Abai KazNPU under a new educational program prepares Masters of Social Sciences

In the field of postgraduate education the educational program «7M03116-Psychological diagnostics and development of abilities» was developed in 2021-2022. Not only scientists of the University, practicing psychologists, heads of various services and centres, but also representatives of the Corporate Fund «Yelbasy Academy» took part in the development of this Master Program.

The purpose of the program is to train Masters of Social Sciences with advanced knowledge and competences in research, development, implementation of psychological diagnostics of personality according to high academic standards, with civic position and professional responsibility.

Graduates of Master`s program can provide services in various fields of professional activity, in particular:

1. educational (training): preparation, organisation and delivery of psychological courses and trainings using modern methods of active learning in the system of higher and additional education.

2. Diagnostic: implementation and methodological support of diagnostics of mental processes.

3. Experimental and research: organization and carrying out of psychological researches with application of innovative scientific and psychological methods and technologies.

4. Consultative and prognostic: carrying out consultations on individual development of children, development and substantiation of prognosis of individual development of children and psychological recommendations for parents and teachers.

5. Developing: realization of individual and group forms of psychological work in the format of trainings.

6. Social and communicative: realization of constructive professional communication and social interaction in multilingual, multicultural and scientific environment for the solution of academic and professional tasks.

This year a group of scholars and teachers from the Professional Training Department of Social Sciences (Psychology) was involved in the Qabilet project to identify students` abilities and develop their potential. The project program was developed by the Yelbasy Academy, which, like the N.A. Nazarbayev Foundation, cooperates with Abai University.

The educational program is prepared at the initiative of the Foundation of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The aim is to create a national system for diagnostics of aptitudes and professional orientation of schoolchildren, to support talented children to develop their personal potential, and to train specialists for the national Qabilet service.

Qabilet is an innovative, social-psychological service which was created for the first time in Kazakhstan and is unique in its functions and aims. It helps to develop children`s critical thinking, creativity, communication, etc. Every child can be diagnosed from his or her computer or smartphone, which will determine his or her abilities and how to realise them. The use of such advanced psychological technologies and methods developed by home scientists based on global approaches is more than timely.

Due to this, the scientists of Abai KazNPU carry out research work on development of children`s giftedness together with the foreign universities that are also involved in realization of «Qabilet» project. This year`s master`s degree program has recruited students who will practise in the Qabilet service, and in the future will be able to work as consultant psychologists in the Daryn centre and other institutions that help children and their parents.

As part of the Qabilet project, staff from the Professional Training Department Satova A.K., Abisheva E.D., Mombieva G.A., Tukebayeva S.A., Konysbayeva A.B., Beisembayeva K.D, Ingaibekova T.A. and Sadykova A.B. participated in a training workshop for students attending courses of the Qabilet service «Practical psychodiagnostic aptitude of children 10-11 years» from 31 August to 6 September 2021. There are plans to continue the training workshop for students from all regions of Kazakhstan.

This training workshop will be conducted for the psychologists of Qabilet in Karaganda region from 22nd to 29th of November, 2021.