Today, Samruk-Kazyna Fund has announced the outcomes of “Zheti qadam" modular program designed to foster the development of young leaders.
“Zhet qadam” program was created as part of our commitment to support youth policies, aiming to cultivate future leaders from among young and effective staff of Samruk-Kazyna Fund and its portfolio companies. The program focuses on teaching them the techniques of implementing managerial competencies, enhancing their communication skills, fostering teamwork, and instill an understanding of budget planning principles.
“Samruk-Energy” JSC employees also participated in the program, including Aseliya Mendybayeva (Ekibastuz SDPP-1), Chingiz Zhuirikov (AlmatyEnergoSbyt), Gulmanat Zhuman (AlmatyEnergoSbyt), Madiyar Kulkashev (AZhC), as well as Mukhtar Farhaduly (Samruk-Energy’s Head office).
The initial selection phase commenced last November in Turkestan during a youth forum, where 49 individuals out of 200 participants were chosen based on a unique challenge. Subsequently, these selected individuals were divided into seven teams, with each team assigned two experienced mentors from the presidential youth talent pool. Seven training modules were conducted across seven cities in Kazakhstan.
In his welcome address, Nurlan Zhakupov, “Samruk-Kazyna” JSC CEO, emphasized that the primary focus of the Fund's personnel policy is human capital. Currently, Samruk-Kazyna group employs over 80,000 specialists under the age of 35. "They receive special attention to harness their potential to the fullest extent", Zhakupov stated.
Gibrat Auganov, Managing Director for Corporate Governance, Social and Labor Relations, and OHS of “Samruk-Kazyna” JSC, expressed gratitude to all participants and mentors, while highlighting the significance of this event in light of the 15th anniversary of Samruk-Kazyna Fund. Auganov also mentioned the newly approved personnel policy for 2022 and expressed hope that all seven projects presented during the program would contribute to the development of the group's companies.
Participants spent seven months preparing for their project presentations. The evaluation panel in the final phase included individuals from the Board of Directors and top executives of companies within the Fund's portfolio.
Each project had to adhere to the following criteria:
1. Applicability across “Samruk-Kazyna’ JSC group of companies, meaning it should be scalable
2. Economic viability, including project calculations and sound rationale
3. Alignment with ESG principles
4. Practical utility.
The jury recognized the "Reduction of the hydrocarbon footprint at enterprises" project as the top-performing project in “Zheti qadam” program. The second place was awarded to the "Implementation of youth policy" project, while the third place was secured by the team focusing on the "Safety culture at enterprises" project. These winners are now tasked with implementation of their projects within one of the group's companies over the next two years.
