From Practical Training to Professional Excellence: Workplace-Based Learning in the Preparation of Social Work Specialists

To improve the professional training of students at the College of Economics and Law, integrate theoretical knowledge with practical activities, and ensure the effective implementation of the work placement programme, a monitoring visit was conducted to the students undertaking practical training at the Bazar-Korgon District Department of the Social Fund of the Kyrgyz Republic. Workplace-based training was also organized.

The event was attended by practice supervisors of the Social Work Subject Commission: A.A. Tashmatova, N.N. Satymkulova, and A. Anarbay kyzy. They reviewed the students' activities, the completion of assignments предусмотренных by the practice programme, and their level of professional skills development.

During the workplace-based training, students received information about the activities of the district Social Fund Department, social security services, and the functional responsibilities of specialists.

In addition, practice supervisor A.A. Tashmatova provided methodological guidance on the full implementation of the practice programme, the development of professional competencies, and the collection, systematization, and analysis of information required for preparing practice reports.

Such practical activities contribute to strengthening students' professional knowledge, familiarizing them with the operational procedures of social sector institutions, and developing their information management and analytical thinking skills.

Cooperation between the college and social sector institutions is an important condition for preparing competitive Social Work specialists who combine theoretical knowledge with practical skills and meet the requirements of the labour market.