Senator Imee Marcos has recommended holding supplementary exams for Education graduates who are unable to take the teacher licensing exams this June and September.
The decision of the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) to hold the tests solely for degree holders in 2020 or earlier, according to Marcos, who chairs the Senate Committee on Economic Affairs, is delaying job development and income relief.
“Our call for an online version of the LEPT (Licensure Examinations for Professional Teachers) more than a year ago fell on deaf ears, so this is the sad result,” Marcos said.
“The PRC and Civil Service Commission should now work double-time to hold special exams for 2021 and 2022 graduates, instead of letting them wait until March 2023. An online version of the LEPT should also be done as soon as possible,” she added.
The Career Executive Service Board and other professional regulating bodies, according to Marcos, have already been able to conduct online exams, which could serve as models for the LEPT.
Last year, health-related constraints prompted the LEPT to be held in smaller groups, but Marcos says that now that the epidemic has passed, special exams are possible.
The senator warned that if special tests are not held this year and an online version of the LEPT is not available for 2023 graduates, the backlog of examinees could worsen.
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