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Centralized Career and Employment Centers

Addressing youth unemployment in Kazakhstan by establishing Career and Employment Centers in universities, providing guidance, internships, and job opportunities, and fostering social partnerships for sustainable economic growth.

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Centralized Career and Employment Centers

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  1. Centralized Career and Employment Centers Team Name: DriftMind Country: Kazakhstan School Name: Nazarbayev University

  2. Republic of Kazakhstan – the biggest developing country in Central Asia • Population – 16,912 mln • Economically active population – 8.974 mln • Overall unemployment rate – 5.3% • Youth unemployment rate at age 15-28 - 5.0 % (Male – 5.6 %, Female – 7.0%) • 60% of unemployed youngsters have certificate of tertiary education (Statistics Agency of Republic of Kazakhstan 2012 www.stat.kz) • Therefore, the project will focus on young people at age 15-28 with higher education Youth Unemployment in Kazakhstan

  3. Sample – 78 people • 48 respondents have a University degree • unemployed 23 people • employed 25 people • 30 respondents are sophomores of undergraduate school The survey results These results contradicts data derived from statistics

  4. Choice of low demand, high-prestige professions • Expectations of higher wages and positions • Lack of practical knowledge, skillsandexperience • High immigration rate from rural to urban areas, which increases competition • Corruption in tertiary educational system resulting in scarcity of qualified graduates Causes of Youth Unemployment

  5. Effects of Youth Unemployment • Socio-psychological consequences • On individual level • Psychological pressure from the community: relatives and peers • Dissatisfaction resulting in self disappointment • Skills and working potential of youth deteriorate as time passes • 2. On social level • Decrease in family’s budget • Increasing crime rate • Higher rates of prostitution and sexually transmitting diseases Economic Consequences Unemployment is directly related to the loss of Kazakhstan’s production: By using Okun’s empirical calculation it was concluded: 2.5% loss in GDP is solely because of youth unemployment Statistics Agency of Republic of Kazakhstan http://stat.kz/Pages/default.aspx

  6. To create a governmental – organization, which will found, develop and supervise centralizedcareer and employmentcenters in every higher educational institution. In these centers both university and government representatives will work. Suggested Solution

  7. First Branch - Social Partnership • Seeks partners and makes connections with enterprises, NGOs, etc. for: 1. Internship opportunities 2. Job opportunities Careers and employment centers’ administrative body consists of three branches

  8. 1. Provides • Enterpreneurship courses 2. Appropriate motivational seminars: • Guest Lectures 3. Career guidance/ counseling programs Second Branch – Orientation programs

  9. 1. Collect objective data on current labor market demands • 2. Makes databases, websites for job search • 3. Monitors graduates within 12 months s after graduation • We acknowledge the fact that there are career centers in some universities in the world, however our proposed solution has number of differences. Third Branch – Research Center

  10. DriftMind team is going to spend approximately 6 months to open career and employment centers • We expect to reach 80% employment among current students? • Career and Employment Centers need innovative ideas and energetic approach to work, so we believe we can employ many young university graduates ourselves. Planned Results and Outcomes

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