ANALYSIS OF THE SPECIALIST TRAINING PROCESS AT THE YESSENOV UNIVERSITY ACROSS THREE LEVELS OF EDUCATION

Abstract

This article analyzes the process of specialist training across three levels of education at the only higher education institution in the Mangystau region, Yessenov University. Currently, the labor market is undergoing dynamic changes, while new technologies and innovations are transforming the demand for traditional professions. Therefore, the article examines the challenges associated with training competitive specialists within the regional education system who meet modern national and international standards and possess high levels of intellectual and general cultural competencies. An analysis of the personnel training system at an educational institution preparing specialists required by the regional labor market, conducted during the development of the Atlas of New Specialties and Competencies of the Mangystau Region, leads to the conclusion that the region’s education system complies with modern national and international standards and addresses the task of training competitive specialists with advanced intellectual and general cultural competencies. Therefore, in accordance with the aims and objectives of this study, an analysis of the specialist training process at the bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral levels at Yessenov University in the Mangystau Region was conducted using the foresight method. In addition, the article describes the mission and strategic objectives of the University and describes the training of specialists in bachelor's, master's and doctoral studies at three levels. Overall, at Yessenov University, an analysis was conducted of the personnel training process across three levels of education. The study examined the dynamics of student enrollment growth, the increase in the number of master’s students over three academic years, and the growth in the number of doctoral students over the past three years. It also analyzed student admissions, employment rates according to educational programs, the dynamics of faculty research publications, scientific projects, and program-targeted funding allocated for grant support of researchers by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The data are presented in tabular form, and the diagram illustrates the relative growth rate.