Ustanovka

Ustanovka (Russian: Установка, IPA: [ʊstɐˈnofkə] ⓘ) was a Russian social enterprise set up in 1924 to provide training and consultancy for the Soviet workforce and to raise funds for the Central Institute of Labour (CIT).

Ustanovka was set up by Alexei Gastev, who was also the founder of the CIT, to provide training for the Soviet workforce.

It was a development of the work of Frederick Taylor, Henry Gantt and Frank Gilbreth.

With the foundation of Ustanovka as a joint stock company, the CIT had a trading arm to provide training and consultancy.

Soon Ustanovka signed contracts with the People's Commissariat for Labour and the metalworkers union (in which Gastev had previously played a prominent role) to train 10,000 metal workers.