Measures to forecast and prevent floods to be strengthened in Kazakhstan

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The Head of State in his Address to the people of Kazakhstan outlined a strategic priority for the development of the transport and logistics sector. We have realised ourselves as a transport hub in the centre of Eurasia, which provides flows in the directions "East-West" and "North-South". Joining international cargo flows, we need to ensure cargo processing on our territory. Appropriate terminal facilities should be created for this purpose. We need to intensify the expansion of existing trade and logistics complexes and launch new ones," Olzhas Bektenov stressed.

The transition to full self-sufficiency in domestic dairy products is the order of the President. For its realisation we have everything we need: raw materials, resources, personnel, technologies. The government actively supports and stimulates the launch of dairy farms. We subsidise investment, the purchase of breeding stock, the cheaper cost of milk production, as well as the cost of buying fodder. Such projects should solve two key issues at once - to provide the country with high-quality and inexpensive domestic products and to create year-round jobs for residents of rural areas," Prime Minister said.

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Today the Heads of our States pay special attention to the water sphere. President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has indicated that saving the Aral Sea should become a priority of long-term international cooperation. The primary task of the Fund is the integrated and rational use and protection of water and energy resources of Central Asia, taking into account their socio-economic, energy, irrigation and environmental significance. I hope that by joint efforts we will be able to qualitatively improve the state of this unique water body, which is important for all our countries," Olzhas Bektenov said.

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Over 12 days of September, 132,000 tonnes were shipped to Central Asian countries which is 2.5 times more than in September 2023. By the end of the month, the volume of grain shipments will be about 250 thousand tonnes," the Managing Director of NC KTZ JSC, Bauyrzhan Urynbassarov, said.

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As the Head of State noted, the Paralympians’ victories are an example of selflessness and unbending will in battles with the strongest rivals and competitors. After our meeting on the eve of the Games, the whole country watched each of your battles on the sports field, and your success has become a special pride for us. We are glad that every year the involvement of special people in sport is growing. Today in the country more than 56 thousand Kazakhstanis with special needs are systematically engaged in physical culture and sports. And I am sure that the personal example of each of you will make many of you join the ranks of our Paralympians. The Government will intensify work to create favourable conditions and support athletes," Prime Minister stressed. Special words of gratitude were addressed to coaches and mentors, who played an important role in the preparation of athletes for the Paralympics.

I would like to express my gratitude to the Head of State and all the people of Kazakhstan for their support. Defending the honour of our country at the Paralympic Games in Paris was a great pride for me. We worked hard to win Paralympic medals. Our coaches put all the skills into our victory. I am glad that I became the first two-time Paralympic champion of our country and was able to contribute to strengthening the image of Kazakhstan in the international arena. A lot of work is ahead of us to achieve new victories. We will not stop at what we have achieved and will continue to work for the good of our country," David Degtyarev, two-time Paralympic Para Powerlifting champion, said.

I am delighted and immensely grateful for the Order of Barys III degree on behalf of the Head of State. We returned home with a historic gold medal in para judo, having competed at the Paralympic Games against the strongest athletes in the world. It is gratifying that the state pays special attention to para-sports. I think our success today has encouraged people with special needs. I hope that our path will be continued by future champions to exalt Kazakhstan on the world stage," Akmaral Nauatbek, a gold medallist in para judo, said.

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The Head of State is actively pursuing comprehensive modernisation of Kazakhstan. It is important that economic growth directly affects the quality of life of our citizens. At the same time, big business should show social responsibility. As you know, the President has declared next year the Year of Working Professions. We already have successful examples when big businessmen take patronage over colleges and create a proper base for training specialists. This model also allows enterprises to train their future personnel. Within the framework of the Year of Working Professions it is necessary to intensify such practice," Olzhas Bektenov emphasised.

As the Head of State noted in his Address, first of all it is necessary to overcome the acute shortage of sectoral specialists, such as water specialists, construction workers, power engineers and many others, as well as to train specialists in the professions of the future," Sayasat Nurbek said.

• Identification of needs, forecasting and planning of specialists' training in co-operation with employers according to their requirements and demands.
• Creation of anchor centres of competence on the model of academic excellence.
• Synchronisation of educational programmes based on the best international practices and technologies.

Since 2021, in order to reformat the education system to the advanced model of personnel training, the "Atlas of new professions and competencies of Kazakhstan" has been developed, which today is a qualitative component of the National system of labour resources forecasting. ‘Atlas of New Professions’ has become the basis for professional orientation for secondary schools, TVET, universities, as well as a platform for the development of new professional standards and training programmes," Sayasat Nurbek noted.

Pavlodar region was one of the first to introduce the regional atlas. The slide shows the region's experience, stages of localisation. Within the framework of the Atlas implementation, 20 enterprises and 15 pilot colleges interacted. As a result, 25 new training programmes were developed for 40 promising professions. Also, 41 teachers underwent internships at the enterprises. In 2022, 102 students will graduate, in 2025, 703 graduates are expected," the Minister of Science and Higher Education said.

Teachers of colleges routinely undergo training at the enterprises of social partners. The teachers of the Khromtau Mining and Technical Higher College were trained in the basics of drone control and post-flight data processing using specialised software. To transfer academic knowledge and new technologies to industry, the ministry has identified 25 Centres of Academic and Research Excellence based on 17 regional, three national and five pedagogical universities," Science and Higher Education Minister Sayasat Nurbek said.

In addition, the new Law "On Science and Technology Policy" creates conditions for the development of regional science, which will create an ecosystem of college - university - enterprise. Already now 30 leading universities of the country have established partnerships with almost 100 colleges implementing related educational programmes. For example, Satbayev University and Kazakhmys LLP signed an agreement, under which they agreed on the training paths of Kazakhmys LLP and Satbayev University colleges on such educational programmes as: ‘Energy’, ‘Metallurgy and mineral processing’, ‘Mining engineering’, ‘Technological machinery and equipment’. College graduates have the opportunity to continue their studies at Satbayev University on a shortened programme," Sayasat Nurbek said.

This flexible approach systematises the career path of young people, creating alternative methods of entering the labour market. At the same time, the introduction of micro-qualifications and minor programmes will allow students to master qualifications in related fields sufficient to perform a separate job function. Employed specialists can master new competences in higher education institutions according to point requests of the labour market. This mechanism will be implemented, first of all, in the system of engineering and technical personnel training," the Minister of Science emphasised.

Further development and deepening of interaction between universities, colleges and enterprises of the regions in the field of professional training of in-demand specialists will continue on the basis of regional roadmaps," Minister of Science and Higher Education Sayasat Nurbek summarised.

From 2014 to 2024, under the coordination of NPP, dual training covered more than 208 thousand students, of whom 85% were employed in the first three months from the date of graduation. In 2025, it is planned to digitise the entire process of implementation and maintenance of the Register of dual training contracts with subsequent posting on the NCE website," Raimbek Batalov noted.

As part of the presented SME development ecosystem, we propose to integrate us into the state system of the Register of recipients of state support measures. We propose to use the data that is generated in the Ministries of Labour, Education, Science and Higher Education, adding market expertise and analytics. This will allow us to create a complete picture of the labour market, carry out quality forecasting of the need for personnel and new professions, as well as contribute to "bringing out of the shadow," Raimbek Batalov summed up.