OECD Reviews of Vocational Education and Training This review outlines the main features of Kazakhstan vocational education and training system, and compares its main features with those of other countries. It covers both the education system and the labour market. Drawing in the context of the wider OECD study, this review then provides a brief assessment of the main strengths of the system, and the policy challenges which need to be addressed by Kazakhstan in the future.

In Kazakhstan, VET has three main functions: i) qualification: to provide the population with the skills needed to foster economic prosperity and social stability; ii) employment: to help the population to find a job suited to their preferences and responsive to societal needs; and iii) integration: to help individuals to insert successfully in the society (Ouzoun, 2010). Students wishing to enter VET institutions in Kazakhstan may do so either at upper secondary level (currently after 9th grade) or after upper secondary schooling (currently after 11 th grade) (OECD 2013). Overall, upper-secondary and post-secondary VET are provided at the same institutions in Kazakhstan.

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