Press Release No. EBB-61-2019

824 OFWs FROM 20 DIFFERENT PROFESSIONS TAKE THE 2019 SPECIAL PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE EXAMS (SPLE) IN JEDDAH

(Jeddah,19 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.

Representatives from the PRC and the PPO gather at the quadrangle of the Ibn Sina National College
with the 2019 SPLE examinees before the start of the exam on 12 August 2019

A total of eight-hundred twenty-four (824) OFWs sat for the examinations which covered 20 professions, namely: 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.

POLO-Jeddah, as the lead partner agency of the PRC for the SPLE, spearheaded the preparations and conduct of the SPLE in Jeddah in coordination with the Philippine Professional Organization – Western Region Saudi Arabia (PPO-WRSA) Chapter and the Philippine Consulate General in Jeddah.

Consul General Badajos with the PRC Jeddah Team headed by Ms. Virginia Martin (fifth from left)

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

Consul General Badajos with the officers and members of the PPO-WRSA

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