Public-private partnership in the field of vocational education

Abstract

The article considers the possibility of the development of public-private partnership in the field of vocational education and substantiates its necessity for high-quality training and further employment of specialists in accordance with the requirements of the modern labor market. The aim of the study is to identify new trends in the training of competitive graduates of technical and vocational education (VET) and higher education institutions (HEI) in the conditions of modern economy using public-private partnership (PPP) mechanisms. The research methodology includes general scientific and theoretical research methods. Methods of tabular representation of data is used as statistical tool. Originality of the research is that it is relevant and necessary to develop new model of training young specialists, involving the implementation of educational, research, innovative and entrepreneurial, spiritual and moral activities that meet modern trends. The authors carried out the analysis of the level and quality of training of national personnel in terms of ensuring the future needs of the labor market of the Republic of Kazakhstan and identified the advantages of using public-private partnership mechanisms in improving the skills, employment, retraining of future specialists. The paper was prepared within the grant project of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan AP08957434 "Development of a system of evaluation and certification of professional competences of experts of PPP in Kazakhstan in accordance with international standards and advanced technologies".