Abstract
The article discusses the key problems of staffing the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation. Based on the analysis of statistical data and expert assessments, the authors show that the current need for additional specialists for the Arctic is tens of thousands of people, but the vocational education system in the region cannot cope with the training of the necessary personnel. Admission to Arctic universities has more than halved over the past ten years, which increases the migration outflow of young people. The dissonance between the formal diversity of educational programs in the “Arctic” specialties and the real demands of employers is indicated. The authors conclude that the personnel crisis is caused not by the lack of educational programs, but by their systemic inconsistency with the localized needs of the Arctic economy. As a solution, it is proposed to switch to a targeted project-oriented model of training specialists based on scientific and educational centers and universities with business integration, as well as expand secondary vocational education programs that take into account the specifics of small towns and indigenous peoples of the North.
Keywords
- Arctic zone of the Russian Federation
- human resources
- human capital
- youth migration
- vocational education
- labor market
- personnel shortage
Funding
This article was prepared as part of a government-commissioned research project titled “Theoretical and Methodological Foundations of Comprehensive Management of Territorial Development Resources in the Modern Context (Using the Western Part of the Arctic Zone of the Russian Federation as an Example),” State Registration No. 125021902597-5.
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