At a briefing held at the Communications Service of Astana, Olzhas Omar, Director of the Labor Mobility Center of the Astana City Akimat, spoke about new opportunities and support measures for unemployed citizens, graduates of higher education institutions and employers, the official website of the capital's Akimat reports.
According to the speaker, within the framework of the Year of Working Professions, the main focus was on providing professional guidance to young people and the active participation of employers in the personnel training process. To this end, graduates of grades 9 and 11 are provided with professional advice and assistance in choosing popular specialties.
"Measures to support specialists working in the production sector have also been taken. Resource centers in the "Competence Development Factory" format have been opened in colleges, and the "Employer Day" project has been launched. Job fairs have also been organized. This year, more than 20 thousand people will be covered in Astana within the framework of the state program, including 12 thousand young people.
Free confirmation of professional qualifications in the IT field. Currently, due to the rapid development of the digital economy, the number of specialists wishing to work in the field of information technology is increasing. In this regard, a voucher system has been launched through the Career Enbek platform, which allows you to confirm your professional qualifications for free. Within the framework of this program, you can get a certificate in the field of network administrator, system analyst, information security engineer and other popular IT specialties,” says Olzhas Omar.
How does the program work?
1. The Labor Mobility Center advises on choosing a specialty.
2. The application is submitted using the Career Enbek platform using an electronic signature.
3. After the application is approved, the voucher will be available in your personal account.
4. The candidate passes the exam and receives a certificate confirming their professional qualifications.
“A youth internship program for graduates of colleges and universities is being implemented in Kazakhstan. This program allows young specialists to gain their first work experience. According to the terms of the program, the duration of the youth internship is up to 12 months, the salary is 117,960 tenge, and the age of participants should not exceed 35. According to the results of last year, 567 employers applied for 3,353 jobs, and currently there are 3,319 vacancies for graduates.
In addition, the process of internships and training for students has become easier and more accessible. The Enbek.kz portal allows employers to easily find students and interns. To do this, first you need to register on the Enbek.kz website and publish a vacancy marked "Professional experience". Then the employer can select students and invite them to an interview. At the next stage, an online contract is concluded with the educational institution, and the student undergoes an internship. The employer maintains an electronic diary of the intern and monitors its results. This system allows students to gain initial work experience, and employers to train future specialists," says the director of the Labor Mobility Center.
In addition, the state offers a free vocational training program for unemployed citizens in accordance with the request of employers. The training period under the program lasts from 1 to 6 months. Students will receive a scholarship of 43,574 tenge and material assistance in the amount of 7,864 tenge.
Training is carried out on the basis of a four-party agreement concluded between the unemployed citizen, the employer, the educational institution and the Labor Mobility Center. The program is open to enterprises that are regular taxpayers, have no salary arrears and have been operating for at least 1 year. Applications are accepted in the "Vocational Training" section of the Enbek.kz portal.

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/astana/press/news/details/933982