Prime Minister Vladimir Putin holds a working meeting with Krasnoyarsk Territory Governor Lev Kuznetsov

The governor reported to the prime minister that the industrial growth index in the Krasnoyarsk Territory was about 110% and that unemployment was decreasing. Special attention was paid to education issues. According to Kuznetsov, the key factors for educational institutions were their correlation with and understanding of the economy’s and labour market needs.
Transcript of the beginning of the meeting:
Vladimir Putin: Mr Kuznetsov, it's September 1 today. Your daughters go to school, don't they?
Lev Kuznetsov: Yes, they went to school today.
Vladimir Putin: Have they moved to this region with you?
Lev Kuznetsov: Yes.
Vladimir Putin: How do you like it here?
Lev Kuznetsov: We like it very much here. Today all 1,232 schools in the Krasnoyarsk Territory opened their doors, along with 132 vocational schools. Knowledge Day is in full swing.
Vladimir Putin: Are there any problems?
Lev Kuznetsov: There aren't any problems. We have commissioned three schools this year. We do understand that this is not much but our goal is to renovate the education infrastructure and today's opening of the Oil and Gas Institute is a significant contribution toward this goal. We believe that a key to a successful modernisation of the economy, including our region, is above all a highly qualified workforce and trained specialists that are in demand in large-scale investment projects and at our major industries, including metallurgical, gold mining and in the defence industry as well as at industries which are new to the Krasnoyarsk Territory, especially the oil industry which employs many people here and improves the quality of life.
That's why unemployment has been decreasing since the beginning of the year, along with other factors. At the beginning of this year there were 42,000 unemployed people whereas now there are about 37,000 unemployed, which corresponds to 2.3% unemployment.
Vladimir Putin: These are registered unemployed residents?
Lev Kuznetsov: These are officially registered unemployed people.
Vladimir Putin: Well, 2.3% is a fairly good showing.
 
To be continued...
источник новости: http://premier.gov.ru/eng/events/news/12000/