On April 11, 2025, as part of the Year of Skilled Trades, Ridder College hosted the regional competition of professional skills “Best Forestry Worker” among educators of technical and vocational, post-secondary education organizations.

The organizers of the competition are the Vocational Education Center of East Kazakhstan region and Ridder College.

The goal of the competition was to enhance the professional skills of TVE educators and improve the quality of training of specialists in line with modern standards.  

The competition was attended by educators of special disciplines and masters of vocational training in the Forestry specialty.  

The competition included 2 rounds. Round 1 - the participants showcased their theoretical knowledge in the disciplines of “Labour safety”, “Safety arrangements”, “Theoretical foundations of forest taxation” and “Theoretical foundations of forestry”.

The hands-on round included the module “Allocation and taxation of cutting areas with the preparation of technical documentation” with the following tasks: “To make field geodetic measurements”, “To make field taxation measurements”, “To process data of the received materials”. 

The participants of the competition demonstrated their professional skills and abilities to apply teaching innovative approaches, showcasing a high level of work culture and proficiency in professional and pedagogical terminology.

The CIS program named the winner and prize-winners:

Gold Medal - Irina A. Yantar, an educator of special disciplines at Ridder College;

Silver Medal - Katerina A. Donkovtsova, Marina F. Mokina, educators of special disciplines of Ridder College.

Our congratulations to the winners and prizewinners!

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/vko-bilim/press/news/details/975144?lang=kk