OJT Report-PRC

1. College of Information Technology and Computer Science
University of the Cordilleras
INTERNSHIP
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PROFESSIONAL REGULATION COMMISSION
BAGUIO REGIONAL OFFICE
Licensure and Application Division
In Partial Fulfillment of
The requirements for
Bachelor of Science in Information Technology
Submitted by:
YANGOS, JACKELYN M.
Submitted to:
Ms. Anna Rhodora M. Quitaleg
January 5, 2017

2. I. Background of the Company/Company Profile
Professional Regulation Commission Timeline
June 17, 1950 Civil Service Commission (CSC).
June 22, 1973 Professional Regulation Commission was created by Presidential Decree
(P.D.) No. 223, signed by then President Ferdinand E. Marcos. Under P.D.
No. 223, PRC was created as a three-man agency attached to the Office of
The President for general direction and coordination.
January 4, 1974 PRC became operational with the assumption of the first Commissioner,
Architect Eric C. Nubla.
June 14, 1974 Proclamation No. 1276 was issued declaring June 22 to 29, 1974 as
"Professional Consciousness Week."
December 9, 1974 The Implementing Rules and Regulations of P.D. No. 223 was
promulgated.
1975 Computerization of the database of registered professionals started with
the assistance of the National Computer Center.
October 11, 1975 Presidential Decree No. 839 was issued placing the PRC under the general
direction and coordination of the CSC.
August 1976 PRC entered into agreement with the Civil Service Commission to register
all board examination passers as civil service eligible pursuant to R.A.
1080, as amended.
1977 PRC started issuing registration cards valid for 3 years pursuant to Letter
of Instruction No. 567.
Proclamation No. 1646 was issued declaring June 22-29 of every year as
"Professional Consciousness Week."
June 4, 1987 President Corazon C. Aquino issued Proclamation No. 118 declaring June
16 to 22 of every year as Professional Regulation Week.
1991 The Commission had developed its first Test Questions Databank System.
Partially-computerized licensure examinations started with the physician
licensure examinations in August, followed by partially-computerized
licensure examinations for midwives, accountants, medical technologists
and nurses.
President Corazon C. Aquino signed Executive Order No. 496 .

3. 1992 The Commission implemented the Continuing Professional Education
(CPE) for all professions and resumed the conferment of “Outstanding
Professional of the Year” awards, which was discontinued from 1986 to
1991, and started conferring the “Outstanding Accredited Professional of
the Year Award”.
1993 PRC returned to the Office of the President as an attached agency.
September 20, 1994 President Fidel V. Ramos issued E.O. No. 200
which institutionalized the full computerization for all licensure
examinations.
December 16, 1994 Republic Act No. 7836 ("Philippine Teachers Professionalization Act")
was enacted, transferring the regulation of the teaching profession from
CSC to PRC.
July 25, 1995 President Fidel Ramos issued E.O. No. 266 which institutionalized CPE
and made it mandatory for the renewal of professional licenses.
1996 Decentralization of agency operations began with the full operations of
regional offices in the cities of Baguio and Cebu, Legazpi, Cagayan de
Oro and Davao.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations Coordinating Council for
Services approved the Mutual Recognition Agreement proposal of the
PRC.
June 18, 1996 First Conference of Professionals was held in Manila Hotel.
1997 The CPE was fully implemented for all professions with the issuance of
Executive Order No. 266.
1998 PRC formally adopted its Vision and Mission and its first Commission
Strategic Plan.
Creation of PRC regional offices in Iloilo, Zamboanga, Tacloban and
Tuguegarao.
September 3, 1999 PRC was formally awarded the ISO 9002 Certification by the Anglo-
Japanese-American Environmental Quality and Safety Certification for
licensing of Marine Deck and Engineer Officers.
December 5, 2000 Republic Act No. 8981 or the PRC Modernization Act was enacted by
President Joseph Ejercito Estrada.
June 23, 2003 Good governance among the professions was launched with the signing of
Executive Order No. 220 ("Directing the Adoption of the Code of Good
Governance for the Professions in the Philippines").

