Fourth-year students in front of a diploma defense undergo an instructional and familiarization practice, the purpose of which is to familiarize themselves with the production activities of enterprises of the heat and power industry, to consolidate and expand the knowledge gained during the study of theoretical disciplines. From April 22 to May 19, the training program was held at Turboatom JSC – one of the leading machine-building enterprises in Ukraine, which also belongs to the world’s largest enterprises for the design and production of steam and hydraulic turbines and other power equipment. The heads of practice from the department were associate professors A.R. Pereselkov and A.N. Tarasenko. It was especially pleasant to see our graduates of 2018, V. Makarychev and E. Mavrich, who met the trainees already as representatives of the department of the Chief Power Engineer of Turboatom. Fourth-year students got acquainted with the design and principle of operation of more than twenty thermal power facilities, learned about current trends and requirements of power engineering production.