HIV infection and infection control Division was established in AsfendiyarovKazNMU in January 2011. In March 2011 through June 2016 training on HIV and Infection Control was also provided at the Institute of Continuous Education, KazNMU. In addition to issues related to HIV infection, education is also underway on infection control for Healthcare associated infections.

The educational process at the HIV infection and infection control Division is based on UNESCO concept of learning as “the process that connects the human experience (at the level of the individual and of the external environment) and various effects for the acquisition, enrichment or changes in knowledge, skills, values, attitudes, behavior and views of the world”.

This takes into account the need to transform the goals and daily practices of training to meet the new challenges of the 21st century, the need of knowledge of basic subjects and specific topics of the 21st century, technology ownership, innovation and social skills

Fluency in English allows the Division leader to constantly update training material in accordance with the latest research and practice data on the issues related to HIV infection and infection control. During the training course an innovative pedagogical approaches recommended for better absorption, storage and use of educational material are used.

In addition to traditional methods, a variety of innovative forms of training are used: clinical reviews, case studies and decision making based on case, role games, small group discussions, “brainstorming”, seminars on related topics, PowerPoint presentations, “learning through research”, discussion on viewed educational videos.

Educational tools developed by Division faculty strengthen the teaching process. Among them: “HIV Prevention in dentistry”, a textbook on Russian and Kazakh languages, Almaty, 2010; “HIV infection: clinics, diagnosis, treatment and prevention”, training manual in Russian and Kazakh languages, Almaty, 2010; Textbook “HIV”, Almaty, 2014, 234 p.; New educational technology in DVD format “Prevention of Infections associated with medical devices in health care organizations”, 2013.