NEWS

Special event – employment fair for people with disabilities will be held within the walls of the Employment Centre for Zainsk municipal district on 27 February 2018.

Regular employment fair for residents of Aviastroitelny district will be held in Kazan on 1 March 2018.

Professional orientation program for schoolchildren has being implemented by specialists of the Employment Centre in Zainsk municipal district since the beginning of the year.

A topical workshop devoted to issues of interdepartmental interaction in prevention of deconstructive behavior of minors was recently held in Almetyevsk. More than 200 specialists in this sphere from different municipal districts of Tatarstan were invited to take part in it.

There are 13 031 people registered as unemployed with the State Employment Service for the Republic of Tatarstan as of 20 February 2018 (105 people more in comparison to showings of the last week). Officially registered unemployment rate amounted to 0,64% of the economically active population in Tatarstan.

Number of unemployed registered with the State Employment Service for the Republic of Tatarstan increased by 30 people over the last week and amounted to 1 255 people out of occupation in the town of Nizhnekamsk.

The history of this day goes back to 1922, when the Soviet leadership proposed to commemorate the fourth anniversary of the creation of the Red Army and the Red Navy. Although the decree on the organization of the two military branches was signed in January of 1918, it wasn't until February 23 when the first mass conscription of soldiers and volunteers began. The day was officially named Red Army Day.

Employment Centre of Zelenodolsk municipal district offers a variety of "hands-on" courses for unemployed people that teach real skills employers need. Lately professional courses for future electric equipment maintenance and repair electricians attended by 8 students were ended.

Originally known as Red Army Day, marking the creation of the Red (Soviet) Army in 1918, the holiday endured several name changes. The last one was in 2002 when it officially became a public holiday. Although the celebration has an obviously military origin, it’s more often referred to as the Men’s Day and is considered to be the male equivalent of International Women’s Day (March 8).

Many 13-to-17-year-olds would have more interest in the presidential election if they could vote, but I don’t believe that most teenagers are equipped to decide about issues like health care and immigration. Many teens would either not feel comfortable voting or would adopt the positions of their parents -- or vote for whichever party their friends did.