PRC cancelled the August 2021 Social Worker Licensure Exam in Manila/NCR

MANILA, Philippines – The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) has cancelled the schedule of August 2021 Social Worker licensure exams in Manila/ National Capital Region (NCR) due to recently imposed Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) and pursuant to the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-MEID) Resolution No. 134 (s. 2021).

Meanwhile, the conduct of Social Worker board exam at other testing locations including Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Koronadal, Iloilo, Legaspi, Lucena, Pagadian, Pampanga, Rosales, Tacloban, Tuguegarao, and Zamboanga will proceed as scheduled.

SEE ALSO: SWLE RESULTS (August 2021 Social Worker Board Exam Passers)

The August 2021 Social Work licensure exam will be conducted on August 24, 25 & 26, 2021 by the Board for Social Workers headed by its Chairman, Lorna C. Gabad and its members, Mary Ofelia L. Endaya, Rosetta G. Palma, Fe J. Sinsona and Ely B. Acosta.

Several board exams scheduled on first and second quarter of 2021 were cancelled and re-scheduled (see below) due to COVID-19 pandemic. However, there were also licensure exams that pushed through following a strict health and safety protocols imposed by the commission. Among are the board exams for Medical Technologists/ MTLE, Social Workers, Veterinarians and Physicians/ PLE.

2021 Social Work Licensure Exam Schedule

Shown below is the schedule of exams for the 2021 social worker board exams:

Date of ExamTesting LocationsStart of ApplicationDeadline of Application
February 10, 11 & 12, 2021NCR, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Legaspi, Lucena, Pagadian, Rosales, Tacloban, Tuguegarao and ZamboangaNovember 10, 2020January 11, 2021
August 24, 25 & 26, 2021NCR, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Koronadal, Iloilo, Legaspi, Lucena, Pagadian, Pampanga, Rosales, Tacloban, Tuguegarao and ZamboangaMay 24, 2021August 3, 2021

Source: PRC (This table will be immediately updated should there be further changes on board exams postponement/cancellations.)

PRC has released the schedule of board exams for the year 2021 on November 2020 through Resolution No. 1283 Series of 2020. These includes the opening of online processing, deadline of filing, target release of results, among other important announcements.

Questions?

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3 comments… add one
  • Anonymous Aug 22, 2021 @ 19:09

    MECQ din naman ang ibang place ng examination like lucena pero di nacancel then all of a sudden nagcancel ang NCR. And super late the announcement kawawa naman yung nag byahe na papuntang ncr
    nagpa swab and nakahanap na ng matutuluyan tapos di na pwede irefund ????

  • Jenyl Aug 23, 2021 @ 17:55

    Sana maaga iaanounce ang mga nacancel po na mga board exam..kasi po ang iba malalayo..mag aaksaya pa ng pera..
    Concern lang po.

  • Anonymous Sep 1, 2021 @ 9:31

    Kelan ang exam ng Social work? Paki update sana agad kami

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