"ACADEMY GRADUATES AND EMPLOYERS: JOB FAIR-2025"

On 27.02.2025, JSC South Kazakhstan Medical Academy hosted a fair with employers in the traditional format at the National level on the topic "Graduates of the Academy and employers: a job fair". This year, more than 45 employers from all remote regions and cities of Kazakhstan took part: North Kazakhstan region, Pavlodar, Mangystau, Aktau, Atyrau region, Abai, Ulytau, Karaganda regions, Temirtau, Stepnogorsk, Balkhash, Zhambyl region, Zhanatas, as well as Turkestan region and Shymkent city. The organizer of the fair is the Dean's Office of Internship and Graduate Employment.
The purpose of the fair is to interact on the issues of graduate employment, taking into account the demands of employers and the needs of the labor market in modern conditions. The moderator of the fair was the Dean of the Dean's Office of Internship and Graduate Employment, PhD K.S.Kemelbekov For the grand opening of the fair, the floor was given to the Vice-rector of JSC SKMA, Professor M.U.Anartayeva.
In his speech, Vice-Rector, Professor M.U.Anartayeva discussed the competencies necessary for the successful work of graduates in training specialists of various levels for practical healthcare, as well as the formats of interaction between the field of practical healthcare and the academy for their development.
Number of graduates by internship level in 2024-2025:
• In the educational program "General Medicine (general practitioners)" - 183;
• According to the educational program "Dentistry" - 55;
• According to the educational program "Pediatrics" - 8.
The number of graduates in 23 residency-level educational programs in 2024-2025: 144.
Employers participating in the fair held queues and made short presentations. The fair participants confirmed the relevance and importance of holding such events, showed great interest in further discussing the above issues and expressed their willingness to cooperate with the Academy. Further, according to the second part of the fair, employers held discussions and meetings with graduates on employment at their workplaces. At the end of the fair, the results were summed up and suggestions from employers were heard.
According to the General Medicine educational program, 62 interns expressed interest in concluding contracts with employers from Balkhash, 24 from Atyrau region, 14 from North Kazakhstan region, and the remaining 36 interns expressed interest in concluding contracts with employers from other regions and cities. According to the Dentistry educational program, interns expressed interest in concluding contracts with employers in Shymkent and Turkestan region, and residents - with employers in all cities and regions. This indicates a high level of demand for graduates of our Academy. The Ontutik TV channel took part in this fair, where interviews were received from the staff of the Academy and employers.