PRC is Hiring, Qualified Applicants Encouraged to Apply

Qualified applicants are encouraged to apply for the available job positions on dates October 13, 14, and 15, 2020. The available positions have been listed on the PRC website.

PRC is hiring the following vacant positions as follows:

• Administrative Aide,
• Information Technology Officer,
• Chief Administrative Officer,
• Administrative Officer V,
• Attorney,
• Professional Regulations Officer I; and
• Administrative Officer I (Cashier) I, among other

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The availability of the work positions correspond to your area or region respectively. The requirements to be a qualified applicant for the work positions PRC is hiring include your highest educational attainment and experience.

This may vary in accordance with which position you will be applying for. There will also be a training for those qualified.

If you think you are qualified for any of the vacant positions PRC is hiring, please visit their website.

Online Licensure

The Professional Regulatory Commission (PRC) has recently come forward to implement an online-based licensure exam amidst the ongoing health crisis.

PRC chairman Teofilo Pilando Jr. expressed that the PRC is planning to utilize the conduct the licensure exams through online means. He said that once they're able to see what comes of high-tech assessments and exams, they will be starting to roll it out.

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Yes. We are looking into using more technology-based examinations but we will only begin our operation for such."

The PRC is still in the process of preparation regarding the conduct of online examinations. The commission plans to use the conduct with smaller board exams first.

Pilando said that this will be more manageable as opposed to risking it with the licensure exams.

1,421 Examinees in Total

A total of 1,421 aspiring doctors, however have taken the Physician Licensure Examination (PLE) last September 20 and 21, 2020 in various testing centers throughout the country. The examinees came from several different regions including the National Capital Region, CAR, Region III, Region IV-A, etc.

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The commission said that the second part of the March 2020 conduct was urged by the Dept. of Health in order to respond to the increasing demand for additional doctors during the pandemic.

Despite the decision, PRC as well as the Professional Regulatory Board of Medicine (PRB-MED) has ensured that the necessary health restrictions reinforced by the IATF was observed and followed during the licensure exams.

PRC claimed that once the results have been released, the new doctors will certainly help with the demand and lessen the shortage.

Rescheduled Examinations

However, due to the pandemic, the commission previously called to reschedule the conduct of licensure examinations. The examinations have been moved to October and November next year in 2021.

The sudden reschedule of examinations is due to the influx of the COVID-19 cases in the country. This “has “resulted to fear and anxiety to the health and safety of all concerned.”

Among the postponed licensure examinations are the following:

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October 2020

• Chemical Engineers Licensure Examination (October 2, 3, & 4, 2020)
• Naval Architects and Marine Engineers Licensure Examination (October 6, 7, & 8, 2020)
• Metallurgical Engineers Licensure Examination (October 6, 7, & 8, 2020)
• Certified Public Accountants Licensure Examination (October 10, 11, & 17, 2020)
• Licensure Examination for Optometrists (written) (October 13, 14, & 15, 2020)
• Licensure Examination for Optometrists (practical) (October 18, 19, 20, & 21, 2020)
• Special Certification Examination in Ocular Pharmacology (October 13, 2020)
• Chemists Licensure Examination (October 20 & 21, 2020)
• Chemical Technicians Licensure Examination (October 22, 2020)
• Electronic Engineers Licensure Examination (October 24 & 25, 2020)
• Electronic Technicians Licensure Examination (October 26, 2020)
• Geodetic Engineers Licensure Examination (October 28 & 29, 2020)
• Fisheries Technologists Licensure Examination (October 28 & 29, 2020)

November 2020

• Customs Brokers Licensure Examination (November 4 & 5, 2020)
• Agriculturists Licensure Examination (November 10, 11, & 12, 2020)

Online Queuing

The PRC has recently implemented its Web-Based Queue Management System (eQMS) throughout each of its frontline offices in the country. This is so customers will no longer be hassled in queuing at PRC premises.

The commission's own Information and Communication Technology Service (ICTS) developed the Web-Based Queue Management System so that their customers will be able to transact with no difficulties by just using their mobile devices.

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Customers will be able to view the waiting list as well as keep an eye on their queues just through their screens. This way, they will be able to manage their time well and reduce personal contact transactions.

The commission said the new system is proof that they consistently improve their online services to adapt to the "new normal" and a response towards the needs of the masses in an efficient and convenient way possible. The commission has already published the guidelines regarding its implementation through PRC Resolution No. 1273. This is so users and administrators alike will be guided upon using the Web-Based Queue Management System (eQMS).

With all the efforts the commission has done, what do you say your opinion would be? Moreover, is it timely that the PRC is hiring during the current health crisis?

Source: PRC Website