This research is to analyse the existing cooperation between universities and the construction industry and to investigate what is the most effective model for long-term cooperation between an academic university and the private construction sector. The current article describes the human resources management tools to be used by employers to create interrelations between the paid salaries and productivity, thus providing both individual and corporate results. The suggested different tools contribute to keeping employees satisfied and motivated, simultaneously properly balancing productivity and individual earnings. The researchers conclude that it is necessary to create a new model for personnel selection and a new approach to stimulate motivation and maintenance within the construction industry. In order to respond to the needs of the sector for professionals and the required increase of the qualifications of the mentioned specialists, it is necessary that the country improves the level of education of the future professionals for the construction industry and changes the system of testing their professional qualifications, which means cooperation between the educational institutions and the industry. The suggested cooperation model by authors may provide a general guideline for further detailed researches and its implementation may help similar-sized economies to make possible national adjustments. The implementation of this model in bigger and/or developed economies should be justified by separate additional research.

Background. Simulation as a proxy tool for conditional clinical training became a powerful technique for introducing trainees to the ultrasound imaging world, allowing them to become a trained sonographer taking into consideration different rates of progress completing a specific task against the time and ensuring the long-lasting maintenance of the obtaining practical skills. Adding a costly, but effective high-fidelity simulator to the residency program justified the expense, demonstrating efficiency of training for improving the clinical performance and confidence of trainees. Materials and methods. A pilot study in Riga Maternity Hospital within the framework of the study “Role of metabolome, biomarkers and ultrasound parameters in successful labour induction” (Fundamental and Applied Research Programme lzp-2021/1-0300) was performed between March 1st 2022 and 31st April 2022. A virtual-reality simulator (Scantrainer, MedaphorTM, Cardiff, UK) was used with the teaching module for assessment of the uterine cervix. Five trainees in obstetrics and two young specialists included in the study. None of them had Fetal Medicine Foundation certificate of competence in the assessment of the uterine cervical lenght before. The time used on the simulator, the number of simulations and a mean confidence in cervical length assessment before and after simulation were recorded. Results. The study on assesment of uterine cervical lenght demonstrated statistically significant increase in confidence (p=0.008) and statistically significant decrease in time needed to complete correctly the same tasks for the trainees (p=0.008) that shows a positive learning curve over the time of training on ScanTrainer, Medaphor. Conclusions. The simple task allows to become a certified specialist in uterine cervical assessment in the short period of time. That support the productiveness of the simulation-based education. The training program should be updated taking into consideration simulation curriculum.

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