On May 29, 2024, a ceremonial presentation of certificates to graduates of the “Silver University” of the Institute of Continuing Education of Yessenov University took place.
The training started on February 7 according to a modular system, which included: tour guide skills, understanding of the historical and cultural sights of Mangistau, computer literacy and English language.
Personalized certificates for each participant in the Integrated Tourism Course for the preparation of tour guides were presented by the President – Rector of Yessenov University Akhmetov Berik Bakhytzhanovich. The chief specialist of the Tourism Industry Department of the Mangystau Region Tourism Department, Zhaiylkhanov Abylaykhan Nuradinovich, delivered a congratulatory speech. 83-year-old pensioner Turkmenbay Kokimbaev and 65-year-old Galina Aleksandrovna Guseinova expressed their gratitude on behalf of the listeners. Representatives of the elegant age successfully completed their training and said that on their well-deserved rest they were able to sit down at their desks again and gain knowledge in IT technology, learn computer literacy and working with instant messengers, English, sacred places and ethnography of Mangistau.
Highly qualified masters of their craft conducted a field excursion to holy places – Shakpakata, Sultan Upa and demonstrated in practice how to work as guides: description of ancient symbolic symbols in burial places, showing underground mosques of Mangistau, stories about the tribes inhabiting Mangistau.
The purpose of the trip is the development and promotion of tourism in the Mangistau region in sacred places and natural beauties of Mangistau.
Currently, a memorandum of cooperation has been signed with the tourism department of the Mangistau region, and in the future Silver University plans to maintain business relations within the framework of the memorandum.