Training courses for beginner exporters were held in Nur-Sultan

On August 23-25, 2022, free training courses on export and international trade for representatives of micro, small, and medium-sized businesses on export and international trade were held in Nur-Sultan. At these courses, developed by the International Trade Center together with QazTrade, and funded by the European Union under the Ready4Trade Central Asia project, entrepreneurs learned how to export goods from Kazakhstan to Europe and other countries, how to properly prepare their business for export activities, where to get the necessary certificates and many other important aspects of the work of international trade.

The course was attended by about 20 representatives of business from various fields, ranging from honey producers to logistics companies. Among the participants, there were also women – heads of their own companies.

During the seminars, existing and potential exporters shared their experiences and discussed the pressing issues of the day in their field. Moreover, the participants consulted each other, as well as received recommendations and tips on how to solve problems from the course trainers.

General Director of Kazakhstan Halal Industry Association LLP Alfiya Sarsenbayeva was one of the course participants – “New interactive format of the course facilitated the discussion of issues with specialists, including not only theoretical issues, but also practical ones. The acquired knowledge, will allow us to advise enterprises on what they should expect, what points should be paid attention to during the export process”.

Another participant of the course, Naizakaraev Miras, the founder of the company producing household chemicals LLP Clear All, appreciated the practical tasks of the course, which allowed consolidating the voluminous theoretical material. “In addition, I would like to emphasize responsiveness and professionalism of trainers. Trainers share their practical experience, give truly important recommendations and answer all the questions. The courses turned out to be a good platform for networking.

According to the project coordinator, department director of QazTrade JSC Amirbekova A., these courses are part of the educational programme, developed to be conducted in both online and offline formats. The programme is scheduled to launch in September. A series of such courses are expected to be held in other cities of Kazakhstan by the end of the year.