OFWs From Different Professions Take 2019 Special Professional Licensure Exams

Representatives from the Professional Regulation Commission and the Philippine Professional Organization gather at the quadrangle of the Ibn Sina National College with the 2019 Special Professional Licensure Exams examinees before the start of the exam on 12 August 2019. (Jeddah PCG photo)

JEDDAH 28 August 2019 – The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) in cooperation with the Philippine Professional Organization – Western Region Saudi Arabia (PPO-WRSA) Chapter and the Philippine Consulate General in Jeddah administered the 2019 Special Professional Licensure Exams (SPLE) for qualified overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from 12-14 August 2019 in Jeddah.

A total of 824 OFWs sat for the examinations, which covered 20 professions: Architects, Certified Public Accountants, Civil Engineers, Dentists, Electronics Engineers, Electronics Technicians, Environmental Planners, Mechanical Engineers, Nurses, Physical Therapists, Professional Teachers, Radiologic Technologists, Electrical Engineers, Master Electricians and Respiratory Therapists. The highest number of examinees come from the nursing profession with 501 examinees.

Philippine Overseas Labor Office-Jeddah spearheaded the preparations and conduct of the SPLE in Jeddah.

Consul General to Jeddah Edgar Badajos expressed his appreciation and gratitude to the PRC Team and the PPO for the successful conduct of the SPLE. END

Consul General to Jeddah Edgar Badajos (fifth from right) with the Professional Regulation Commission Jeddah Team headed by Ms. Virginia Martin (fifth from left). (Jeddah PCG photo)

Consul General Badajos with the officers and members of the Philippine Professional Organization – Western Region Saudi Arabia. (Jeddah PCG photo)

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