Press Release
PR-128-2015
29 September 2015
Licensure Board Examinations Successfully Held in Riyadh
(Riyadh, 29 September 2015) - Representatives from the Professional Regulatory Commission (PRC) recently visited Riyadh and successfully conducted the Special Philippine Licensure Board Examination (SPLBE) for Filipino professionals working in Saudi Arabia.
Around 765 Filipino professional workers applied at the PRC on-line registration facility for the SPLBE 2015.
Prior to the exam, a registration activity was conducted on 20 – 22 September 2015 at the Philippine Embassy premises where all applicants came personally to submit the required documents for the examination.
The actual licensure board examination was held on 24 – 26 September 2015 at the Elite International School. Out of the 765 Filipino professional workers who applied for the licensure examination, 542 examinees took the examination as follows:
SN PROFESSION NUMBER OF EXAMINEES 1 Architects 78 2 Certified Public Accountants (CPA) 8 3 Dentists 19 4 Civil Engineers 42 5 Electronic Engineers (ECE) 19 6 Mechanical Engineers (ME) 31 7 Electronics Technicians (ECT) 5 8 Master Plumber (MP) 49 9 Nurses 179 10 Radiologic Technician (RAD TECH) 6 11 Registered Electrical Engineer (REE) 25 12 Registered Master Electrician (RME) 36 13 Respiratory Technicians 25 14 Teachers 20 TOTAL NUMBER OF EXAMINEES 542
Representatives from the PRC were satisfied with the result of the conduct of the licensure exam. Aside from the increased number of examinees as compared to the SPLBE in 2014, the examination was organized with all examinees being very cooperative.
The SPLBE examinations were likewise simultaneously conducted in Al-Khobar, Eastern Region and in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. (END)
