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| The OFW Center's training hall is packed with teacher-hopefuls at the start of the SPLE review |
More than 300 overseas Filipino workers in Hong Kong joined the free, whole-day review for those aspiring to take the Special Professional Licensure Examination (SPLE) scheduled to be held in HK and Thailand on Sept. 21.
The review, which was held at the OFW Center on the
18th floor of United Centre Building, is a joint project of the Carl
Balita Review Center (CBRC) and the Filipino Overseas Professional Teachers HK
(FOPT) with the support of the Migrant Workers Office.
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| PRC's official announcement of the SPLE in HK and Thailand on Sept 21 |
It will be the first time that the licensure
examination for OFWs with an education degree, will be held in Hong Kong since
2019, when widespread protests and the pandemic rocked the city.
While the PRC has already set the date, the venue of
the test will still have to be arranged, according to MWO officer-in-charge
Antonio Villafuerte.
But applications for those who want to take the qualifying
examination has now opened, and will last until Aug 11, 2025. Applicants can access
the PRC online application system as https://online.prc.gov.ph.
Those with questions or concerns may send an email
to sple@prc.gov.ph.
All those who want to join the succeeding review
sessions by the CBRC may look for the Facebook page of the Filipino Overseas
Professional Teachers – Hong Kong and send them a message.
Alternatively, they can register directly with CBRC
at https://forms.gle/4HviTRcx9Z8dnTdP9
In
a Facebook post prior to conducting the review sessions, CBRC owner Carl Balita
said a total of 369 OFWs in HK will be given a full LET Review Scholarship,
through weekly face-to-face lectures and a full online review.
He
said CBRC faculty members are giving their services for free, while Senator Bong
Go is providing their air fare for the duration of the project.
However, the application fee for taking the
examination is not free, and must be paid at any of the following
PRC-authorized channels:
1. Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP)
2. Banc Net
3. G-Cash
4. Pay Maya.
After paying the examination fee, all applicants are required to submit via email at sple@prc.qov.ph, a clear scanned copy of their application documents as follows:
1. Transcript of Record (with or without scanned picture and
with or without remarks “For Board Examination Purpose Only”);
2. Valid passport; and
3. Two (2) passport-size pictures with a complete name tag in a
white background
The list of conditionally approved applicants shall be posted on the PRC Website. No individual response to the emailed applications should be expected, unless certain deficiencies in the submitted documents are noted.
The PRC Delegation shall issue the Notice of Admission (NOA) to the qualified applicants upon presentation of the original documents on September 17-19, 2025, the venue of which will be announced later.
All successful SPLE examinees can opt to return to the Philippines and placed in permanent items or jobs in their hometown, under the SPIMS (Sa Pinas, Ikaw ang Ma'am, Sir) program of the Department of Migrant Workers.
