Atyrau hosts regional August conference of education workers

The annual August conference of education workers on the topic "Digital Kazakhstan: Education in the New Age" was held in Atyrau region, in which the head of the region Serik Shapkenov took part, the Press Service of the akim of the region reports.

At the meeting with teachers, Serik Shapkenov expressed gratitude to teachers for their dedication to their profession, for their painstaking and conscientious work in the education and upbringing of the younger generation. The regional akim noted that a teacher is a person who shapes not only an individual, but also the whole society. The head of the region focused on the issue of developing the infrastructure of the education sector.

“The head of state Kassym-Jomart Kemelevich Tokayev noted that the upbringing of the younger generation is a very responsible and difficult matter. Therefore, the assessment of the teacher's work is an important task for us. Thank you for your work and patience in raising children. Several projects have been implemented to ensure high-quality education for schoolchildren. As you know, two modern BINOM schools opened last year, and now there are plans to build two more similar schools. On the instructions of the President, 12 educational institutions will be built in the region as part of the Comfortable School national project, and nine are currently under construction. At the beginning of the school year, two schools will open their doors to students. In addition, work continues to update educational facilities,” S. Shapkenov noted.

During the meeting, a wide range of issues and problems related to the material and technical support of the education sector, the use of modern technologies and artificial intelligence, the development of human resources, the provision of populated areas and residential areas with schools and kindergartens were considered, and plans and tasks for the upcoming academic year were also announced. The August conference brought together over 500 education workers in the region.

“Over 16 thousand first-graders will cross the school threshold in the new academic year. This year, major repairs have begun in 12 schools, and today they have already been completed in seven educational facilities, and in five the work will be completed by the end of this year,” the head of the Education Department, Marat Abuov noted. During the conference, honored teachers were awarded the badges "Bilim Beru Isinin Kurmetti Kyzmetkeri" (Honorary Worker of Education), "Y. Altynsarin" and "Yenbek Ardageri" (Veteran of Labor).