In Astana, 60% of graduates of free JOLTAP courses have found employment. The city's akim, Zhenis Kassymbek, announced this on Instagram, according to infohub.kz.
"Three years ago we launched the JOLTAP project, which allows citizens to learn new professions for free, start their own business, find a job and get consultations on state support measures," Kassymbek wrote.
Over three years, 22,000 people have completed training in sewing, welding, SMM and other areas. Another 17% of graduates work as freelancers, and about 2,000 people have started small businesses.
Thirty programs have been developed for the project. Nineteen of them teach blue-collar skills, including seamstress, baker, electric and gas welder, shoe repair specialist and furniture assembler. Another 11 areas focus on digital skills, including SMM, targeted advertising, graphic design and mobile photography.
"An important feature of the digital courses is the integration of AI tools," Kassymbek noted.
Training is free. Registration is available at mobile points of "Barshağa mümkindik," district akimats and career centers of the Astana employment department.
On the instructions of the president, the project is now being scaled up to all regions of the country.
Earlier, the Ministry of Labor named the most in-demand professions in the country. According to the ministry, almost 42% of vacancies in Kazakhstan are in skilled blue-collar professions, the service sector and agriculture.