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INCLUSIVE CASHIER GETS A JOB In Vitebsk State Industrial College, the demand for graduates exceeds the supply four times. This educational institution is implementing a pilot project "Inclusive Cashier", thanks to which people with disabilities can get the required qualifications and get a job in one of the largest retail chains in Belarus.
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The new educational institution was not created from scratch, it received a new status, continuing the best traditions of the state polytechnic vocational lyceum and industrial-pedagogical college. According to the director of the educational institution, deputy of Vitebsk Regional Council Ruslan Vinokurov, both institutions trained specialists in trade and services. Today the total number of students exceeds a thousand. They are taught by about two hundred teachers.
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Optimization will allow to accumulate and more thoughtfully spend budget funds. And the quality of education, which is already high, will increase and meet the needs of the labor market. The students did not have any problems connected with the change in the status and name of the educational institution. One can get there the profession of a baker, waiter, bartender, pastry chef, cook, cashier, shop assistant... And even two at the same time. And it
goes without saying that the skills of a cook and pastry chef are useful for life. Such specialists easily find work both at home and abroad. The trend of the time is the development of the food industry. Even COVID-19 pandemic and the related restrictions did not change it. Residents of the border regions of Russia also come to Vitebsk Industrial College to study. By the way, graduates – pastry chefs, cooks and other young specialists – have the opportunity to choose the best
