No, you don’t need a certificate or a diploma to prove the knowledge of your languages. You will sit the tests in the 2 languages chosen by you in the application form. 

1. Qabel l-iskadenza tal-applikazzjoni, tista’ ttella’ d-dokumenti ta’ sostenn tiegħek permezz tas-CV taħt “Il-kont tiegħi”/“Is-CV tiegħi” (tinsiex tissottometti l-applikazzjoni tiegħek għax inkella d-dokumenti ma jiġux ittrasferiti fl-applikazzjoni tiegħek).
    
2. Wara l-iskadenza tal-applikazzjoni u qabel l-iskadenza għas-sottomissjoni tad-dokumenti ta’ sostenn, id-dokumenti ta’ sostenn iridu jittellgħu direttament fl-applikazzjonijiet billi tikklikkja fuq l-entrati eżistenti u tehmeż id-dokumenti permezz tal-ikona tal-paperclip (u mhux mas-CV - id-data li żżid mas-CV tiegħek wara li jagħlqu l-applikazzjonijiet ma tiġix ittrasferita fl-applikazzjoni tiegħek). 

L-istruzzjonijiet jinsabu fuq il-paġna Kif tapplika għal kompetizzjoni - Ħarsa Ġenerali.

Għal aktar informazzjoni tista’ taqra: Liema dokumenti ta’ sostenn għandi nipprovdi?

Le - ladarba tgħaddi l-iskadenza għas-sottomissjoni tad-dokumenti ġustifikattivi imsemmija fl-Avviż tal-Kompetizzjoni, il-kandidati ma jkunu jistgħu japplowdjaw l-ebda dokument fl-applikazzjoni tagħhom.

L-EPSO ma jaċċettax dokumenti permezz tal-formola ta’ kuntatt jew permezz ta’ email.

Madankollu, f’konformità mal-Avviż tal-Kompetizzjoni, fi kwalunkwe fażi tal-proċedura ta’ selezzjoni, il-kandidati jistgħu jintalbu jipprovdu informazzjoni jew dokumenti addizzjonali. Dan ifisser li, jekk ikun meħtieġ, il-Bord ta’ Selezzjoni jista’ jikkuntattja lill-kandidati permezz tal-kont tal-Portal Uniku tal-Kandidati tagħhom matul il-fażi tal-eliġibbiltà biex jitlobhom jissottomettu kull dokument ġustifikattiv nieqes mill-applikazzjoni tagħhom, inkluż l-ID tagħhom.

The supporting documents to provide are mainly:

1. Identity: a copy of your valid identity card or passport

2. Education

- Upload your secondary (only for AST-SC / AST competitions) and post-secondary (for AST and AD competitions) diplomas along with the list of courses you followed.

- Make sure to include the diploma that gives you access to the competition as required in the Notice of Competition, point 3.3. “Specific conditions — qualifications and work  
experience” and that your name, stamps, signatures and serial numbers (if applicable) are visible.   

- Add proof of any relevant traineeships and trainings, provided they give access to the competition (please refer to the Notice of competition)

Degrees, diplomas and/or certificates, whether issued in Member States or non-EU countries, must be recognised by a competent authority of a Member State, see also our FAQ: Do you accept my qualification/diploma issued in non-EU countries?

3. Professional experience

Make sure you provide documents proving the nature of your duties and the duration of your experience as indicated below. Periods of professional experience that are not corroborated by a job description will not be considered by the Selection Board. Please note that no professional experience are required for the Graduate administrator competition (AD5).

Please see below some examples of the type of documents candidates should provide. 

      3.1. For salaried work: 

        - Documents from current and former employer(s) stating the nature and level of the duties performed such as letters from hierarchical superior, appraisal reports describing your tasks, job descriptions provided by your employer, contracts including detailed descriptions of the duties performed. 

        - Employment contract(s) with beginning and end date, or first and last pay slips.

Please note that all documents must be dated, bear your name, bear the official company's header, stamp, as well as the name and signature of the person in charge. 

     3.2. For self-employed - liberal professions: 

       - Invoices, Contracts, Order forms  
        - E-mail correspondence  
        - Minutes of meetings 
        - Tax bills  
        - Membership of a professional association

The supporting documents can be in any of the 24 official EU languages, and they must justify the information provided in your application form. If you fail to provide sufficient documentary evidence by the required deadline in the Notice of Competition, you may be considered non-eligible and excluded from the competition.

Each entry of your CV (education, professional experience) must be supported by relevant documents, otherwise it will not be considered. In general, no supporting documents are required to prove language knowledge (please check the Notice of Competition for exceptions). 

Make sure to provide all the documents you have at your disposal and that you are entitled to share. Your documents will be handled in line with our privacy statement.

For more information, please check the notice of competition, in particular the section “Supporting documents” and the FAQ sections Eligibility.

It is the candidates' responsibility to provide the Selection board with all the information and documents needed to verify that they fulfil the conditions laid down by the notice of competition.

Candidates may be contacted by e-mail to provide additional information or documents on a particular diploma or professional experience, if needed.