Today at the site of the Central Communications Service, a press conference was held on the issues of selection for the Presidential Youth Personnel Reserve. The event was attended by Anar Zhailganova, Chairwoman of the Agency for Civil Service Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Yerlan Abil, Rector of the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Dana Dzhakupova, representative of the software company  of the information system for the selection of the Presidential Youth Personnel Reserve.

In her opening remarks, the Agency Chairwoman noted that the Agency for Civil Service Affairs is launching an online platform for accepting applications from citizens for participation in the selection for the “Presidential Youth Personnel Reserve”.

This was announced at a briefing in the Central Communications Service by Anar Zhailganova, Chairwoman of ACSA . Anar Nuralievna spoke about the basic requirements for applicants to the “Presidential Youth Personnel Reserve”. In the election program of Kassym-Jomart Tokayev,  the Head of State “Well-being for all! Continuity. Justice. Progress ”  the task of forming the Presidential Youth Personnel Reserve was set before the Agency.

Now, young Kazakhstanis, who have certain achievements in their industry, have the opportunity to be chosen for the reserve and be appointed to high government and managerial positions in the country. The main requirements for the participants are citizenship of the Republic of Kazakhstan, aged under  35 , education and work experience  not less than 5 years.

“We all know very well that a considerable number of creative, talented Kazakhstani youth live abroad. Therefore, citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan who are both in the country and abroad are allowed to participate in the competition,” said A. Zhailganova.

Candidates who have passed to the Presidential Youth Personnel Reserve will be given the opportunity to be appointed to political and senior managerial administrative positions, senior management positions in national holdings and national companies.

As Anar  Zhailganova noted, the selection of reservists will consist of the following stages: The first stage is the admission of participants' documents. An automated document collection system has been launched. The filing procedure is as simple as possible. The second stage is testing the ability of candidates. The test aims to determine the ability of the applicant to work with the complex text and numerical information. The third stage is an assessment of leadership qualities, the level of strategic vision, motivation and values ​​of candidates. To do this, candidates need to write an essay and present their socially significant projects. Check of essays and design work will be carried out in the system online.

For its objectivity, it is planned to keep a video recording of  the process of writing an essay by candidates. The fourth stage is an  interviewing of participants in the Expert Commission.  Participants who have shown the best results for the previous stages of selection in the aggregate of scores. The commission formed by the Presidential Administration will conduct an individual interview with each applicant who has successfully completed the previous selection stages. At the final stage of selection, the National Commission for Personnel Reserve makes a decision on the enrollment of candidates with the highest scores in the Presidential Youth Reserve. As the Chairman of the Agency noted, all conditions will be created for the transparency of the selection process.

“Our citizens will be able to see applicants to participate in the selection. Moreover, after each stage of selection, we will publish in the automated online platform and on the Agency’s website a list of those who proceed on the next stage. To ensure transparency in decision-making, industry experts will be involved in the candidate’s assessment. They will be able to monitor the transparency of processes and its objectivity”,  Anar Zhailganova emphasized.

On the basis of it, prior to the appointment of reservists to the post, their training under specially designed programs is provided. For reservists, they can be individual, taking into account the recommendations of experts based on the selection results. They focus on inculcating  additional necessary knowledge to work in the civil service, building up the competencies of reservists to work with the public, including public speaking, the ability to work in the limited conditions, and more. To date, the rules and procedures for selecting the Presidential Youth Personnel Reserve are regulated by Presidential Decree.

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/qyzmet/press/news/details/33307?lang=kk