Kazakh PM orders to work out issues of launching preferential programmes of mortgage and rental housing for working personnel

At the Government session on measures to implement the Year of Working Professions announced by the Head of State, Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov stressed that qualified workers are the main productive force of the economy, El.kz cites primeminister.kz.

Modern workers operate high-tech equipment, automated systems, which, in turn, requires a continuous process of professional development, development of intellectual, digital and personal competences.

It has been noted that the economy needs thousands of skilled workers. At the same time, new specialities are emerging every year. Therefore, in order to forecast future skills and competences, akimats have been instructed to form regional atlases of professions.

In order for young people to make a conscious choice of working professions, it is necessary to implement new approaches in career guidance work and build a model of interaction between schools, colleges and enterprises so that future specialists can see their professional prospects. For this purpose, the Ministry of Education has been instructed to carry out a qualitative transformation of the sphere of technical and vocational education. At the same time, the state has doubled the financing of college education. New educational programmes are being introduced taking into account international requirements. Together with the Akimat of Astana city it is planned to create a competence centre. At the same time, the necessity of taking appropriate measures on the part of business, employers and investors was noted. In addition, the relevant work should be more actively conducted by the fund ‘Samruk-Kazyna’.

"It is necessary to translate the best corporate practices of social support of working personnel, expand and introduce new incentives for them. I instruct the ministries of industry, energy, transport, agriculture, water resources, together with enterprises, akimats and Otbasy Bank to work out the issues of launching preferential programmes of mortgage and rental housing for workers," Olzhas Bektenov said.

After consideration of the issue Prime Minister instructed the interested state bodies, akimats, national companies and enterprises to ensure quality implementation of sectoral and regional plans for the Year of working professions. All activities should be systematic, effective and have a long-term socio-economic effect.

The Government will keep the issues of the Year of Working Professions under constant control, stressed Olzhas Bektenov.

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