The Foundation Faculty of S. Toraighyrov Pavlodar State University offers training courses to all prospective students wishing to prepare for CNT or CTA.

Prospective students from schools, lyceums and colleges of the city attend courses in subjects necessary for passing CNT and complex testing. The courses are held in S. Toraighyrov PSU.

New groups with different study periods are formed on a monthly basis. When a student signs up for the courses, he or she passes the entrance control first. Based on the results of this test, students are assigned to groups depending on their knowledge level. Classes are taught in the official and Russian languages.

108 students from schools and colleges attend the PSU training courses at the moment.

Students of the gymnasium school 9, lyceums 10 and 20, secondary schools 2, 5, 11, 24, 25, 34, 35, 39, 41, 42 and 43 are traditionally among the most active attendees.

Every year over 80% of the training course takers win state educational grants. According to the results of the 2013 CNT and CTA, 277 students who attended training courses won educational grants which amounts to 91% of all course takers.