EVERYTHING ABOUT EN.P.

EXAMS ON JUNE 15-16, 2010

ENP Licensure Examinations : June 15-16, 2009, MLQU, Quiapo, Manila

Deadline for Application: May 25, 2009

Requirements: Bring to PRC (application extension office Gotesco Mall along CM Recto
Ave Manila) or to PRC regional office

• Birth Certificate on NSO security paper, original and photocopy,

• original Transcript of Records, with scanned picture and words “for Board Exam
Purposes Only”, original and photocopy

• Diploma, original and photocopy,

• Certificate of Employment from present employer.

• Certificate of Planning Experience from a licensed ENP (specifically someone

much older than you, who has supervised you during your planning experience)

• Certificate of Planning Experience is not necessary for holders of "planning

degrees" -- BS-EPM, D.LUP, D.URP, MURP, MA.URP, PhD.URP

• “Certificate of Equivalency” from your alma mater, if your degree is different

from those disciplines stipulated by ENP law. Eg. “human ecology is equivalent
to urban planning,” “social studies is equivalent to sociology,” “MIS is equivalent
to geographic information
systems,” “rural development is equivalent to community development,” etc

• four 2X2 pictures with white background,

• fee of P800

WHO ARE QUALIFIED TO BECOME ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNERS?

Until the current law (PD 1308) is superseded by a new law, the following are qualified
to take the EnP Licensure Exams:

~ holders of a baccalaureate or post-baccalaureate degree in planning. "Planning degree"

refers to degree in environmental planning, urban and regional planning, city and regional
planning, town and country planning, land use planning.

~ holders of Bachelor's degree in 'allied planning disciplines' with planning education of

at least 21 academic units plus 2 years certified experience in planning;
~ "Allied planning professions" are : architecture, landscape architecture, civil
engineering, chemical engineering, industrial engineering, sanitary engineering, geodetic
engineering, geology, geography, geomatics, economics, environmental science,
environmental engineering, environmental management, environmental studies, human
ecology, community development, development studies, development management,
public administration, social work, sociology, demography, and other fields or disciplines
subject to approval of the Board of Environmental Planning.

~ holders of Bachelor's degree in 'allied planning disciplines' without planning education

but with at least 5 years of certified experience in planning.

WAYS TO PREPARE FOR EXAM

1. Self-Review. Rely on your own class notes and accumulated materials. 50% of
exam tests stored knowledge. (See further explanation in succeeding sections.)

2. You may order a Practice Test (350 questions) from Ecopolis EnP for P350.00. This
is in digital form, pdf file. It contains all questions with no explanations for answers.
Half of this Practice Test has most recent questions patterned after AICP-APA,
hence it can be used even for planning licensure exam in USA.

3. You may also order a complete CD Review Kit with practice questions, powerpoint
lectures, planning encyclopedia, multiple reference materials, and digital files of
relevant planning laws. All in for P2,000. This may be sent to your stated preferred
address by courier services, or you may choose to pick it up from SURP complex,
UP-Diliman, Quezon City.

4. GROUP REVIEW: four-day "Integrative Seminar on Environmental Planning and

Urban Development." Content-oriented, comprehensive, conceptual, fast-paced.

"Ecopolis_EnP" review group attained 90% passing rate in 2008 and 100% passing
rate in 2009. Seminar fees are P6,000 for on-the-day registration; P4,500 for early
bird payments. Seminar fee includes lectures, mock test, complete CD kit,
certificate, and food (lodging not included).

Minimum:
• Metro Manila (at least 30 persons to push through) -- email
"ecopolis_enp@piep.org.ph"
• Metro Cebu (at least 50 persons to push through, as per PRC minimum to conduct
regional exam) -- email "ecopolis_enp@piep.org.ph"
• Metro Davao (at least 50 persons to push through, as per PRC minimum to
conduct regional exam) -- email "ecopolis_enp@piep.org.ph"
REMINDERS FOR YOUR APPLICATION PROCESS

Apply early! Don’t wait until the last minute. Queues at PRC are usually very very long
in May because of applicants for nursing, education, architecture, and forestry board
exams in June.

Your papers are accepted by a PRC clerk and then processed by a set of PRC employees.
Disapproval of exam application may come at this level.

Applicants at PRC regional offices and from the provinces should give enough time for
bureaucratic delays in the transmittal of documents to Manila. There’s always lag time!
Factor in plenty of time to follow-up. For mails, use courier services, LBC, etc instead of
regular Post Office.

Follow-up frequently by calling – you might wait for a letter of approval or denial which
might not be mailed on time.

Key BEP clerk receiving documents: Mr Jun Torres, Tel.314-0027. Fax 314-0024

In case of disapproval at PRC screening level, your application papers will only be
forwarded to the Board of Environmental Planning after a written appeal is made by you.

You may ask Board in writing for a conditional permit to take exam while you are
completing additional requirements.

Address your communications: “BOARD OF ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING,

Professional Regulation Commission, Morayta, Manila” Tel. 314-0027 Fax 314-0024
BEP Chairperson, Arch/Dr. Josefina M. Ramos "assec@prc.gov.ph"

STUDY TIPS FOR YOUR SELF-REVIEW

Think positive that you can pass – so that your mind can expand capacity and absorb as
much information as possible.

Re- and re-read. Visual and sound familiarity of words will work in a Multiple Choice
Exam. Study a bit each day over a long period of time. At least 100 total hours are
needed.

A planner is a Generalist not a medical sub-sub-specialist. “Better to know a little about a

lot of subjects than a lot of detail about a few topics!”

The comprehensive content coverage can be overwhelming. It is even tougher if you are
in a crunch. So do not cram!!! You are not taking a high school quiz.
Don’t let terms trip you up. Study definitions of key terms.

Study in whatever way has worked for you in the past -- write outlines, mnemonic
devices, flash cards, whatever. Your notes from previous planning classes are always
helpful.

Talk to other previous exam passers.

Join study group of others preparing for the exam. E-mail partners for exchange of digital
or electronic materials.

Don’t spend too much resources on photocopying. Prioritize PRC bibliography if you
have to photocopy.

Few days before exam, be rested and well-fed, exercise to relax, have a good massage!

On exam day, arrive early at venue. "Case the room," as the detectives would say. Give
yourself time to settle your nerves. Dress comfortably (PRC usually requires white
shirt/top to distinguish examinees from companions/visitors).

Bring non-programmable calculator, several lead pencils, pencil sharpener, eraser.

On exam day, eat just right – not too much food nor too much liquid that will make you
go to the CR frequently.

Bring survival kit – snacks, energy bar or energy drink, some water, tylenol, advil,
ibuprofen, anti-diarrhea, tissue paper.

STUDY THE PROFILE OF EXAMINATION PANEL

• Arch/Dr. Josefina M. Ramos -- her interests are in regional planning, NEDA

practices, human settlements, housing and utilities, civic architecture, local
institutions.

• Dr. Lirio Abuyuan -- her interests are in economics of local development,

projects, infrastructure, transport

• Dean Dolores Endriga -- her interests are in social planning, sociology,

demography, mass shelter, land use planning, statistics and methods of research.

RESULTS OF EXAMINATION

Exam correction is computerized and results are published within two or three days after
end of exams in major broadsheets such as Manila Bulletin and Philippine Star, and at
their respective websites.