From the 3-th of September, till the 8-th September, 2007 in NCEI "Educational center" the All-Russia competitions of operation personnel of thermal power stations are held. The organizer of this action is JSC RAO "UES of Russia".

Representatives of eight thermal power stations take part in competitions (TPS) Nizhnekamsk thermal power station - branch of JSC "Generating company" (Nizhnekamsk), the Tolyatti thermal power station JSC "VAZ" ( branch of JSC "Volzhskaya ?GC"), the Nevinnomyssk state district power station (branch of JSC "?GC-5"), the Pervouralsk thermal power station - branch of JSC "?GC-9", the Vladivostok thermal power station-2 (branch of JSC "Primorskaya generation" "the Dalnevostochnaya generating company"), the Vladimir thermal power station-2 - the Vladimirkiy branch of JSC "?GC-6", Krasnoyarsk thermal power station-1 (branch of JSC «Yeniseiskaya ?GC» (JSC "?GC-13")", the Arkhangelsk thermal power station - the branch of JSC "?GC-2".

The purpose of carrying out of competitions is revealing of professionalism degree of participants and, accordingly, increase of their qualification.

Preparation for carrying out of competitions was begun long before their official opening. Within two weeks experts of NCEI «Educational Center» spent active preparation of participants of competitions. Members of commands worked on training apparatus under special programs which will be applied at stages of competitions, and also familiarised with cities-resorts of the Caucasian Mineral Waters.

Competitions consist of nine stages. Participants should show the level of the numerous skills - from quality of knowledge of the specifications and technical documentation to skill of performance of technological operations on operation systems of automatic control and control of TPP.

Management of power enterprises came to suport their commands.

On the 3-d of September, solemn of competitions was oppened on which before commands and visitors Michael Jurevich Lvov actes - the chief of Department of technical audit of general inspection of the Corporate Center of JSC RAO "UES of Russia" - the main judge of competitions - Vadim Vadimovich Galka - the chief of Department of management of the personnel of the Corporate Center of JSC RAO "UES of Russia" - the vice-president of organising committee. After the flag of competitions was lifted and there were a toss-up, commands went on stages.

JSC "Stavropolenergo" is assured, that carrying out of similar professional competitions promotes invariable increase of degree of professionalism of power men. It was not casual that for the carrying out of competitions of so high status once again it was chosen NCEI «Educational center». It means that the strong educational base and high level of teaching skill are the basic indicators which promote increasing of the status of this educational institution among power public.