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Video editor

Puts filmed shots together into a video, adds sound and makes the story clear and interesting.

Career overview

What a day looks like

A video editor looks through lots of footage and picks the best shots. They put them in the right order, choose music and cut everything unnecessary.

Try it yourself this week

  • 40 minutes

    Edit a 30-second video from your own photos and clips

    1. Choose 8-10 photos or short videos on one theme on your phone.
    2. Open the built-in editor in your phone's gallery, which doesn't need registration.
    3. Put the shots in a clear order: beginning, middle, end. Add music or text if you know how.
    4. Watch the video and cut anything that drags on too long. Show it to one person and ask what stuck in their mind.

    What you'll learn about yourself: Whether you feel the rhythm of images and enjoy choosing what to keep and what to cut.

What you can do next

  1. Next 3 months

    • Edit a 30-second video

      Do the task about a video: choose shots on your phone and put them in an order that makes sense.

  2. In six months

    • Study how stories are built in videos

      Rewatch three favourite videos and write down where the shot changes and why.

  3. In a year

    • Make a short film

      Film a story on your phone with a friend, edit it and show it to people you know. Don't post videos of strangers online without their permission.

What it pays

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Where to study

Notes on sources are in Russian, as in the original source.

Colleges

You can apply after grade 9 or 11 — you get a profession faster than at university.

Universities

You apply after grade 11, based on your UNT results.

The UNT, if you apply to university

Required subjects: History of Kazakhstan, Reading Literacy, Mathematical Literacy. Profile subjects for this career: 2 university creative exams.

Programme group: B029 Аудиовизуальные средства и медиапроизводство. Checked: September 2026.

Source: National Testing Centre list (opens in a new tab)
How to get into college

College gets you a profession faster than university. You can apply after grade 9 or after grade 11.

  • Colleges accept students both after grade 9 and after grade 11. After grade 9 you study longer — about 3 years 10 months; after grade 11, about 2 years 10 months. The exact length depends on the college and the specialty.
    Source: kchk.edu.kz (opens in a new tab)
  • About 80% of students admitted to colleges in the 2024/25 school year study on a state order, which means in state-funded places (in 2023/24 it was about 70%). But each college and each specialty has its own number of state-funded places.
    Source: inbusiness.kz (opens in a new tab)
  • There are also paid colleges. For example, training as a nurse at ADILMED costs 450,000 ₸ per year. Check the price and conditions on the college's website.
    Source: adilmed.kz (opens in a new tab)
UNT: which subjects to take for university

The UNT (Unified National Testing) is Kazakhstan's national university entrance test. You need it to get into university after grade 11.

  • The UNT 2026 has three compulsory subjects: History of Kazakhstan, Reading Literacy and Mathematical Literacy. On top of these, you take two profile subjects, chosen to match your specialty.
    Source: testcenter.kz (opens in a new tab)
  • In total, the test has 120 questions (maximum 140 points) and you get 4 hours. The format is the same as in 2025.
    Source: testcenter.kz (opens in a new tab)
  • Profile subjects depend on the group of specialties. For example: information technology — Mathematics and Computer Science; nursing and veterinary medicine — Biology and Chemistry; electrical engineering — Mathematics and Physics; law — World History and Fundamentals of Law. The full list is published by the National Testing Center.
    Source: testcenter.kz (opens in a new tab)
  • For creative specialties (for example, media and design), you take History of Kazakhstan and Reading Literacy through the UNT, and two creative exams at the university itself.
    Source: testcenter.kz (opens in a new tab)
  • Some universities have their own admission rules. Nazarbayev University, for example, requires a UNT score of at least 85, a GPA of 4.0 and English at IELTS 6.0 level.
    Source: nu.edu.kz (opens in a new tab)

Courses and opportunities

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Can you work before you turn 18?

Under Kazakhstan's Labour Code, teenagers can work, but with limits.

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