Scientific Journal of KubSAU

The article examines different aspects of preparing qualified workforce for higher-technology industry. The importance of this issue is centered on accomplishing priority projects in aviation, electronics, defense industries, etc. The main goal of preparing a workforce today is to increase the quality of specialists, not their quantity. This cannot be achieved without a development and implementation of effective management systems that are based on TQM principles. The article proposes main events geared at achieving the goal of developing potentials of the industry workforce. It is noted that the goal of the development of effective infrastructure that will supply staff to higher technology sector cannot be achieved within the limitations of a single given institution, it needs participation and consolidation of efforts of multiple participants. The article examines the main issues of modern regional multi-profile universities, which must become the main link in the system of “Education – science – production” to ensure workforce training for advanced development industries in the region, employ hands on research jointly with the facilities and seamlessly facilitate the development of the infrastructure for effective commercialization of innovations. The article proposes methods of developing a workforce potential on the grounds of regional multi-faceted universities as the main element of infrastructure of workforce supply of the higher- technology sectors of the industry. The authors of the article determine, they believe, the most promising forms of symbiosis between the educational and industry establishments