Abstract
The article raises the question of building up competence of industrial enterprises management in Kazakhstan and existing myths that often impede making reasonable administrative decisions. Most problems of engineering sciences stem from the competence level of management industrial enterprises. In the present system scientists do not have any opportunity to influence making adequate decisions on technological matters, reducing risks of financial and reputation losses that may arise during realization of technically ill-founded projects. The article offers a mechanism of preparing highly skilled engineering and scientific specialists. On the example of Institute of Metallurgy and Ore Benefication, the model given of creating international consortium and their further scientific activity, aimed at solving problems of increasing the level of processing and complexity of use of raw material, decreasing waste emission and wastes processing.