WORLDSKILLS AS A PROFESSIONAL TRAINING OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

Abstract

The article talks about the origins of the Worldskills movement in different countries. WorldSkills movement, popular all over the world, is actively developing in Kazakhstan. The system of organizing and holding regional and republican championships is being improved, institutions of partnership and the expert community are developing. This was discussed by the participants of the next meeting of the General Assembly of WorldSkills Kazakhstan. As the press service of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan reported on Facebook, Kazakhstan entered the WorldSkills program in 2014 and became the 70th member of WSI. In a short time, Kazakhstani students achieved good results at world championships. In 2020, recommendations were developed for conducting a demo exam in accordance with WorldSkills standards, and the introduction of a demo exam in 36 colleges of the country began. Also last year, the WorldSkills Board of Trustees was established. Sectoral areas with the participation of business have been developed, such as AgroSkills, the Kazakhmys corporate championship and others. The main methods of the presented article are analytical-synthetic and comparative methods of scientific, theoretical and methodological literature, as well as information sources. The results are the forms and ways of introducing WORLDSKILLS into the system of professional secondary and higher education of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The article notes that Kazakhstan has excellent performance at world championships and is planning its development through holding a demonstration exam within the framework of the "Zhas Maman" project, as well as training certified experts.