Young machine operators of the Vitebsk region will compete in professional skills

October 12, Vitebsk /Olga Bogacheva - BELTA/. Young machine operators of the Vitebsk region will compete in professional skills from October 20-22, Valery Kunashko, head of the youth affairs department of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee, told a BELTA correspondent. The competition will be held in the urban settlement of Vetrino at the Polotsk Vocational Lyceum of Agricultural Production. More than 40 participants under the age of 31 will compete for the title of the best young machine operator of the Vitebsk region, performing in individual and team championships (teams consist of two participants). On the first day of the competition, they will have to demonstrate their knowledge in a theoretical round, answering questions on drawing, materials science, locksmithing, agronomy, labor protection, plow unit adjustment, traffic rules, as well as agricultural machinery and its maintenance. The next two days will be dedicated to completing a practical task on two types of tractor units. Participants will have to prepare them for plowing and work. The jury will evaluate the contestants based on the level of theoretical training, quality of work, labor productivity, knowledge and observance of labor safety rules. The winners in individual and team standings will be awarded certificates of honor and commemorative gifts. The competition is organized by the Department for Youth Affairs, the Committee for Agriculture and Food, the Education Department of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee, the Polotsk District Executive Committee, the Polotsk Vocational Lyceum of Agricultural Production, and the regional committee of the trade union of agricultural workers. -0-