A personal competencies statement is the method of providing information about your life experience to SATAC in support of your undergraduate application.
There are specific eligibility requirements that you must meet in order for your life experience to be considered in support of your application. Many of the courses that consider life experience as a pathway also require you to sit the Special Tertiary Admission Test (STAT) in addition to submitting a personal competencies statement.
If you are eligible to provide details of your life experience in support of your application, and the course you are applying for considers it, then you must submit the information according to the guidelines below.
The criteria below are designed to provide you with an opportunity to demonstrate that you have developed, through your life experiences, the skills and abilities to be successful in a tertiary course. If you do not address the criteria you will receive a poor personal competencies rank.
Note the following:
- Regard each criterion as important and address each one individually, listing them under subheadings.
- Include any examples where relevant.
- You may wish to provide the same example as evidence, where appropriate, under more than one heading - this is acceptable.
- Type or, if typing isn’t possible, neatly write your statement.
- Keep to the maximum size of three A4 pages (750-1000 words).
- Please upload your completed statement to the Documents page of your SATAC application.
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Personal competencies criteria | Indicators |
Tertiary preparation provides applicants with the opportunity to demonstrate what steps they have taken to:
Tertiary preparation also relates to an applicant’s awareness of the personal, resource and time commitments required to successfully undertake tertiary study. |
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Tertiary maturity provides applicants with the opportunity to demonstrate their readiness to participate in the life of a tertiary institution and their preparedness for a lifetime of learning. |
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Independent learning strategies provides applicants with the opportunity to demonstrate their capacity for self-directed study. |
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Interpersonal and communication skills provides applicants with the opportunity to demonstrate their ability to communicate clearly, particularly using written and oral means, and the ability to interact effectively with others. |
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Achievement and experience provides applicants with the opportunity to highlight their experience, expertise and achievements which are indicative of their likely success in tertiary study. |
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Skills and knowledge provides applicants with the opportunity to demonstrate they have the skills and knowledge required to be successful in tertiary study. |
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