Why is this important
Labor market reforms increase the availability of in-demand professions and allow the economy to adapt to technological changes. Modernization of vocational education ensures the training of personnel for the needs of industries with high added value. Increasing the employment of qualified specialists strengthens the competitiveness of the economy and reduces structural unemployment.
What happened
- The fourth priority area is the development of professions and the creation of a new labor market architecture.
- Technical schools and cooperation with employers will become key elements in personnel training.
- A digital comparison system for graduates and vacancies is being launched to ensure precise alignment with the labor market.
- The number of educational institutions with modern programs and international management is increasing.
Technical schools and professions
- In the next five years, 30% of existing professions will be fully automated: 50% of professions will require new skills.
- Starting from 2026, at least 100 technical schools will be modernized and equipped annually.
- The number of schools with advanced international programs will increase to 100.
- In 2026, technical schools and “professional towns” will be opened in 7 regions, and in 2027, in all other regions.
Stimulation of enterprises and students
- Businesses implementing dual education will be able to receive a preferential loan of up to 5 billion soums for a period of 7 years.
- For participation in the dual training, companies will receive +5 points in the entrepreneurial rating.
- The 1% social tax benefit for employed graduates is extended for another 3 years.
- For the first time, 100,000 students will receive scholarships through the dual system starting in 2026.
- Higher Education and International Cooperation
- The Jizzakh Polytechnic Institute has been transferred to the management of the Hungarian university “Abuda”.
- A new university is planned to be established in partnership with Japan’s Sukuba University.
- The involvement of foreign universities in the field of exact sciences and engineering will be expanded.
Labor Market and Digitalization
- Annually, the labor market is replenished by 300 thousand highly qualified specialists.
- A digital ecosystem will be created, displaying online data on students and vacancies for their employment.
Context
- Systematic changes in the labor market help the economy to acquire specialists for new production models in a timely manner.
- The expansion of dual education improves the quality of personnel training and reduces the gap between graduates’ skills and employers’ requirements.
- Digital infrastructure in the labor market strengthens the mobility of specialists and accelerates their involvement in economic activity.
