Professor Day Lucia Ranāne McKashan High School

In the course of his career, on 15 October, MR Ranāne McKashan held a career development support event for “Professionals Day”, which visited the employment agency specialists and representatives of various professional professions to introduce and create interest in pupils about future prospects and the diversity of professions.
“Day of the professions” was discovered by the employment counsellors of the State Employment Agency, who presented pupils with the specificities of professions, labour markets and future trends.
A guest from the National Police Department, who presented the equipment to be used and talked about the nature of the work and the possibilities of acquiring the profession, was a great interest in the smaller classes. In the school yard, representatives of the State Fire and Rescue Service, one of whom was a graduate of this school, told about his profession, its specifics and unpredictability in rescue operations and demonstrated a fully equipped service car.
Along with a CUUP COFFEE representative, Oscar Macuļevich, the participants of the event had the opportunity to get acquainted with the implementation of the business idea and the coffee roasting technique. KUUP coffee is roasted in the municipality of Rēzekne and is an excellent proof that Latgale can produce excellent products and realize its ideas.
When he read the day, he said, Who is the cartograph? In the lesson, Cartography Andra Zubko-Melne told her about her profession and showed her how maps are being created and how important GPS is today.
In the course of “professions”, the pupils were also performing in a practically graphic design class: they met the equipment and produced various Souvenir samples. Classes 5-9 of the graphic design class were guided by the staff of the design studio “Zeize”, who presented the skills necessary for work, the profession, the possibilities for acquiring it.
At the end of the day, Inguna Semule (SIA “Puordare”), in the activities of “personal business secrets”, discovered the pupils who are the way to the establishment of their SIA, what ideas can be realized in life, how energy and knowledge are required by the individual company and whether it can earn a living for life. In contrast, in Jānis Jurchenko's lesson “Welcome video operator professions”, pupils learned much new information about how the video operator is working, what skills and techniques are needed. At the end of the event, high school students who are already much more specific to their future plans are familiar with the occupation of the foreigner, the forestry sector and its profitability in Latvian countryside.
A career development support event for “professional day” participants showed great interest, responded to unclear questions and boosted positive emotions.
Pedagogical career consultant Edgars Yukna