More than 7.9 thousand residents of Zhambyl region it is planned to cover active measures of employment in 2017

In the framework of the Program of development of productive employment and mass business in Zhambyl region active employment promotion measures is to cover more than 7.9 million people. About it today at the seminar-meeting on issues of implementation of the above programme held in the regional administration, Deputy Minister of labor and social protection of population of Kazakhstan Birzhan Nurymbetov.

The event was attended by akims of cities and districts of Zhambyl region, heads of Department of coordination of employment and social programs, employment centers, NGO, etc.

At the beginning of his speech, the Deputy Minister has reminded that since January 1, 2017 in Kazakhstan, the program on the development of productive employment and mass entrepreneurship (hereinafter - the program), which provides: mass training and skills in occupations in demand and the basics of entrepreneurship, creation of conditions for mass entrepreneurship through credit, the development of the labor market through promotion of employment and support labor mobility.

"Within the first direction of the program will be organized free vocational training on the basis of the colleges with a training period to 2.5 years, especially for young people who after finishing school are not enrolled in educational institutions. This year it is planned to extend technical and vocational education more than 21 thousand young people of Kazakhstan. The state will fully cover the cost of tuition, pay a scholarship to reimburse expenses for travel and accommodation and will also provide disposable hot meals for students in institutions of technical and vocational education", stressed Birzhan Nurymbetov.

In addition, the colleges, training centers of the NCE "Atameken" and the training centers of the enterprises will be conducted short-term vocational training courses (1 to 6 months).

To ensure availability of training to citizens living in remote rural areas, will be organized mobile training centers: in the form of mobile systems with special classes in Akmola, Aktobe, East Kazakhstan, Mangistau and Kostanay regions; on the basis of small schools in remote rural localities; on the basis of employers.

"I want to emphasize, if we had taught only at the request of employers, but now we will teach in-demand professions, attent to the learning process masters of their craft, which will give more practice", - said the Deputy Minister.

Birzhan Nurymbetov noted that the loans for the program participants in the cities will be issued by the Fund "Damu", and in the villages and small cities Fund support for agriculture and Agrarian credit Corporation. The amount of the granted credits increased to 8 thousand MCI (up to 18 million KZT) with a period of 5 years (the livestock and agricultural cooperatives up to 7 years) and annual interest rate to 6%. For loans through the Agricultural credit Corporation introduces the mechanism of loan guarantee: up to 85% for start-up entrepreneurs and up to 50% for existing.

The third direction of the program provides for increased targeted support in employment of certain categories of citizens, increase of mobility of labor resources and development of infrastructure of the labor market.

"We will continue to use tools such as youth practice and social jobs and public works that are in demand among young people, women and persons with disabilities. To improve labor mobility provides for the provision of state support measures to persons who voluntarily relocated to the regions approved by the Government of Kazakhstan", - informed the Vice-Minister.

In particular, it identifies 7 regions for the reception of migrants, including repatriates (Akmola, Atyrau, East Kazakhstan, West Kazakhstan, Kostanay, Pavlodar and North Kazakhstan region), and 4 of the region of departure (Almaty, Zhambyl, Mangystau and South Kazakhstan region). Labor migrants from the above regions will get subsidies for relocation and the costs of rental housing within one year. In 2017, the planned subsidies for relocation 2.7 thousand citizens.

"This year, budget expenditures on the program amounted to 85.3 billion, including KZT 5.5 billion was allocated for Jambyl region. In the region of the active employment promotion measures in the framework of the program planned to cover more than 7.9 million people", - concluded the Deputy Minister.

After conducting the seminar, Birzhan Nurymbetov called for the PSC and the center of employment of the population of Taraz city.