lipetsk Metallurgical College" (College) is the training of mid-level specialists. It is determined following the requirements of the federal state educational standards of secondary vocational education, the requests of employers, primarily PJSC NLMK, and the regional labor market.

The SIKE development team are professionals in the development of electronic training systems for metallurgical production, and our specialists required much less time to explain and agree on details. In jointly implemented projects, they always demonstrate flexibility, and a desire to create a high-quality training product. They promptly adjust the training system according to our request.

At the end of December 2023, the 10th KIVO (Catalyst for Innovation in Education) conference was held in Moscow, where the topic of increasing the effectiveness of education at different levels, both within the state system and in the private sphere, was discussed.

The article is the winner of the international competition for educational organizations "Digital Training of production personnel 2023" in the nomination "The best article on the application of a training system."

The education digitalization will continue to gain momentum in the coming years. This is a very interesting process showing how our generations will be educated tomorrow. Let's analyze the market together and make assumptions about the further progress of education digitalization, highlight priority areas and current solutions that are offered today.

Microlearning is learning a small amount of material in a short period of time. This e-learning trend is gaining more and more popularity every year.

We teach electricians starting from the basic qualification level. For production, it is important at this stage to lay a high-quality theoretical and practical foundation for successful and safe work in the future, and an electronic simulator allows a student to understand in detail the design features and structure of the equipment in a classroom.

Why are long texts becoming one of the most popular information presentation formats during the popularity of short videos (TikTok, reels) and with an average 8-second concentration of attention?

Training systems from the SIKE company, as part of the “Professionality” project, were supplied to the Polevskaya multidisciplinary technical school. The class is equipped with simulators, atlases, courses and VR simulators from SIKE for training in the following professions: slinger, steelmaker, steel caster, roller, hot metal roller, blast furnace operator, repairman; for occupational safety training

Cherepovets Metallurgical College purchased a set of SIKE training systems as part of a professional program for training in the field of "ferrous metallurgy", in the following professions: steelmaker, steel pourer, mill operator, hot metal rolling mill operator, blast furnace operator, repairman; for training in professional safety

At the end of June 2022, for the first time, a demonstration exam was held at the Temirtau Higher Polytechnic College on modern SIKE hardware and software training complexes purchased under the "Zhas Maman" program among 3rd year students of the specialty "Metallurgy of ferrous metals".

In 2022, as part of the "Professionalitet" project, the Pervouralsk Metallurgical College acquired a series of electronic courses and 3D atlases from SIKE. Chudinova Yulia Alexandrovna, CEO of SIKE, personally visited the college and talked to its representatives.

Hazardous occupations are associated with a high level of risk to the health and safety of both the worker and the team as a whole. For this reason, special requirements are placed on their training, such as the mandatory use of simulators.

In the fall of 2022, SIKE training systems, as part of the "Professionalitet" project, were delivered to the Polevskoy Multidisciplinary Technical School

Rusakov Mikhail Yurievich Head of NLMK's Personnel Training and Development Department

The Lipetsk Metallurgical College has purchased a "Laboratory of Ferrous Metals Metallurgy" from SIKE as part of the "Professionalitet" project in 2022

The modern lifestyle requires us to be more flexible, mobile, and fast. Times are changing and views on education are also changing: someone prefers to study at the workplace, someone on the way to work. The training formats adapt to our pace of life and are constantly being upgraded. Our company is also constantly improving its learning systems and creating new versions of products that meet the modern requirements of users and companies.

In this article, we want to talk about how we help our clients solve this problem: how to train a student or employee to install equipment of any complexity in a safe environment.

On April 27, the winners of the regional competition "The Best IT Project of the Chelyabinsk Region – 2023" were awarded. The purpose of the competition is to identify and support significant IT projects in the areas of industry and manufacturing, trade and services, education, medicine, the public sector, etc. The awarding ceremony was held as part of the All-Russian Forum "Information Society: Digital Development of Regions".

The use of virtual reality in the B2B sector has grown at an impressive pace in recent years. However, unlike global players that focus on VR solutions for consumers, Russia is dominated by the development of VR/AR technologies for business.

In the modern world, a person constantly learns something: school, college, institute, advanced training courses, learning marathons, trainings, etc.

Zeppelin, the official dealer of the world market leader – Caterpillar, has acquired SIKE's VR simulator "Virtual Mechanic VR. Hydraulic Pumps" for training Zeppelin's maintenance personnel in Uzbekistan.

An interview with Yulia Chudinova, CEO of SIKE. The interview is about training technical specialists whose activities are related to the operation of complex and dangerous production equipment.

In everyday life, a situation may arise where the life of a loved one or colleague depends on our knowledge and skills. It is everyone's civic duty to provide first aid to the injured! To do this properly and promptly, we have developed an interactive e-course in a quest format that will be interesting for both production workers and students.

An overview of SIKE's unique solutions for VR learning in Virtual Reality mode. This technology imitates the interaction of a student with a virtual environment, bringing the learning process as close as possible to real conditions.

We invite you to get acquainted with 10 trends in modern education and choose the most suitable one for yourself.

SIKE joined the organizing committee of the all-Russian competition in the profession "Agglomerant".

In 2020, due to the pandemic, many areas of life were forced to go online. Education was no exception. But in Russia, the transition to online education has encountered several obstacles. The biggest one was the lack of quality e-learning tools.

Building and practicing skills for sling operators, in terms of training, is a very complex process