ECE License Renewal - Conversion

A few days ago, I visited the PRC office to renew my ECE license. This will be the first time Id actually get to renew my license. But how hard could it be?

Unfortunately for me, I had to wait until its 3 days before my license expires before I even decided to get on with the renewal. The process was made even more difficult with the fact that it is already the time for Nursing Registration. I had to battle it out with Nursing Graduates, Nursing Board Passers, and Repeat Takers of the Nursing Exam.

I would suggest if you do need to renew, choose a time where there will be no registration for any profession, personally Id think that will be mid-march, where everyone will be busy with graduation instead of taking the board. Lessons Learned!

You'd probably stumble into this page, because, you, just like me, wanted to be smart and find out what the requirements and steps are for renewing. That is, after finding that the PRC website is down.

ECE conversion

I just want to mention. ECE is no longer a valid profession. There is no longer a "C" rather there is just EE. Electrical Engineering? What is this? Its Electronics Engineering - EE? That's what I was renewing, and as mentioned by the guy who asked me to fill-up the renewal form (which is actually an oath form) I would have to place under the "profession" field, EE. "C" is no more.

This means to every ECE licensee, that once your license expires, you will not be able to renew your license as an ECE engineer. You'd need to go and "convert" your license. This is all according to RA 9292?

Besides from that, a new process in the renewal (who according to the attending PRC staff started March 2009) requires "EE" Licensees to be a member of IECEP. Should it not be IEEP now? since we lost the "C." And guess what? You couldn't apply for membership on the same place! You'd have to go to Ever-Recto. Luckily just a few minutes walk. But after standing in line for 20 minutes on a crowded humid room, that was not good to hear.

I wouldn't even start telling you how rude people would be, both the supposed professionals, and the PRC staff. Its something I already know that you know. So that's that.

Was it even all worth it? I am honestly not practicing my chosen profession. And I probably wanted to renew my license because I remembered all that sleepless nights preparing for the exam. I couldn't just let go. And its nice to have this card in your pocket. It is an official government ID. It had special privileges somehow (I remember how easy it was getting a passport just because I had a professional card).

Each of us may have their own reason to still want to have this. Even if this card is only valid or recognized within the country and nowhere else. I am still proud to have this card. It is a reminder of very sentimental memories.

So for my fellow ECE brothers, here are the thins you'd need to know and the steps in taking when Renewing your E"C"E License! Good Luck!

Requirements:

1. Ball pen.
2. Paste. So you can attach your photo to the renewal form.
3. Passport Size Photo White Background (with the PRC logo at the back).
For ECE, you do not need to be wearing a shirt with a collar, although its really up to you what photo you'd want on your license card.
4. Photocopy of your ECE License Card. TO be presented when you apply for IECEP membership renewal.
5. Photocopy of your IECEP membership certificate. Which will be given to you once you have renewed your membership.
4. Money. Prepare at least Php 3,000 to cover all expenses:

• 1050 for the IECEP membership
• 1050 for the License Renewal
• Approximately 50 for the Metered Stamp.
• Approximately 50 for the Notary Public.
• About 100-150 For Photo (If you didn't bring your own)
  
• About 300 for lunch and merienda.
  

Steps

1. Get a renewal form from the "Customer Service Window" which is just to the left of the entrance.
2. Fill-out the form and attach one passport size photo.
There will be usually people there ready to provide photo service inside PRC itself. Its digitized so they could print your photo and have it ready in about 10 minutes. 3. Get in line to pay for the metered stamp (which will cost about Php21.00, but you would need 2 so that's 42.00)
4. Have your Form Notarized. Which will costs anywhere between 40 - 50.
5. Renew IECEP membership.
You would need to go to Ever-Recto, 2nd Floor (A few blocks away from PRC) to apply for the renewal of the membership.
6. Present your renewal form, and the photocopy of your IECEP membership certificate to Window 16 (Receiving Area for Membership Renewal - Records Section). At this point the attendant will verify your records (which means checking if you have everything in order - they didn't actually check if I really have taken my exam and passed it)
7. Proceed to Cashier to pay the renewal fee.
8. Return to Window 16 and present the renewal form, the IECEP membership, and the receipt (from paying the renewal fees).
9. You will be given the claim form for your new ID which is usually dated one month from the day of your application. If you are in a hurry, I think there is an option for "rush ID" which means you ll get it the same day? Haven't really considered that and the only reason I thought it existed was I saw some nursing passers attempting to claim their *rushed id.
10. Claim your ID at Window 13.