4. September 11, 2006 PRC was attached to the Department of Labor and Employment pursuant
to Executive Order No. 565.
October 9, 2006 Executive Order No. 565-A was issued, delegating the Presidential power
of control over the PRC to the DOLE Secretary.
2008 The PRC Hymn was adopted.
2009 PRC and the CHED signed a Memorandum of Agreement to monitor the
performance of schools.
January 15-16, 2009 The Commission adopted its new vision, mission and core values to reflect
its mandate and aspirations.
2010 The PRC and CHED issued a circular requiring State and local
universities and colleges to secure an authority from CHED to operate
board programs and for PRC not to admit applicants for licensure
examinations effective January 2011 from educational institutions which
failed to comply.
2011 The Commission introduced the remote transmission of test packages to
three (3) pilot regional offices in Cebu, Iloilo, and Davao, and eventually
adopted in all the 10 regional offices of PRC nationwide.
2012 The Commission launched the Online Application System (OAS) an
Online Registration System (ORS) which computerized the ID renewal
process, reducing the process cycle time from the previous two months to
seven (7) days.
Commission, SM Malls and Bureau of Treasury signed a Memorandum
for the Professional ID Renewal Center at the Malls.
October 2, 2012 Proclamation No. 487 was issued by President Benigno S. Aquino III
declaring the third week of October every year as “Philippine
Professionals Competitiveness Week” in recognition of the important role
that the Filipino professionals play in nation building and development.
October 18-19, 2012 The Commission in collaboration with the Philippine Association of
Professional Regulatory Boards, Inc. (PAPRB) held the First Professional
Summit at the Manila Hotel.
July 25, 2013 The revised Continuing Professional Development Guidelines were issued
through Resolution No. 2013-774 Resolution No. 2013-774 dated July 25,
2013.

5. June 17, 2014 PRC Resolution 2014-841 was issued adopting the Official Medallion,
Trinket and Sash for the Eric C. Nubla Excellence Awardee of the Year.
The Eric Nubla Excellence Award intends to accord distinct honor to a
professional who surpassed the qualification standard based on the criteria
set forth to be an outstanding professional.
November 15, 2014 Republic Act No. 10635 was issued transferring the Maritime Profession
to the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA).
July 21, 2016 The Continuing Professional Development (CPD) bill lapsed into law on
The CPD Law or Republic Act No. 10912 – An Act Mandating and
Strengthening the Continuing Professional Development Program for all
Regulated Professions, Creating the Continuing Professional Development
Council, and Appropriating Funds Therefor, and for other Purposes shall
take effect on August 16, 2016.
Vision / Mission
Vision
The Professional Regulation Commission is the instrument of the Filipino people in securing for
the nation a reliable, trustworthy and progressive system of determining the competence of
professionals by credible and valid licensure examinations and standards of professional practice
that are globally recognized.
Mission
To deliberately, scientifically and consistently determine the competence of professionals
through the provision of professional standards and judicious issuance of professional license.
P – rofessionalism and Integrity
R – esponsibility, Unity and Accountability
C – ompetence and Excellence

6. II. Practicum Program
Licensure and Application Division
 Processing applications for various board examinations.
 Assisting in scanning/editing applicant’s picture.
 Assisting in the encoding of applications not entered in the Online Application
System (OAS).
 Assisting in inventory of mailing envelopes.
 Assisting in the Proofreading of applications for various board examinations.
 Assisting in the verification of Ratings/Examination Results through LERIS.
 Assisting in the batching, preparation, proofreading of PERRCs.
 Preparing a list of examinees to be posted at test centers.
 Assisting in the inventory of PERRCs.
III. Technical and Soft Skills Learned
 Scanning and editing pictures
 Checking authenticity of documents
 Oral Communications
 Multi-tasking
 Team Working
 Ethics and Responsibility
 Interpersonal Skills
 Professionalism and Work Ethics
IV. Recommendations for further improvement of the Company’s
Internship Program
 Provide interns with real work assignments.
 Hold orientations for all involved.
 Provide interns with a handbook and/or website.
 Provide allowance assistance.
 Offer flex-time and/or other unusual work arrangement.
 Encourage team involvement.
 Bring in speakers from the company.
 Offer training/encourage outside classes.
 Conduct focus groups/surveys.
V. Advise to future interns
 Never ever complain.
 Get to know people from every department.
 Don’t be afraid to ask questions.
 Make a list of all the things you want to learn how to do.
 Research the company beforehand.