20.01.2022

AN INNOVATIVE ONLINE FORUM INTRODUCES CHILDREN AND PARENTS TO THE PROFESSIONS OF THE FUTURE

An innovative format of a career event is presented by Schneider Electric Bulgaria. The online forum "Smart professions for a smart future" is a family event designed for children between 1st and 4th grade and their parents, for students in junior high school and over 7th grade of specialized schools, students, as well as for engineers and teachers. available for live viewing on Saturday, January 22, and is completely free with pre-registration here: to the forum.

The company, a leader in the digitalization of energy management and automation, announced its plans to invest annually part of its marketing budget, as well as constant efforts by its team especially in promoting engineering professions in our country. The Smart Professions for a Smart Future initiative is also part of Schneider Electric's employer responsibility development activities.

"Dual education and business with universities are very important elements in the development of the professional environment and the preparation of young people for the professions of the future," said Elena Vatrachka, Human Resources Director at Schneider Electric Bulgaria. "At the same time, we want to ignite interest in technology disciplines even from an early age and allow young people and children to peek into the world of professionals long before the time comes to join it," she added.

In the first panel "New Generation - New Skills" the youngest participants will meet with famous influencers. The second panel is dedicated to "Professions of the future. What do we want to be or should we be?” In the panel "Smart factory, smart buildings, smart future" the industry leaders from the Schneider Electric team present the concept of factories, buildings and cities of the future and the company's solutions in these directions. The fourth panel is entitled "Life is work or work is life?" He emphasizes good practices for balancing personal and professional life. During the last panel, participants can participate in two practical workshops: "Machine learning and artificial intelligence - real factory examples" and "What to do and what NOT to do during an interview."

The whole program of the forum "Smart professions for a smart future", as well as the registration form can be seen here.