Level 1 Certification has 41competences and standards across the seven core competence areas. This number of competences reflects the broad skills necessary to be an MPA professional. The competence focus is on practical field operations. There is some overlap with Level 2 competences though the standards for Level 1 are often at a more basic
level of understanding or ability.

Candidates are expected to have competence across all seven core
Figure 4. Process for Level 1 Certification.
competence areas, though not necessarily every competence and standard. Refer to the scoring method in
Section 2 for details. The full list of competences and standards are in appendix C.