President Highlights Shortage of Skilled Workers in Industry
Uzbekistan
An expanded meeting chaired by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has begun, focusing on the employment of university graduates. The president warned that despite rapid growth in higher education enrollment, the current training system lags behind the real needs of the economy, with major projects already facing a severe shortage of specialists.
In Tashkent, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev chaired an expanded meeting on the employment of higher education graduates.
Over the past seven years, university admissions have increased 4.5 times, and higher education coverage has reached 42%. However, according to the president, the system of training specialists still fails to meet the demands of the real sector.
As an example, he cited the BYD automobile plant, which currently produces 20,000 cars per year. The plant has 100 open positions, including engineers in robotics, robot programming, and painting. Due to a lack of local specialists, 80 of these positions are filled by foreign workers.
In the next 4–5 years, the plant is expected to reach full capacity, producing 500,000 cars annually, which will require 4,000 highly qualified engineers.
The president stressed that this is only one project: in the next 3–4 years, large industrial projects worth $83 billion are set to launch, requiring nearly 500,000 specialists in industry alone.
Over the past seven years, university admissions have increased 4.5 times, and higher education coverage has reached 42%. However, according to the president, the system of training specialists still fails to meet the demands of the real sector.
As an example, he cited the BYD automobile plant, which currently produces 20,000 cars per year. The plant has 100 open positions, including engineers in robotics, robot programming, and painting. Due to a lack of local specialists, 80 of these positions are filled by foreign workers.
In the next 4–5 years, the plant is expected to reach full capacity, producing 500,000 cars annually, which will require 4,000 highly qualified engineers.
The president stressed that this is only one project: in the next 3–4 years, large industrial projects worth $83 billion are set to launch, requiring nearly 500,000 specialists in industry alone.
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