Education and Training of Diplomatic Personnel in Kazakhstan

This article describes the problems of educating and training of diplomatic personnel in the Republic of Kazakhstan since gaining independence, and in the present era of globalization. It substantiates the idea that positions of Kazakhstan in the global system of international relations puts new demands on the staff of the diplomatic service at all levels. It researched the requirements for diplomats, which throughout historical development always been high and are relevant today. The author comes to the conclusion that the key element in the educational activity is exactly the quality of the training, because it is one of the pledges of the continued effectiveness of civil servants. Finally it found the necessity of borrowing the most advanced technologies and innovations that is abroad and implementation in Kazakhstan due to a shortage of professional and competent staff, because Kazakhstan is a young state. After the analysis, the author proposes to continue to introduce the most advanced developments of international experience in the education and training of qualified personnel in an effort to match our education system with international standards, and hence competitiveness. (C) 2013 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. Open access tinder CC RY-NC-ND license.