Expanding the horizons of international accreditation of ARES Training Center: from construction to IT Active interest in the international industry accreditation program launched by the Atyrau ARES Training Center is becoming increasingly noticeable among colleges in Kazakhstan. This unique program allows Kazakhstani colleges to receive international industry accreditation and train specialists in demand throughout the world. The project of an international system for assessing working specialties in Kazakhstan was launched thanks to TCO in 2019. This was done as part of the social responsibility and heritage conservation program of the Future Growth Project - Wellhead Pressure Management Project (FGP-WPMP). TCO provided assistance in obtaining international accreditation of the APEC Training center in Atyrau and in adapting training and testing programs of the international organization NCCER (US National Center for Construction Education and Research). After NCCER APEC Training Center received accreditation from IWCF (UK), ECITB (UK), and now has the right to extend it to other educational institutions. The center is currently working on obtaining City & Guilds, OPITO, IPAF accreditations. The Center carries out a tremendous amount of work aimed at developing the TVE system, actively cooperates with colleges, and makes an important contribution to the training and education of labor force for the economy of Kazakhstan. Conducting its activities under international programs, the ARES training center trains staff on how to work with these programs, how to monitor the learning process, and how to help with employment. - Often, enterprises, when accepting college graduates, are forced to additionally, and sometimes from scratch, teach them to work on the latest equipment used in production. And we go through this market and “glue” colleges with the market. Graduates of colleges that have passed our accreditation leave educational institutions as ready-made specialists, with all the necessary skills and abilities. The fact is that the requirements of international accreditation are very strict and relate to all aspects of training - including the modernization of the material and technical base within the framework of the state program “Zhas Maman”, educational and methodological documentation, constituent documents, compliance with education, work experience, teacher certification. “We fully support colleges throughout the entire process,” says founder and member of the supervisory board of APEC Training center Mariyash AIBASOVA. The first TVET educational institution in Kazakhstan to successfully pass international industry accreditation according to the NCCER standard was Taldykorgan Higher Polytechnic College. Having appreciated all the benefits of international accreditation, the college is now considering the possibility of obtaining accreditation according to CREW standards. Kyzylorda Agricultural and Technical Higher College named after I. Abdukarimov and Khromtau Mining and Technical Higher College are undergoing the second stage of the process of obtaining NCCER accreditation. Two other colleges, the Ural Higher Agrarian-Technical College and the Mangistau Higher Polytechnic College named after Khalel Uzbekgaliev, have applied for accreditation, continuing to expand the range of educational institutions seeking international industry accreditation. Recently, Atyrau Industrial College joined the colleges that have chosen the course to obtain international industry accreditation. The increased interest in accreditation as a result of the perceived need for colleges is also evidenced by the fact that, in addition to construction and oil and gas, colleges are increasingly requesting new promising areas when choosing accreditation - mining specialties, IT, agriculture. - Using the experience of introducing international standards in FGP construction, we are expanding the range. Which in turn expands the positive effect of the FGP legacy into sectors other than construction and oil and gas, noted Mariyash Aibasova. TCO actively supports the development of human capital in Kazakhstan through the transfer of knowledge and experience from the United States to Kazakhstan. This process now functions autonomously in Atyrau, due to its significance and relevance.