Development Strategy

Strategic Directions

OECD “Teaching Compass-2040”

Differentiated support for teachers

Project "943 – Development of Target Schools"

943

school principals

324

methodologists

43 724

teachers

In 2025, the basic-level online course covered 6,671 teachers from Target Schools, including primary school teachers and teachers of 10 core subjects (mathematics, physics, computer science, chemistry, biology, geography, history, Kazakh, Russian, and English).

At the core level, 4,648 teachers were trained. The training took place in the East Kazakhstan Region (302 teachers), Kyzylorda Region (615), Zhambyl Region (2,744), Pavlodar Region (454), and North Kazakhstan Region (533).

Under the advanced-level programs, 9,163 teachers were trained in Astana (1,249), Zhambyl Region (2,707), Kyzylorda Region (1,418), West Kazakhstan Region (1,311), Aktobe Region (654), East Kazakhstan Region (518), North Kazakhstan Region (517), Pavlodar Region (424), and Akmola Region (365).

“Keleshek Mektepteri” Project

Within the framework of the state assignment:

531

teachers

136

“Keleshek Mektepteri” schools

42

programs

Language of instruction and territorial coverage:

Online course completion:

6 757

teachers from “Keleshek Mektepteri” completed the online course.

Educational resources and diagnostic tests are available on the LMS platform.

26

school principals

107

deputy principals

6 624

subject teachers

Course outcomes:

6 215

participants (92%) successfully completed the course

Mass online course “The Learning Process with AI: Generative Models and the Art of Prompt Engineering for Teachers”

The course, developed jointly with the UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education and the International Center for Innovations, focuses on the use of artificial intelligence for lesson planning, development of educational materials, visualization of learning content, and the formation of teachers’ prompt engineering skills.

Project “Fundamentals of Financial Literacy” – National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan

5 627

teachers trained

5 627

trainers involved in course delivery, including staff of the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan and instructors of the “Orleu”

3 751

teachers planned for training in 2026

42,7%

teachers from rural schools (2,405 people)

66,5%

teachers with Kazakh as the language of instruction (3,744 people)

41 years

Average age of participants

13 years

Average teaching experience

+22,5%

average knowledge gain nationwide with positive dynamics in all regions

Course satisfaction

92,7%

Course content: “excellent”

93,3%

Organization and delivery: “excellent”

96,1% 3,7%

Trainer performance assessment: “excellent”, “good”

Post-course support:

5 627

teachers covered

1-4 December

Webinars

LMS platform + AI-based feedback

PCS format

Average teacher confidence in applying skills (scale 1–5):

4,33 out of 5,0

financial literacy integration

4,32 out of 5,0

differentiation of learning outcomes

4,28 out of 5,0

task development

4,25 out of 5,0

lesson planning

4,23 out of 5,0

extracurricular activity planning

Course Location

15 Regions

National Bank

Akmola Region
Aktobe Region
Zhetysu Region
Atyrau Region
West Kazakhstan Region
Zhambyl Region
East Kazakhstan Region
Karagandy Region
Kostanay Region
Kyzylorda Region
Mangystau Region
Pavlodar Region
North Kazakhstan Region
Almaty city
Shymkent

5 Regions

Orleu

Astana
Almaty Region (in Almaty city)
Ulytau Region
Abai Region
Turkistan Region