The 2nd International Skills Festival for Future Forestry Professionals was held in Polotsk
For five days during the "Lumberjack" professional skills competition, students demonstrated practical skills in working with a chainsaw and felling trees in a logging area. At the "Forest Trail" quest competition, they showed their knowledge of forestry subjects.
And although the Russian guests demonstrated excellent results in certain disciplines, the team of Polotsk State Forestry College – a branch of the Belarusian State Technological University – became the absolute winner in the team standings of the "Lumberjack" competition. Bright stars of our compatriots' team were Viktoria Korsak (in the photo) – in the "Lumberjack" competition, she took 1st place in the "Chainsaw Chain Assembly" exercise and 2nd place in "Crosscutting with a Combination Cut". It is noteworthy that girls with the "victorious" name are not the first time to be part of the team and worthily justify it. The undisputed winner based on the results of the five exercises of the same competition was Polotsk resident Nikolai Gabeev.
In the "Forest Trail" quest competition, the team from the State Autonomous Professional Educational Institution "Interregional Competence Center – S. Korolev Technical School" (Moscow Region) became the leader.
The festival became a unique platform not only for young talents who were able to prove themselves and share their professional experience, but also for teachers who underwent internships at the educational institution.
At the Polotsk Forestry College, young men and women receive the in-demand specialty of "Forestry Technician." There is also an opportunity to obtain vocational qualifications. For young men, this is a lumberjack; for young women, it is a forester. Thanks to the fact that graduates and students of the educational institution are part of the Belarusian lumberjack team and have twice become world champions, there is a special interest in this field, including from young women. The vocational training club for lumberjacks, called "Lumberjack," has been led for several years by Anton Chetyrbok, a teacher of the specialized discipline "Mechanization of Forestry." He is also the coach of the college teams.