TECHNICAL MANPOWER TRAINING FOR THE ENERGY CLUSTER OF THE CHUVASH REPUBLIC IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE XX CENTURY
The article pays special attention to studying the history of technical manpower training for electrotechnical and power engineering industry of Chuvashia in the second half of the 20<sup>th</sup> century taking into account developmental features of regional economy. It is the first attempt to examine the system of technical education at different levels on the basis of studied and analysed archival documents. The main forms and methods of training (mentoring at enterprises, professional development, individual training, passing out-of-service training courses and on-job training courses, manufacturing practice) future manpower for the power engineering cluster are investigated. The role of both regional authorities’ representatives and the heads of individual enterprises of power engineering branch in creation the national educational platform for technical specialists training is studied. The main conclusion is drawn that opening secondary and higher educational institutions in the territory of Chuvashia contributed toward formation of power engineering technical environment both in the Chuvash ASSR and in multinational region of the Central Volga.