📋 Tender Overview
The Government meeting chaired by Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov reviewed the action plan within the framework of the Year of Working Professions initiated by the Head of State. The Minister of Labor and Social Protection of the Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan Svetlana Zhakupova reported on the measures being taken.
In particular, he reported that working professions remain the basis of the Kazakhstani labor market. More than half of all employed Kazakhstanis (52%) have a vocational or technical education. About 2.3 million people work in more than 2,000 working professions. The high demand for specialists is associated with a large number of vacancies, with more than 270,000 vacancies last year. Working personnel are most in demand in such sectors as transport, trade, industry, and agriculture.
In addition, forecasts based on actuarial models show that the need for workers will only increase in the coming years. The total demand for personnel over the next 6 years is estimated at 1.6 million people, of which more than half are workers with vocational and technical education, of which about 400 thousand are workers.
In order to more effectively plan personnel training, including working professions, the Ministry has developed an Innovative Navigator of Projects. The platform allows you to forecast the need for personnel, as well as synchronize labor market demands with the training of specialists in Technical and Vocational Education (TVET) organizations. Today, the platform includes 755 investment projects, and it is planned to create 150 thousand jobs. The analysis showed a large gap between the needs of the labor market in different regions and the number of college students (TVET) graduates.
Integration with the information systems of the Ministry of Finance has also been completed, and after receiving data from them, personnel training will be coordinated with projects implemented at the expense of the state budget.
To ensure the quality of personnel training, the Ministry updated 1.6 thousand professional standards for working professions. Based on them, 87% of educational programs were updated.
An Electronic Skills Bank was created using the European Standard (ESCO), which includes more than 12,000 skills.
This year, another 100 professional standards will be developed and updated.
Qualification recognition assessment has begun on the basis of 4 independent Centers. This year, it is planned to open 5 more centers, including 2 centers according to international standards.
The Enbek platform also actively promotes the development of skills in working professions. The Career Compass project is being implemented, which provides detailed analytics on professions, salaries, educational requirements, ratings of educational institutions, and more to help people choose a professional career and manage their own career trajectory.
Vocational training and on-the-job training are actively developing in response to employer demand. This year, about 12,000 people will take such courses.
To help students develop practical skills, we have launched the functionality of industrial practice on the Electronic Labor Exchange. Today, 643 online courses are available on the online learning platform, and 410 thousand people have completed the training.
The ministry also plans to implement practical courses using VR and AR technologies for working professions and industrial practice. The pilot project will be implemented in career centers in the cities of Kunayev, Ust-Kamenogorsk, Turkestan, Astana and Shymkent.
According to the action plan for the Year of Working Professions, it is planned to develop a mentoring institute, hold a job fair, and train schoolchildren and students of Technical and Vocational Education (TVET) institutions in job search and employment skills.
The following measures are being implemented in collaboration with social partners to strengthen the protection of workers' rights:
Improving mechanisms for preventing industrial injuries through digital monitoring in the field of occupational safety and health, introducing an integrated assessment of occupational risks by assigning risk classes to enterprises, as well as strengthening requirements for training and knowledge testing, and administrative liability for violations of occupational safety and health.
To ensure the transparency and legality of labor relations, it is planned to introduce mechanisms for declaring labor relations, which will require employers to post staffing schedules and transfer the procedures for concluding labor and collective agreements to electronic format.
Within the framework of cooperation with the International Labor Organization, a joint action plan to promote decent work principles is being implemented, which includes recommendations for improving legislation.
Last year, a methodology for setting minimum wages was approved, taking into account international standards. This year, it is planned to ratify Convention No. 131 of the International Labor Organization "On Minimum Wage Fixing with Special Consideration for Developing Countries."
One of the most important projects in the field of working professions is the Digital Map of the Enterprise. This allows for the early identification of risks in enterprises in real time and the implementation of preventive measures.
The model uses data including more than 60 financial, social, and labor indicators.
Combining the digital card of the enterprise with the digital card of the family opens up new opportunities. The employer can automatically identify risks, taking into account the social well-being of employees. For businesses, the digital card of the enterprise is a tool for implementing the principles of social responsibility.
"In short, an integrated approach to implementing activities for the Year of Working Professions, combining digital technologies, professional skills development, and social support, will allow us not only
