Tashkent's Intil center prepares Uzbek citizens for jobs abroad

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev visited the Intil International Language and Vocational Training Center in Tashkent's Uchtepa district on 2 November. Set up by the Migration Agency under the Cabinet of Ministers, the center prepares citizens for specific jobs abroad by combining language training, vocational skills, qualification confirmation and job placement.

Covering nearly 3.5 hectares, the centre handles everything from first applications and document processing to language and profession training, exams and departure abroad. It has 600 study seats, 180 practice seats, a 120-seat exam centre and a 400-bed dormitory. Some 240 trainees are currently studying under six international projects, with free tuition and accommodation.

The centre teaches German, English, Japanese, Korean, Czech, Polish, Italian and Slovak, in programmes of 6 to 10 months covering 12 vocational fields. Partners include Deutsche Bahn and PentaHospital. Mirziyoyev said he wants young people sent abroad "not as ordinary workers but as qualified specialists" and recommended the model be applied in other regions.