Project management in the development of dual learning in the education system of Kazakhstan

Abstract

Purpose of the research. This article is aimed to study the world experience in the application of project management and its approaches in the fi eld of education and in the system of dual education in the Republic of Kazakhstan too. The rapidly developing technologies of the labor market are tightening the requirements for young professionals, so the authors propose to consider new management approaches that will help educational organizations train highly qualifi ed personnel, so necessary for the labor market. The proposed approaches (predictive, adaptive and hybrid) include a set of project management techniques and methodologies that have the potential to solve all necessary organizational issues. Methodology. The research methodology was implemented through a literature review of scientifi c articles, according to the following keywords: «project management in education», «waterfall approach in education», «Agile in education» and «hybrid approach in education». Originality / value of the research. The relevance of the research topic lies in the potential for solving the social problem associated with youth unemployment in the Republic of Kazakhstan among the NEET (Not in Education, Employment, or Training) generation. The originality of the research is confi rmed and substantiated by a small number of scientifi c studies and articles that reveal the use of project management to organize the educational process, especially in the process of organizing a system of dual education in the Republic of Kazakhstan. Findings. The results of the article are the authors' recommendations on the application of the necessary and appropriate project management approaches at certain stages of the implementation of dual training for its effective development in the country.

The Adoption of Project Management Practices by a Local Government in Kazakhstan: Barriers and Solutions

“…Lawani and Moore (2016) therefore encouraged the examination of PM practices through the lens of critical realism, i.e., by looking at the human aspect, organizational culture, beliefs, and interaction of people and leadership. This view is of particular relevance to a Kazakh context because many works have dealt with normative and regulatory aspects of adopting PM in the public sector, or have observed these processes very fragmentarily (Kartov 2020;Ibadildin et al 2022: Tileubayeva et al 2017.…”