Figure 6. Process for Level 3 Certification.

Level 3 Certification has 56competences 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 strategy, policy and planning skills.

Candidates are expected to have competence across all seven core 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 E.