The Ekibastuz branch of the Pavlodar University of the leading non-state higher education institution of the Republic of Kazakhstan was established in 1996 as the Ekibastuz Training and Consulting Center (EUNPC) at the Institute of Economics and Engineering in Pavlodar with the aim of preparing miners and economists with higher education for the Ekibastuz region. The college in its structure has 3 departments for personnel training: Pedagogical department, which includes the specialties: “Preschool education and training”; “Elementary education”; “Basic secondary education”; Multidisciplinary department, including the specialty “Librarianship”; “Paperwork and archival studies” (by industry and field of application); “Computer Engineering and Software”; Electrical equipment of electric stations and networks ”(by type); “Jurisprudence”; “Finance” (by industry); The correspondence department includes the specialties: “Preschool education and training”, “Primary education”, “Jurisprudence”, “Finance” (by industry). The percentage of students studying on a state order is increasing annually – over the past five years this indicator has grown from 16% to 47%. of the total number of contingent.