PROCEDURE for selection to the Presidential Youth Personnel Reserve

1. Reception of documents

Documents are accepted on the online platform by registering the candidate and assigning him an individual number, which will be used to depersonalize the candidate's personal data at the assessment stages using an electronic digital signature (hereinafter referred to as EDS). During the initial registration, the presence of an EDS is required; subsequently, registered candidates enter their personal accounts by login and password.
When registering, candidates upload copies of identity documents, education, confirming labor activity, a valid official certificate of the established form on passing the test in the state language with a result that meets the established requirements of the average level and book the time for passing the assessment of the ability to work with text information, and also choose directions for solving situational tasks.
To obtain a certificate of proficiency in the state language, a candidate must be tested at the National Testing Center (system for assessing the level of proficiency in the Kazakh language - KAZTEST) under the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan or at the online Kazakh language testing service QAZAQRESMITEST (testing system of the official business Kazakh language) Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
In the absence of a certificate of proficiency in the state language at the time of filing the application, the candidate is offered links for passing testing on the KAZTEST or QAZAQRESMITEST system.
In this case, the candidate can complete the registration for participation in the selection after receiving the appropriate certificate.
Before starting registration, the candidate reads the User Agreement, confirms his consent to the collection and processing of personal data and undertakes to strictly comply with the established requirements, including:
- about the need for a computer, internet speed of at least 5mb / sec and a functioning webcam, headphones and microphone;
- on exclusion at any of the selection stages, in case of providing inaccurate information or revealing the facts of involving other persons in the execution of tasks;
- on the non-dissemination of information to third parties regarding the content of test items, situational tasks and other information at all stages of selection.
If the candidate meets the requirements (citizen of the Republic of Kazakhstan, age not older than 35 at the time of submission of documents, higher education, 5 years of work experience, a valid certificate of proficiency in the state language), he is allowed to the selection stages.

2. Assessment of the ability to work
with text and numerical information

This stage consists of two separate testing units to determine the candidates' ability to work with complex textual and numerical information and to verify its results.
All candidates who meet the requirements are assessed for their ability to work with textual information. At the same time, fifty percent of the candidates with the highest number of points are allowed to perform numerical testing using the simple ranking method. Based on the results of passing two blocks of assessment, candidates are admitted to verification (confirmation of results).
Before starting testing, the candidate familiarizes himself with the procedure for conducting it and without fail accepts the User Agreement.
The candidate undergoes an assessment of the ability to work with text and numerical information during a set day according to the time of the city of Nur-Sultan at a convenient time for him through Internet communication in the state or Russian language. The language for passing the test is chosen by the candidate independently. The candidate gets access to the tasks in his personal account at the time chosen by the candidate.
Assessment of the ability to work with textual information involves 25 test tasks for studying the proposed fragment of the text and choosing one of the answer options according to its content.
Assessment of the ability to work with numerical information involves 25 test tasks for studying the proposed information presented in the form of tables, graphs and diagrams, and choosing one of the answer options according to its content. If necessary, the candidate can use paper, pencil and calculator.
The duration of each assessment is no more than twenty five (25) minutes. Preliminary results are displayed on candidates' monitors upon completion of testing. The final results of the assessment are posted in the candidate's personal account at the end of the testing blocks.
The calculation of the results at these stages is carried out automatically. No more than 1000 candidates with the highest number of points are sent for testing verification.
The candidates with the highest results at the end of each stage of selection are admitted to the next stage of selection to the Reserve.
In case of equal test results for several candidates, the number of candidates exceeding the number determined by the National Commission on the Youth Personnel Reserve under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan (hereinafter - the National Commission) may be admitted to the next selection stage.
The final results of assessing the ability to work with text and numerical information, taking into account the ranking of candidates, are posted in the administrator's personal account in the information system. The administrator indicates the threshold of candidates who have passed to the next stage according to the scores, focusing on the highest score. The final results of the assessment of candidates are posted in the personal accounts of the candidates and on the website no later than 18:00 hours of the day following the day of posting the results in the personal account of the administrator.
Verification is a short form of testing candidates 'abilities and is aimed at re-measuring candidates' abilities with an audio-video recording of the testing process. The candidate will have to pass text and numeric tests in order to validate the results of the previous assessment of the ability to work with text and numeric information. The test verification language is automatically adjusted to the language in which the candidate passed the first two blocks of assessment.
Before starting the verification, the candidate is familiar with the procedure for conducting it and accepts the User Agreement. The total number of questions for verification is 30 (thirty) questions (15 text and 15 numeric), which will be distributed in random order. The duration of the verification procedure is no more than thirty (30) minutes.
Verification takes place during a set day according to the time of the city of Nur-Sultan at a convenient time for him via Internet.
Based on the results of verification, no more than 500 candidates with the highest scores are allowed to the next stage. The mechanism for placing the results of the verification stage is similar to the mechanism for placing the results of testing abilities.

