FORESIGHT SESSIONS ON TRAINING SPECIALISTS FOR THE EAST KAZAKHSTAN REGION HAVE STARTED

Today, a solemn opening ceremony of the foresight sessions was held at Sarsen Amanzholov East Kazakhstan University within the framework of the project “Mamandygym – Bolashagym” (“My Profession – My Future”), aimed at developing the human potential of the region.

The forum was organized as part of the Government Program of the Republic of Kazakhstan on increasing the income of the population until 2029. The main goal of the event is to improve the system of training specialists who are in demand in the labor market, as well as to determine the real needs of the East Kazakhstan region for personnel ensuring its socio-economic development. The initiators of the event were the National Center for the Development of Higher Education, Sarsen Amanzholov East Kazakhstan University, and the Akimat of East Kazakhstan region.

At the opening ceremony, honored guests noted the strategic importance of the foresight sessions for the development of the region. The Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Sayasat Nurbek, who joined the event via Zoom, emphasized that today’s foresight sessions are part of systematic work to develop the country’s human potential. He reported that the project has already been successfully completed in five regions of Kazakhstan, launched in six more, and by the end of the year a regional development map and an “Atlas of New Professions” will be created. According to the Minister, this will make it possible to clearly define the directions of socio-economic and educational development.

The Deputy Akim of the East Kazakhstan region, Yerbol Nurgaliev, noted that the development of human potential is a key factor in the economic growth of the region. The Rector of the University, Professor Mukhtar Tolegen, emphasized that the forum strengthens the link between education and production and opens the way to identifying new professions and competencies. The Head of the project “Mamandygym – Bolashagym”, Olzhas Sakenov, also shared his opinion on the importance of this initiative.

The main task of the foresight sessions is to forecast the future labor market, analyze development trends in the priority sectors of the region, and develop recommendations for updating the educational programs of universities and colleges. The sessions are conducted in five main areas: education, agriculture, metallurgy, energy, and tourism. Participants are divided into groups where they develop scenarios for the development of each sector, identify new professions, and define the necessary competencies.

The foresight sessions consist of several stages: during the introductory panel, participants are presented with the project’s goals and an overview of industry trends; during group work, forecasts and ideas are developed; a map of future professions is created, identifying new professions and skills in demand in the region; and during the final panel, expert recommendations and analytical conclusions are discussed.

The expected results include a map of future professions by industry, a list of new competencies, a map of intersectoral trends, and an expert analytical report. This initiative represents an important step in forming an advanced system for training specialists for the East Kazakhstan region. The results of the foresight sessions will help direct regional educational policy toward meeting the real needs of the labor market.

At the end of the event, the participants were awarded special certificates.