UNESCO Cayspace (Central Asian Youth Space)

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2020: Launch of the platform for free online training of youth CAYSPACE

On December 22, 2020, the Central Asian Youth Space, created by the UNESCO Cluster Office in Almaty as part of the Organization's response to the COVID-19 crisis, announced the launch of the CAYSPACE platform for free online youth education.

CAYSPACE offers training in 10 professional areas, such as financial literacy, the basics of time management, the basics of marketing and PR, the basics of communication and public speaking skills, women's leadership skills, the development of critical and creative thinking and others.

Training is free and takes place online, training materials are presented in the form of interactive videos. The content of educational materials is theoretical and practical tasks in the form of tests, the completion of which, the student receives a certificate.

Our platform provides additional education to all young people who wish, regardless of their social and economic status, geographical location, including young people with special needs. We also believe that this project will support parents who, due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, have been unable to pay for their children's additional education.

The main objective of this direction of the platform is to ensure equal access to additional education, as well as to improve the knowledge and skills of young people for their successful employment.

Another area of ​ ​ CAYSPACE is the training of young coaches. UNESCO Almaty, with the financial support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, has developed specialized courses within the framework of 5 UNESCO programmes of activities: "Man and the biosphere" - education in ecology and biodiversity; global citizenship education; youth for the preservation of cultural heritage; media and information literacy; and the foundations of youth entrepreneurship and project planning. Thus, UNESCO Almaty plans to create a pool of young trainers for the implementation of this training program in rural areas of the countries of the region.

CAYSPACE students are also offered a partnership with UNESCO and other international organizations in the form of access to a laboratory of ideas for the development of youth initiatives and projects to achieve the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Information on the activities of UN agencies in the region, in particular on youth programs, volunteer opportunities and internships, is also available to students.