Technical and vocational education
There are 36 colleges in the system of technical and vocational education for the 2023-2024 academic year, of which 27 are public and 9 are private. In the current academic year, 16,792 students are studying at colleges, including 11,151 students (66.5%) on a state order, 5,615 people (33.5%) on a paid basis. For the 2023-2024 academic year, 5640 students were admitted, 5316 of them are in full–time study, 324 students are in distance learning. 3932 students were accepted by state order: 1926 of them are in labour specialties, 2074 students are in middle–level specialties. According to the reporting data, the employment of full-time graduates is 79.0%. Personnel training in Technical and Vocational Education organizations is carried out in 69 specialties and 102 qualifications for the following sectors of the region's economy: construction, transport, agriculture, energy, service sector, education, healthcare, communications and informatization, economics. 22 organizations of technical and vocational education in the region have signed agreements with 25 enterprises for patronage.
Dual form of education
There are 21 public and 5 private colleges implementing dual education in the region. Specialists are trained in 35 specialties for technological, technical and agricultural industries, medicine, education with a contingent of 2457 people in them. 2457 contracts and agreements have been concluded with 114 enterprises, within the framework of which graduates undergo internships with the possibility of further employment. The main partners of the colleges are Ural Transformer Plant LLP, Stroykombinat LLP, Agroremmash JSC, Balzia LLP and others.