Development of the Digital Competencies of an Engineer at an Energy Enterprise
Abstract
Digitalization is one of the key trends in the development of the Russian electric power industry. It is aimed at improving the efficiency of energy generation and management systems in energy companies. At the same time, sectoral digital transformation programs will have to be implemented in the coming years amid a severe shortage of qualified personnel. This requires a revision of personnel training principles and the introduction of new educational formats that encourage employees to build long-term, systematic careers in the energy sector. The article identifies a set of critically scarce competencies required by engineers of energy companies involved in digitalization projects and describes their content. Technologies for developing these competencies are demonstrated using the case of the Sverdlovsk Branch of PJSC T Plus, one of the largest energy companies in the Russian Federation. The article discusses challenges in personnel training within secondary vocational, higher, and corporate education. Based on their systematization, a set of recommendations is proposed for introducing continuous and future-oriented training formats and developing a talent pool.
About the Author
S. V. Temina
Ural Federal University named after the First President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin (Ekaterinburg, Russia)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Associate Professor, Department of Energy and Industrial Enterprise Management Systems, Ural Federal University Named after the First President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin (Ekaterinburg, Russia). ORCID: 0009-0008-1746-8044.
Research interests: workforce efficiency in the energy sector, development of engineers’ digital competencies, and corporate personnel training systems.
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Temina S.V. Development of the Digital Competencies of an Engineer at an Energy Enterprise. Strategic decisions and risk management. (In Russ.)
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