The first citywide job fair was visited by more than 15 thousand young Almaty citizens

Today in Almaty there are more than 700 thousand young people aged from 14 to 35 years, 435 thousand of them are active youth economically. Only in the last 5 years the share of youth has increased for 10%. According to prediction, by 2020 the number of economically active youth in Almaty will reach more than 500 thousand people.

In his welcome speech, Bauyrzhan Baibek has mentioned that young people are the driver of the economy and in Almaty as a big metropolis, the issue of their employment is actual.

"According to the assignment of the Head of State, 2017 was declared the Year of Youth in Almaty. We have developed "a road map for supporting young people until 2020".It’s a document that contains a complex of steps which is unprecedented for the city. The road map have been discussed widely among the young people. It was approved by the Public Council and approved by the Maslikhat of the city. The main purpose of the Roadmap is to make a condition for self-realization and for a comprehensive development of youth, its adaptation to life in a megacity. In general, with the involvement of business, educational institutions, we plan to create an effective employment system. We have increased the financing of the employment sector for five times this year, 5 billions tenge have been alloted, "B. Baibek said.

The adopted roadmap for supporting young people until 2020 contains 5 key directions: a qualitative education, an employment and a job, a cultural leisure and a healthy lifestyle, a housing and a support for young families, and a city of active youth.

The total cost for the implementation of the Roadmap will be 7.2 billions tenge. So, the Loft Center will be opened in the former tram park territory, where it is planned to organize a youth service area, a co-working center, 5 workshops, a reading room, a conference hall, an English club and a language training center, and 10 educational sections. The Loft Center will employ 25 youth NGOs, which will engage in permanently about 3,000 people. In addition, the center will work with the nonresident youth, the Career Center and the Center of Hostels Supervision will operate on the basis of the Loft Center. In one place a young man will be able to get all the necessary informations and a support, an opportunity to solve his problems and to realize his interests.

Within the framework of the road map with Zhilstroysberbank of Kazakhstan, the opportunity is being done for concessional lending to young people for a house. The loan will be for 5% per annum. In addition, 3.7 billion tenge was allocated for the construction of hostels for young families. It is planned to provide 320 young families or 1600 people with the house through the business subject’s lending mechanism.

Within the framework of the Roadmap, a lot of attention has been given to youth employment. Thus, the number of participants in youth practice will be increased from 500 to 2,000 people for a year. In this year 500 millions tenge have been allocated for graduate’s direction to youth practice.

1 billion tenge was given for the micro crediting of unemployed and self-employed citizens for the first time in this year. Each of them can receive a micro loan up to 18 millions tenge for their business project. In addition, more than 8,000 unemployed people can study the short-term professional training courses through the Employment Center. Young people have the opportunity to learn the innovative specialties using IT technologies.

495.8 millions tenge have been allocated for 2,5 thousand school graduates to get free education in colleges by receiving a scholarship for 16,759 tenge and for one-time hot meals.

More than 100 employers have been participated to the first citywide job fair representing more than 5,000 vacancies. Among them, LG Electronics Almaty, Coca-Cola Almaty Bottlers, NGSK KazStroyService, Air Astana, Almatytelecom, Huawei Technologies Kazakhstan "," Eurasian Bank "," Alfa-Bank "," RBK Bank "," KaspiBank "and others.

Within the framework of the fair, trainings have been held for young people: how to make a resume, how to please an employer, how to make a first good impression, and how to develop the communicative skills. Such an event has already been held in the Central Mosque. 54 mobile employment points will be opened in the city markets in the near future.