Some Peculiarities of Professional Training for Future Masters in Physical Culture in the Republic of Kazakhstan

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Abstract The analysis of legislative and regulatory framework regarding educational process in higher educational establishments of Kazakhstan allows to state that training of academic staff in physical culture and coaching personnel is done within “Physical culture and sport” specialty. There is no division into “Secondary education. Physical culture” and “Physical culture and sport”. In the Republic of Kazakhstan, fundamental academic education in “Physical culture and sport” is obtained at graduate course. Curricula of the second level in “Physical culture and sport” are implemented by 9 higher educational establishments of various forms of ownership. Training at graduate course is done on the basis of higher educational curricula in two areas: academic and pedagogical (at least two years) and profile (at least one year), full-time only. Graduate-course program by academic and pedagogical area in “Physical culture and sport” in the Republic of Kazakhstan corresponds to graduate-course program in “Secondary education. Physical culture” in Ukraine. Second-level educational program in “Physical culture and sport” includes cycles of basic and profile subjects that are further divided into components of a higher educational establishment and optional subjects. Overall volume of credits in this program is 120 ECTS. Upon completion of studies, students are awarded the degree of a master in pedagogical sciences in “Physical culture and sport”. Completion of this curriculum provides formation of highly qualified, competitive academic and pedagogical staff needed at labor market, able to act professionally in any social and economic situations at a higher academic and pedagogical level.