In the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Area the professional standards of the industry and mechanisms for the effective implementation of innovations in the extractive and processing enterprises are being developed.
The Khanty-Mansiy area is a supporting region of the UNESCO Centre in oil and gas business
On the basis of local scientific laboratories and specialized enterprises the advanced training courses for specialists working in the oil and gas sector are held, as well as internships for students of flagship mining universities around the world. Besides, the Yugra governments and top managers of raw material companies cooperate within the Centre, improve higher specialized education and develop a system of professional skills evaluation of the industry workers. Their tasks include the promotion of domestic achievements and implementation of the national strategy for the development of the mineral resource complex using the world's best practices.