3. Solving situational tasks

Before the start of the stage, the candidate is familiar with the procedure for its implementation and accepts the User Agreement.
This stage is aimed at assessing the vision of candidates for solving real problems, drawn up in the form of situational tasks. The distribution of finished tasks between candidates will be carried out in random order. Based on the results of this stage, the competencies of candidates will be identified, which characterize their professional qualities.
The stage takes place in the format of writing an essay on an online platform during a set day according to the time of the city of Nur-Sultan at a time convenient for him. This stage is accompanied by audio-video recording on an online platform. Duration - no more than 45 minutes, no more than 500 words.
Evaluation of the solution to the problem is carried out by three experts simultaneously in the corresponding areas of activity. The pool of experts consists of representatives of the academic community, government officials and representatives of the business community. The total pool of experts will be at least 105 people. Evaluation of works will be carried out on an online platform, where each expert will be automatically assigned works for evaluation with impersonal data of candidates. The assessment is carried out according to the established criteria on a 5-point scale. The final grade is formed from the average value of the experts' assessments. At the same time, experts cannot see the assessment of other experts. The results of this stage will be published in the personal accounts of the candidates.
The candidates who have scored the highest results based on the results of the stage of solving situational problems are admitted to the next stage of selection to the Reserve.

4. Assessment of competencies

After the stage of solving situational problems, the 250 best candidates will have access to registration on the online platform to pass the stage of competency assessment. Each of them will be able to choose the date and time of the procedure from the proposed options. Registration will be carried out according to the principle of priority filling, unregistered candidates will go to automatic distribution according to free "windows" in the schedule of procedures on the online platform.
This stage consists of two assessment blocks:
- assessment center
- interviews on competencies.
The assessment center will be held offline on the basis of the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan. It is aimed at identifying and assessing certain competencies in candidates (strategic thinking, proactivity, performance management, team leadership, persuasiveness) through a set of behavioral indicators.
This block of competency assessment includes group and individual exercises, during which the behavior of candidates is monitored by certified expert evaluators. In total, at least 20 certified assessors and 5 supervisors will be involved in the assessment of competencies. The duration of the assessment center procedure takes from 6 to 8 hours.
Based on the results of the assessment center, brief reports will be generated for each candidate, which will be posted in their personal accounts no later than 20 working days from the date of the procedure. As a result, no more than 125 candidates with the best results will be sent to the next block of competency assessment - interviews on competencies.
The competency interview will be conducted in the online format of an individual in-depth interview with the involvement of professional HR managers of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The interview will be aimed at identifying the internal motivation of candidates and competencies that determine the values. Registration for the interview will be carried out by analogy with the previous block on the online platform for 125 candidates who showed the best results.
Based on the results of the interview, no more than 100 candidates with the best results will be sent to the next stage of selection - Interview in the expert commission.

5. Interview with the Expert Commission

To pass the stage "Interview in the Expert Commission", no more than 100 people are allowed who have shown the best results in terms of the aggregate points for the previous stages of selection.
After the competence assessment stage, the 100 best candidates will be able to register on the online platform to pass the interview stage in the Expert Commission. Each of them will be able to choose the date and time of the procedure from the proposed options. Registration will be carried out on the principle of first-priority filling, unregistered candidates will go to automatic distribution. The interview in the Expert Commission will take place online or offline. If the offline format is used, this stage will take place on the basis of the Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Civil Service Affairs.
In the Expert Commission, the HR manager submits a short report on the results of the in-depth interviews to the commission members.
Heads of state bodies can be involved in the composition of the commission at this stage, if necessary.
Prior to the consideration of candidates at a meeting of the Expert Commission, preliminary information is collected on the presence or absence of defamatory information about candidates, including on the basis of requests to authorized state bodies.
Based on the results of the meeting of the Expert Commission, a list of no more than 65 candidates is formed, which are recommended for consideration at the meeting of the National Commission.
The results of this stage of selection will be posted in the personal accounts of the candidates.

6. Meeting of the National Commission

No more than 65 candidates with the highest scores recommended by the Expert Commission are allowed to the meeting of the National Commission. The National Commission can conduct interviews with candidates if necessary.
Based on the results of the meeting of the National Commission, a decision is made to enroll no more than 50 candidates to the Presidential Youth Personnel Reserve 2.0.a