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THE Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said on
Monday that it’s all systems go for the special voluntary retake
of nurses for Tests 3 and 5 of the leak-tainted June 2006 nurses
licensure examination.
Labor and Employment Secretary
Arturo Brion said the preparations for the retake exam were in full
blast to include special review classes for interested nurses.
This developed as the
Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) and the Board of Nursing
(BON) announced that the filing of applications for special
voluntary retake starts on April 2 until May 11, 2007.
The deadline of the registration
for the special review classes is on April 4.
Brion said the filing by
representatives will be allowed for those who cannot come personally
during the filing period. However, he said that applicants are
required to personally claim the Notice of Admission (NOA) from the
PRC at least one week before the examination.
He also announced that new review
classes are available in Central Luzon (Angeles University
Foundation); Western Visayas (to be conducted by Siliman University
in Bacolod City); and western Mindanao (to be conducted by Xavier
University in Zamboanga City).
He also clarified that some
review class schedules have been canceled due to lack of enrollees.
“We advise the registrants to
check the status of their enrollment online at www.specialnursingr-eview.dole.gov.ph,”
Brion said.
“Affected registrants are
advised to enroll for available class schedules using change
schedule option in the website.”
He added that some review class
schedules had been closed because they were already full and could
no longer accommodate reviewees.
Meanwhile, Brion said that those
filing the application for the special voluntary retake examination
must submit the June 2006 NOA (if still available); photocopies of
certificate of registration and professional identification card, if
issued already; photocopy of transcript of records; and photocopy of
birth certificate.
He said that voluntary retakers
of Tests 3 and 5 on June 11, 2007, shall no longer pay the
examination fee.
The DOLE initiated the special
voluntary retake for the employability of the nurses licensed under
the June 2006 nursing board exam after the Commission on Graduates
of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS) required the retake of Tests 3
and 5 for those applying for the VisaScreen Certificate.
Brion said the retake may be
taken once only—either in June or December this year, at the
examinees’ choice.
He also clarified that the
results of the special voluntary retake shall not affect the
validity of the licenses previously issued by PRC.
--William B. Depasupil
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