Orenburg Educational Institutions in Training Personnel for Administrative and Managerial Institutions of the Turgai Region in the 19th – early 20th centuries

In the XIX century the process of formation of Kazakh employees takes place.Kazakh youth had been educated in a number of educational institutions, in particular the cadet corps and gymnasium.These institutions were located in Orenburg, which was a major administrative center.Cadet Corps was intended for the training of officers.The main contingent of the Kazakh cadet consisted of representatives of the aristocracy, i.e. from influential families.Kazakh graduates of the corps in military ranks continued their military and civil service.Subsequently, as a result of changes in the principles of recruitment of administrative and managerial staff through the acquisition of civic education, members of the public were oriented towards learning in civil educational institutions, which included gymnasiums.In the Orenburg gymnasium for the period of its functioning there were several dozen Kazakh boys.The first generation of gymnasists were descendants of officers, some of whom were graduates of the cadet corps.The range of activity of gymnasists was diverse.Many Kazakh gymnasists continued their studies at universities, after which they were engaged in medical practice, were in the system of law, and functioned in the field of clerical work.The graduated gymnasists acted as employees, implemented social projects, carried out scientific and cultural cooperation with representatives of the public.