Currently, 870,000 people work in Kazakhstan's transport sector—representing nearly one in ten employed individuals in the country. Due to the active development of transport infrastructure, the industry's workforce requirement stands at approximately 57,000 specialists. Minister of Transport of the Republic of Kazakhstan Nurlan Sauranbaev announced this at the Government session.

The Minister noted that the main portion of workers comprises specialists in road and rail transport, road construction, and logistics. Today, the highest demand is observed for engine drivers, drivers, technicians and engineers, logistics specialists, pilots, air traffic controllers, ship captains, and mechanics.

To attract young people to the transport sector, job fairs, vocational guidance events, and practical training sessions are being organized. These measures help students acquire the necessary skills and secure employment after completing their studies.

Workforce training for the transport sector is carried out by 37 higher educational institutions and 47 colleges. Approximately 44,000 students are enrolled in these institutions, with more than 28,000 receiving education under state educational grants.

According to the Minister, the key task remains training specialists who meet the current and future needs of the transport industry. Driven by the technological transformation of the sector, a need for 31 new professions has already been identified. In the road sector, there is demand for BIM digital design specialists, "smart road" specialists, and construction robot operators. The railway and logistics sectors require digital logisticians and automation specialists. In aviation, new training directions involving artificial intelligence are emerging, including AI-assisted air traffic controllers, air traffic design specialists, and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operators.

To train such personnel, the Ministry of Transport, together with state bodies and educational organizations, is updating educational curricula and developing new specialist training tracks. The work of Kazakhstan Temir Zholy, which systematically trains personnel, was highlighted as a positive example. Its structure includes four regional training centers, laboratories, and training grounds. Last year, 174,000 employees underwent training through this system, 113,000 of whom were trained to work with artificial intelligence.

Similar initiatives are being launched in other segments of the transport industry: a new international-standard aviation training center is being created for professional training of aviation specialists, while the "JOLSHY" project is being implemented in the road sector.

"Specific plans are in place regarding specialist training, and their implementation remains under our constant control," Nurlan Sauranbayev concluded.

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