Facilitation sessions for the calculation of young people of the NEET category have begun

In order to develop recommendations on the definition and calculation of NEET category youth, the first facilitation session was held on September 16 in the city of Nur-Sultan. The work of the facilitation sessions will continue on September 23 and will end on September 29.

The event was attended by the Chairman of the Committee on Youth and Family Affairs Sh. Baymanov, as well as representatives of the Project Management Group of the World Bank, the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Population, experts in the field of youth development and youth resource centers. 

During the session the issues of creating a regional NEET database in the context of each city and district, as well as the methodology for calculating this category of young people were discussed. 

Based on the results of the facilitation session, proposals will be prepared on approaches to determining the NEET category of youth, as well as the basic needs of young people belonging to vulnerable groups. 

Also, for the preparation of methodological manuals for working with young people of the NEET category, recommendations will be developed for the draft methodology for determining, accounting and calculating young people of the NEET category. The proposals will be collected, classified, and presented in the format of recommendations.

The project is implemented in partnership with the Ministry of Information and Social Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the World Bank Project Management Group.