More than 686 thousand people are covered by measures to promote employment within the framework of the National Project for Entrepreneurship Development

As of December 1 of this year. within the framework of the National Project for Entrepreneurship Development for 2021-2025, measures to promote employment covered 686.2 thousand people. 488.2 thousand people were employed, of which 292.3 thousand were in permanent work.

195.9 thousand people were employed in subsidized jobs, of which: in social jobs – 17.3 thousand; for youth internship – 32.9 thousand; for public works – 120.6 thousand; for the projects “First Job” – 9.5 thousand, “Contract of Generations” – 485 people, “Silver Age” – 15.1 thousand people.

Online training in skills in demand in the labor market covered 45.1 thousand unemployed people, of which 41.2 thousand completed training.

Also, 131.9 thousand people were trained in the basics of entrepreneurship under the Bastau Business project, of which 98.3 thousand people completed and received certificates.

In order to choose a field of activity, 134.1 thousand people underwent social career guidance.

In addition, in 2023, within the framework of the National Project, it is planned to issue 9 thousand grants for the implementation of new business initiatives in the amount of 400 MCI (1,380,000 tenge). Since the beginning of the year, 9,102 grants have been issued.

Press service
Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan