Vice-Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Economic Policy Ivan Avstifev proposed to cancel the mandatory requirement for higher education for several engineering positions, writes Izvestia. According to estimates by the Nanosoft company, the shortage of engineers in Russia reaches 180,000 people, and 66% of factories face a shortage of specialists. The revision of the outdated standards will allow to actively attract more college and technical school graduates into manufacturing to reduce labor shortages.