Kurasova Anastasiya Mikhailovna

Anastasiya
Mikhailovna
Kurasova

Business trainer, Candidate of Economic Sciences, labour and remuneration economist

Professional interests

  • Business trainer
  • Candidate of Economic Sciences
  • Labour and remuneration economist

Education

  • Labour economist, Candidate of Economic Sciences, more than 200 published research articles; in 2014 and 2016 nominated for the Best Accountant 2014 award as best HR consultant

Further education

  • Advanced training courses of the USSR State Committee for Labour, Moscow, 1990
  • Internship at Colorado State University, USA, 1995
  • Study visit to the employment service of England, 1996
  • Training seminar on procedures for working with the World Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Budapest, 1996
  • Training seminar on strategic planning, Almaty, TACIS, 1997
  • Training seminar on HR management, British Council, Almaty, 1998
  • Training seminar on teaching entrepreneurial skills to unemployed citizens, TACIS, Almaty, 1999
  • Study visit on employment issues, Germany, Bulgaria, 2000
  • Training seminar on communication skills, Almaty, GTZ, 2001-2002
  • Training seminars on poverty issues, Asian Development Bank, UNDP, 2001-2003
  • Training seminar on vocational education, TACIS, Turin, Italy, 2006

Practical experience

  • 2007 — labour consultant, business trainer
  • 2007 – 2015 — associate professor at Caspian Public University, lecturer in Remuneration, HR Management and Problems of Labour Legislation
  • 2002 – 2007 — Deputy Director of the Department of Employment and Social Programmes of Almaty, in charge of employment and social protection of the unemployed
  • 1999 – 2002 — German Society for Technical Cooperation (GTZ), local coordinator of the project "Labour Market Policy and Employment": research in public works, the labour market and small business development
  • 1997 – 1998 — Almaty City Model Employment Centre, deputy head, in charge of employment and social protection of the unemployed
  • 1996 – 1997 — Office of the Prime Minister, consultant in the Finance and Social Affairs Department, in charge of Ministry of Labour matters
  • 1995 – 1996 — Ministry of Labour of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Employment Department, first deputy head, in charge of employment and social protection of the unemployed
  • 1989 – 1995 — Main Directorate of Labour and Employment of Almaty, deputy head, in charge of employment and social protection of the unemployed
  • 1987 – 1989 — Youth Career Guidance Centre of the USSR State Committee for Labour, head of department, in charge of matching staff training to labour market needs
  • 1975 – 1987 — Kazakh branch of the Research Institute of Labour, researcher, research in labour resources

Competencies

  • Took part in seminars, meetings, international conferences and congresses on active labour market and employment policy (Almaty, Kyiv, Bishkek, Astana, etc.); training seminars on cooperation in vocational education under the European Training Foundation, 2001-2005; preparation of the UNDP Human Development Report for Kazakhstan 2005 "Population Ageing"; preparation of employment programmes for 1991-2005, programmes to combat poverty and unemployment for 2000-2002 and poverty reduction programmes for 2003-2005 at the national level. Participation in the ILO project "Poverty Reduction through Employment of Youth and Other Vulnerable Groups in the Informal Economy", 2006; participation in the ILO project "Ensuring Employment of the Population (section: public works)", 2007; "Developing a Methodology for Determining Labour Market Demand for Specialists", National Analytical Centre under the Government and the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 2008
  • 2009 — European Training Foundation, local expert of the project "Flexibility and Security in the Labour Market"
  • 2010 — Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Economic Research Institute JSC, topic: Labour Migration: Analysis of Economic and Social Consequences for Kazakhstan
  • 2011 — UNIFEM research report on labour migration
  • Analysis of labour migration problems in Almaty and their reflection in regional programmes and strategic development plans of the city
  • 2014 — drafting the new Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On Employment of the Population" commissioned by the Ministry of Healthcare and Social Development
  • 2016 — participation in the working group discussing the draft Labour Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan