How to get an internship under “Bolashak” program?

Applicants for an internship must have:

• an unconditional invitation (except for financial conditions) from a foreign organization hosting an internship;
• total work experience of at least 3  years, including the last 12  months in the chosen area of specialization;
• availability of a valid official certificate of passing the exam in the state language (KazTest) with a result of at least level B1;
• the presence of a certificate of passing the exam in a foreign language with a result that meets the established minimum requirements;
• an average score of a bachelor's or specialist's diploma is not taken into account;

Important! The fellows shall not provide any property as a collateral. It is enough to provide the orders of two guarantors, who could be the citizens of Kazakhstan under the age of 50 and have a steady income over the past 12 months.

KAZTEST is a system for assessing the level of proficiency in the state language of citizens of Kazakhstan and foreign citizens operating in the territory of Kazakhstan.

The content structure of KAZTEST includes 5 blocks:

• Listening - dialogues, monologues and 20 content assignments;
• Vocabulary-grammatical structure - 40 tasks to determine the use of grammar, vocabulary;
• Reading - texts of different content and style, includes 40 assignments;
• Writing - written work such as dictation, outlining and essays depending on the level. The number of assignments varies from 2 to 3.
• Speaking is a productive form of speech activity. The number of assignments varies from 1 to 2.

In order to receive a certificate for each block it is necessary to score the threshold points - 60% (listening - 12, lexico-grammatical structure - 24, reading - 24, writing - 30 points, speaking - 30 points).

The KAZTEST system certification testing takes place in the building of the National Testing Center. The state language proficiency assessment fee is 8,263 tenge.

The call for applications for internships started on 29 April and applications will be accepted until 25 October 2024.

There is an approved list of documents for the internship programme. Documents are submitted through the Egov.kz e-government portal according to the following list:

1. ID card and passport (scanned copy);
2. a document confirming an unconditional invitation (except for financial conditions) from a foreign organisation. The document should contain: the applicant's data, speciality, terms of internship, cost (with a breakdown of calculations). The document is provided with a notarised translation into the state or Russian languages; the employer's application for training of a specialist with the condition of keeping the place of work;
3. scanned copies of the bachelor's/specialist's diploma with an attachment. In case of study in a foreign educational organisation - a scanned copy of the certificate of recognition and/or nostrification of the document on education or other document on recognition of the document on education;
4. a scanned copy of a valid official certificate of the established form on passing the foreign language exam with the result corresponding to the established minimum requirements;
5. a scanned copy of a valid official certificate of the established form on passing the state language exam with the result corresponding to the established minimum requirements;
6. a scanned copy of a medical certificate in form 072/u for travelling abroad;
7. scanned copies of documents confirming the work activity, as well as a statement on the transferred mandatory pension contributions for the required period of work activity;
8. an internship programme approved by the sending and receiving organisations. The document shall be submitted with a notarised translation into the state or Russian languages.

In 2024, the following categories have been approved for internships abroad:

• engineers and technicians, workers in the agro-industrial sector;
• teachers in pre-school, secondary, technical and vocational education organisations;
• medical workers;
• civil servants;
• media workers;
• workers in culture, tourism and sports;
• judges and court officials.

The list of priority specialties for internships includes 169 specialties. 

Once a scholarship has been awarded, the one shall contact:

1) Apply to the Department of Contractual and Claim Work to conclude an internship contract. Consultations on the procedure for concluding contracts by phone: 8 (7172) 76-90-76 (ext. 183, 187);

2) After signing the contract, you need to contact your supervisor: Department of America, CIS, Asia, Oceania 8 (7172) 76 90 76 (ext. 120, 121, 122, 123); Office of Europe 8 (7172) 76 90 76 (ext. 130, 131, 133, 134);

3) It is necessary to familiarize yourself with the Rules for the selection of applicants for the award of the international scholarship of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan "Bolashak", approved by the Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated June 11, 2008 No. 573;

4) Write an application for a letter of financial guarantee (for an embassy and a foreign organization);

5) Send a scanned copy of the letter of financial guarantee to a foreign organization;

6) A month before departure, issue a payment bank card, then send the completed form of the information form on the scholarship holder's card account to the Department of Education Financing;

7) Pay the consular fee;

8) Get a visa;

9) After obtaining a visa, provide a scanned copy to the curator;

10) Write an application for the purchase of an air ticket. Application form for the purchase of an air ticket.