A project is being implemented in the capital, in which school students can get a working profession along with a certificate. Now it operates in three state colleges of Astana, the official website of the city akimat reports.
The project provides an opportunity for students to receive technical and vocational education and relevant diplomas in working professions.
Among the educational institutions participating in the project is the Vocational Technical College of the Akimat of Astana. 34 schoolchildren from 10 schools of the capital are already studying here under the new program.
The participants were 10th grade students. In the morning, they attend classes at their schools, and after lunch they go to college, where they can master one of three areas: Catering, Maintenance, repair and operation of cars, Sewing and clothing modeling.
The entire process of learning working professions takes place from the beginning of the 10th grade to the middle of the 11th. At the end, students take state exams, which result in a diploma of technical and vocational education. Unlike regular college tuition, the program runs twice as fast. However, we fully study the entire process of car repair and operation, and by the time we graduate from school, we are already qualified specialists, ready for employment at the age of 18. Thanks to this project, we get an additional advantage in our education," said Nurali Plan, one of the project participants.
The project is aimed at popularizing working professions among the youth of the capital.
Students participate in the project on a voluntary basis. Before that, information and explanatory work is carried out with them in schools. Also, before starting the program, they are helped to decide on the choice of direction.

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/astana/press/news/details/919250