Course certificates are recognized as equivalent to university diplomas in Kazakhstan

A new National Qualifications Framework (NQF) officially recognizing certificates from professional and advanced training courses as valid proof of education for employment purposes has been approved by Kazakhstan’s National Council for Professional Qualifications.

The Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Population said that the revised system now also includes non-formal and informal learning, skills and knowledge acquired outside traditional educational institutions over a person’s lifetime. The European Qualifications Framework is the basis of this reform.

It has eight levels with increasing complexity of tasks, responsibility, and knowledge intensity.

Also, labor code provisions regarding multiple employment were clarified by the Ministry. Employees can have several employers, but the total working time must not exceed 12 hours per day. Nevertheless, it is forbidden to have multiple jobs to minors under 18 and employees in hazardous occupations, excluding healthcare workers. For civil servants, it is possible to take on secondary employment in teaching, research, or creative roles.

According to The Times of Central Asia, pressure on employers who pay “gray wages”, salaries paid off the books without tax or social contributions has recently increased.

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