Aktobe’s vocational forum reshapes skilled trades with global partnerships and tech upgrades
The international forum Education. Skills. Future has concluded in Aktobe, bringing together experts from six countries to discuss vocational training. Delegates from China, France, Japan, Germany, Belarus, and Uzbekistan joined local educators and industry partners to shape the future of skilled trades in the region.
The event marked the close of the Year of Skilled Trades, celebrating a shift in perception toward blue-collar professions. Officials noted rising demand for technical roles and a growing recognition of their importance to the economy.
Discussions centred on modernising vocational education, with sessions on digital technology adoption, teacher training, and strategies for helping students enter the job market. Participants also examined international accreditation for colleges and ways to align training with industry needs. Aktobe’s 40 regional colleges currently enrol over 28,000 students in fields like engineering and technology. Two institutions have recently completed renovations costing over 500 million tenge, while others have earned international accreditation. A new 1 billion tenge IT hub is also under construction at the Aktobe Higher Polytechnic College. By 2025, the state-funded quota for skilled trades in the region will double to 7,407 places. The forum concluded with the signing of cooperation agreements between local colleges and foreign educational bodies.
The forum’s outcomes include expanded training capacity and stronger ties between Aktobe’s colleges and global partners. With increased funding and modernised facilities, the region aims to produce more specialists equipped for the evolving labour market.
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