The Ministry of Environmental Protection of the Republic of Kazakhstan established the Center for Retraining and Capacity Building in Environmental Protection and Nature Use (“Center”) as an institution attached to the Republic State Organization “Informational and Analytical Center of the Ministry of Environmental Protection of the Republic of Kazakhstan.”
The Center organizes and holds retraining and capacity building courses in environment protection and nature use for leaders and specialists from the central government, its territorial divisions, public institutions, private enterprises, and NGOs, as well as workers from enterprises engaged in activities relating to the use of natural resources.
The course of education (which lasts 40 hours) includes theoretical, practical, and special studies on the following topics:
- Government laws, regulations, and institutions regarding environmental protection and use of natural resources;
- Ecological monitoring in the sphere of environmental protection and natural resource use;
- Public EIA (referred to as “ecological expertise”) and licensing requirements regarding environmental protection and natural resource use; and
- Development of computer skills.
At the end of the course of study, students receive a certificate of Ministry of Environmental Protection of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
For more information, see http://www.nature.kz/education/index.html (in Russian) or contact Mrs. Luydmila Shabanova, Deputy Director Republic State Organization “Informational and Analytical Center of the Ministry of Environmental Protection of the Republic of Kazakhstan” at Lvshabanova@mail.ru