By Fernan Angeles
COVID-19 seemed affecting every aspect of life, including licensure exams which had to be postponed in view of the continued spike of infections.
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced the postponement and resetting of 13 licensure examinations originally slated in October and two exams for November 2020, to next year.
The postponed licensure examinations in October include:
• Chemical engineers (October 2, 3, and 4);
• Naval architects and marine engineers (October 6, 7, and 8);
• Metallurgical engineers (October 6, 7, and 8);
• Certified Public Accountants (October 10, 11, and 17);
• Optometrists (written) (October 12, 14, and 15);
• Optometrists (practical) (October 18, 19, 20, and 21);
• Ocular pharmacologists (October 13);
• Chemists (October 20 and 21);
• Chemical technicians (October 22);
• Electronic engineers (October 24 and 25);
• Electronic technicians (October 26);
• Geodetic engineers (October 28 and 29); and
• Fisheries (October 28 and 29).
The licensure examinations for Customs broker on November 4 and 5, and for agriculturists on November 10, 11 and 12 are also postponed.
Based on the 2020 schedule of PRC examinations, the other licensure exams that are set in November and were not included in the list of postponed exams are midwives (November 7 and 8, civil engineers (Nov. 14 and 15), aeronautical engineers (Nov. 17 to 19), geologists (Nov. 17 to 19), nurses (Nov. 21 and 22), and criminologists (Nov. 28 to 30).