Kiyzassky Open Pit Mine Launches New ‘Calendar of Professions’ Career Guidance Project

As part of the new project, the company’s employees will speak to high school students in the town of Myski about their professions throughout the 2025–2026 academic year. The program is designed for students in grades 8–11. Its main goal is to help schoolchildren form a clear understanding of the professions that are in demand in the coal industry, to familiarize them with the specific nature of work at Kiyzassky Open Pit Mine, and to motivate them to pursue studies at a technical university. A total of nine sessions are planned.

The first meeting was held with 11th-grade students at School No. 2, where Kiyzassky Open Pit Mine’s Deputy Chief Mine Surveyor, Anastasia Ekhlakova, gave a presentation. She explained what is needed to qualify for this profession, what a mine surveyor’s work involves, the key job responsibilities, and much more. The students were shown photos, videos, and other visual materials illustrating the mine surveyor’s role in detail. Anastasia emphasized that, beyond professional knowledge, the essential qualities for a mine surveyor are responsibility, attention to detail, and spatial thinking. At the end of the lesson, the students asked her questions about the profession.

The company is already preparing the next session – in the near future, students will meet with the enterprise’s Chief Technology Officer. Upcoming meetings will also feature engineers, geologists, environmental specialists, laboratory technicians, and representatives of other professions involved in the operation of Kiyzassky Open Pit Mine.

Representatives of Kiyzassky Open Pit Mine will not only give lectures in Myski schools but also hold one-on-one consultations with graduating students as part of the ‘Calendar of Professions’ project.