President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in his Address to the People of Kazakhstan 2025 was declared the "Year of Working Professions". It was said that during this time it is necessary to reform the system of technical and vocational education. At the same time, measures have been taken to provide social support to students in the Turkestan region to train high-quality personnel. Since 2025, per capita funding has increased. An average of 33,943 tenge is provided per student per month.

– Student scholarships have increased by 50 percent since September 1, 2024. That is, they have reached 43,575 tenge, and excellent students will receive 50,110 tenge. For orphans and students left without parental care, 56,646 tenge has been provided. As for benefits for the disabled, 75% of the scholarship is provided as additional assistance for those with eye and ear diagnoses. This is the most important innovation in social support for students. Also, twice a year, more than 200 thousand tenge will be allocated specifically for clothing for each orphan. Students are provided with discounts on travel costs. Twice a year, each child is given about 8 thousand tenge as a travel allowance, - says Aigul Kasymbekova, deputy head of the Turkestan regional education department.

5,701 students in 43 colleges in the Turkestan region are provided with free dormitories. In addition, children from large and low-income families are provided with 734 tenge for a daily hot meal, an average of 14,680 tenge per month. Psychological assistance aimed at maintaining and strengthening students' well-being is also provided.

Tell In addition, 50 technical and vocational education organizations are working in the region to train personnel for the region's priority economic sectors. 28 of them are state-owned, 22 are private. The number of free vocational education grants is increasing every year. In the 2023-2024 academic year, 15,350 places were allocated by state order, while in the current academic year 15,525 grants are provided. This has reached 100% and is fully provided.

Press service of the akim of the Turkestan region