Program to assist higher education graduates with employment
Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated February 14, 2025 No. PP-61 "On additional measures to assist graduates of higher educational institutions in finding employment."
The following priority tasks have been defined with the aim of ensuring youth employment, strengthening the integration of higher education graduates into the labor market, and improving the process of personnel training with the participation of the private sector and commercial banks.
Full support from business idea to a ready project
Financing on favorable terms through authorized banks
Grant funding for the best startups and innovative projects
Identifying the needs of prospective employers and large enterprises for qualified specialists
Initial professional training of competition winners under individual educational programs
Production internships and short-term courses at foreign universities
From the Reconstruction and Development Fund to authorized banks — equivalent of USD 80 million.
Non-repayable funds — for internships and the best startups.
The program is implemented through "Step into the Future" centers organized by JSC "Uzbekmillibank" in regions, including on an outsourcing basis.
All higher educational institutions are program participants and conclude cooperation agreements with the Centers on assisting students with employment.
The practice of identifying the needs of prospective employers and large enterprises for highly educated specialists and shaping requirements for specialists is established.
The initial professional preparation of competition winners under individual professional educational programs according to the order of prospective employers is financed.
Individual professional educational programs provide opportunities for internships at production facilities and participation in short-term training courses at foreign universities.