Descriptive and quantitative study with the purpose of knowing the level of mastery of the informational competences of the third year university students, in order to propose training strategies, based on the results of the research.  This study was performed at two regional centers in Veraguas, Panama, through a self-perception survey, with 29 questions, this instrument, at the beginning was legitimized by IL-HUMASS and, later, validated by the University of La Serena, Chile.   Students had similarities and differences in both groups. In the CRU-UTP case, they achieved a better domain of informational competences, in contrast of CRUV-UP students.  Based on the results, an Information Literacy Program (ILP) is suggested in both institutions, under the responsibility of the university library.

Keywords: Competencies; informational skills; users; Information Literacy