The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) will conduct a Special Professional Licensure Board Examinations (SPLBEs) for Filipino professionals that are currently working in United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Saudi Arabia in October. This is the announcement made by the Philippine Embassy in Riyadh.

The special exam will be held on October 15, 16, and 17, 2013 and would be open for the following professionals:

Architects, Certified Public Accountants, Civil Engineers, Registered Electrical Engineers and Registered Master Electricians, Electronic Engineers, Mechanical Engineers and Nurses

The testing centers will be in the cities of Abu Dhabi, Doha, Riyadh and Jeddah. Those who wish to take an exam can register via online: http://www.prc.gov.ph/online/application/

Applications will be checked by the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) then are expected to send the list of pre-qualified applicants to the PRC by August 15, 2013.

After registration via online, applicants have until September 13, 2013 to submit basic requirements:

·         Photocopy of Transcript of Records (with or without scanned picture and remarks “For Board Examination Purposes Only”)

·         Photocopy of valid passport

·         Four (4) passport size pictures with complete nametag in white background

·         Original copies of above mentioned documents shall be presented to the PRC examination team for validation upon their arrival at the examination venues
Professional Regulatory Board (PRB) – Specific Original Documents

For Architects:

·         Accomplished Logbook for Diversified Experience for local/overseas experience (certified by mentor-architect) and/or Certificate of Related Work Experience for overseas experience signed by the employer for a minimum of 3,840 hours. Scanned copies shall be submitted through e-mail to the Board of Architecture for conditional approval.

·         Updated PRC ID of mentor, PTR, IAPOA
Affidavit must be signed and sealed by Architect-mentor

For Registered Master Electricians:
Certificate of experience on prescribed form (PRC Form No. 104), certified and signed by REE/RME/PEE and Certification from the Company.

For CPAs:
Certificate of Completion for refresher course, if applicable. Repeaters shall submit proof of most recent exams taken (NOA, OR)

For Nurses:

·         First Timer: BSN graduates under CMO No.14 S 2009- Certificate of Undertaking signed by the Dean and Registrar, duly notarized.

·         BSN graduates under CMO No.30 S 2001-original copy of the Summary of Related Learning Experience (RLE) and original copy of the OR-DR cases in the new format. Repeater: Basic Documents.

The applicants should remit the exam fees in designated Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) Overseas Remittance Offices (OROs).