Abstract:
This article discusses the project on
capacity building for training of engineering and
technical specialists via STEAM technologies at the
Saginov Karaganda Technical University (STU) in
Kazakhstan. The project, entitled “Capacity building
of engineers innovative training via STEAM
education” was supported by the fund under the
"Research in the field of education and science for
2021-2023” priority of the Science Committee of the
Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of
Kazakhstan (Grant No. AP092600338). The current
research presented in this article addresses the issues
of assessing the level of professional communication
and collaboration skills among teaching staff. The
article describes the identified communication gaps
and recommendations in three areas of training,
presents the key statements of the theory of
communication and collaboration formulated on the
basis of the results obtained within the integrated
educational STEAM space, structured as the core of
the STEAM education framework. Additionally, a list
of competencies according to advanced STEAM
approaches have been developed.
