Philippine Regulation Commission
The Philippine Regulation Commission (PRC) is the government agency that provides licenses and licensure examinations for various fields of professional practice based on the knowledge-base of the professionals.
Several companies in the Philippines require their employees to have professional licenses for entry-level job positions. However, this is not always the case with many other companies.
Among the licenses that the PRC issues are licenses in various fields in engineering, health and medicine, finance, and architecture, and education.
More information can be found on the PRC's website at http://www.prc.gov.ph.
There are usually university or masteral requirements for those taking the exams administered by the PRC. This means that you should have taken and passed the required subjects in the university, on the masteral or college level, depending on the type of license that one wants to have.
That is, not anyone can take those exams even if the person feels qualified for a particular field or many fields at that.
The PRC ensures that professional license holders have the minimum qualifications to start working in their respective fields. Like anywhere else, your license does not mean anything unless you are a good worker.
There is also a regulatory commission regulating professionals working for the government as civil servants.
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) provides exams for civil service eligibility.
Anyone who wants to work for the government as a civil servant must pass the civil service examinations. The CSC can be reached on-line through http://www.csc.gov.ph.
The PRC does not provide licenses for many types of professional fields and industries. This is only logical since not all professional capability cannot be quantified by a simple set of exams. An example that illustrates this fact is the practice of professions within the software industry or the creative fields, where talent, more than license, is the qualification for the job.
Someone usually does not need a government-endorsed license to work in a software company or in a multimedia design corporation.
Employers actually gauge ones ability for a job through an independent series of examinations and interviews.
Just like in many parts of the world, a professional license does not guarantee a job in the Philippines.
In many instances, professionals are hired not on the basis of their type of license but on their performance on the company exams, interviews, coupled with the professional's employment history.
For the medical, health care, and various engineering fields, a license is usually required before one is able to practice in these fields.
There are also other professional fields regulated by some other government institution besides the PRC. One of these is that of professionals intending to work as diplomats.
The Department of Foreign Affairs (http://www.dfa.gov.ph) administers a different selection criteria for those who want to work as foreign affairs officers or diplomats.
Another professional field that is regulated by its own its own set of rules and and criteria is the practice of Philippine Law. Anyone who wants to work as a lawyer in the Philippine must pass the Bar Examinations given by the Supreme Court of the Republic of the Philippines.
If you are a foreign national who would want to work in the Philippines, you must secure a valid working visa from the Philippine consulate or embassy in the country of your residence.
You may consult the nearest Philippine consulate or embassy for other pertinent details and requirements.
Rules are different for foreign nationals to work in the Philippine.
A PRC issued license is not necessary for foreigners to be able to work in the Philippine. However, pertinent and relevant working papers are necessary for foreigners to exercise their profession in the Philippine.
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