Putin calls for clear training criteria for specialists to meet labour market needs.

MOSCOW, July 28 (Itar-Tass) -- Prime Minister Vladimir Putin called
for working out clear training criteria for specialists in line with the
needs of the labour market.
"If our specialists are hired by major firms, this means - excuse the
word - our product is competitive and our training is good," Putin said at
a meeting with members of the expert Council under the Agency for
Strategic Initiatives on Wednesday, July 27.
"Our system of education still turns out highly professional
specialists," Putin said. "But our economy does not always absorb this
'product', and we have to work on this."
He believes it necessary to "study the needs of the labour market and
adjust the system of education for them. Otherwise, it will malfunction".
"Workforce moves where the conditions are best," he added.
"If we work out quality criteria [for the training of specialists], we
will introduce them gradually," the prime minister said.
"A diploma alone is not enough today, but we must understand what else
is needed," he said.