Filipino Nurses Bound To Saudi Arabia To Take Prometric Exam
Nov 26, 2009
All foreign nurses, including Filipino registered nurse were now asked to take examination before working in any medical institution in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The Saudi Arabian Council mandates all foreign nurses to take up Prometric examination before they work in the Arab country. The Prometric exam is the Philippine equivalent for the licensure exam issued by the Professional regulation Commission.
The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) posted the new mandatory rule by the Saudi Arabian council to aware the Filipino nurses who want to work in Saudi.
“The Saudi Council mandates all foreign nurses to pass the Prometric Exam before working in the Kingdom,” POEA chief Jennifer Manalili said.
The new scheme of Saudi Arabia aims to create a globally competitive medical institution and highly skilled medical practitioners.
Saudi Arabia is home for about 130,000 Filipino nurses and is considered as one of the most preferred career destination of nurses.
Manalili added that the examination is scheduled Tuesdays and Fridays at the only accredited testing center Thomson Prometric at the Ateneo Professional Schools in Makati city. Examinees will pay a fee of $90 or Php4,200 (or more, depends on the exchange of peso-dollar)
Saudi Arabia is known for one of the biggest destination of Filipino registered nurses and even those who unsuccessfully pass the board yet still given the chance to practice their skills in the Arab country.
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So many christian filipinos are working in saudi for many years. bakit sila nakakatagal? pare-pareho lang ang tao... may mabuti at masamang tao. parang pinoy, may mabuti at may masama ang ugali. if you want a more comfortable life, then paghirapan mo. for those aspirants who want to go to saudi, you will go here to work not to spread chaos or cause trouble. You should learn to RESPECT the culture where you will go. If you can't do that then don't go here! ganun kadali. May GOD provide you with good judgment and good heart. - Cassey
Greetings! sa lahat po na ngbi2gay ng comment tungkol sa Prometric exam, at sa minamaliit ang K.S.A. ako poy ex abroad 4 more than 10 years, siguro hindi ako tatagal doon f pangit at masasama lahat ang ugali ng mga Saudian, ang na obserbahan kolang ay ang mga tulad nating mga Pilipino ang mga very rude & worst, sila ang mga nagbabangayan doon, sipsipan, nagsi2raan sa management. nakakasakit ulo talaga. sa prometric exam naman ay lahat naman ng lahi ay pinapakuha ng exam hindi lang ang mga Pilipino. kaya f ayaw nung kumuha ng exam ay nasasa nu na yon hindi naman kayo pinipilit at hindi rin kayo makaka pagtrabaho doon. Saudi lang naman ang mabilis puntahan at mura ang placement wahaha. 2mawa nalang tayo para masaya naman. - Cokie
hello,just wanna ask anong mga requirements kailangan pag nagtake ng prometric exam na yan? - Jen
hi! ask ko lang po kahit po ba direct hire ng hospital eh need padin mag take ng prometric exam? tnx po! - Angel
hello im arceli buenaventura.. my comment is why pag over age na hindi na pde magwork for abroad lalo nasa saudi.. like me im 51 but physical fit and healthy and marami ng karanasn about housekeeper.. and nag aral din sa tesda at present. why mas gusto pa nila ang bata na wala naman mga karanasan .. kaya marami kabataan ang inaabuso ng mga employer..sa work abroad nag send me ng mga documents sa mg agency na any age ok lang but pag tinawagan ko ang agency ang nid daw nila bata sana wag sila mag post ng any age ..bakit hindi bigyan ng pagkakataon mga tulad ko na physical fit and healthy naman - Arceli Buenaventura
P.S. ang sabi nga nila kung masaya ka go for it! kung ayaw mo umalis ka o di wag mo diba?
hehehe - Pinoyako
lol, gastos talaga ang fee ng saudi council pagbagsak ka parang bula na naglaho ang pinaghirapan mo bayad ka uli para makapagtake uli, pero kainaman naman kung maipasa mo isa ka sa mga professional na hindi matatawaran isa ka sa tunay na banal!!!! - Pinoyako
Sa mga taong nag co comment ng unfair kasi may Fake nurses.. say ko lng "Basta alam mo na totoo ka sa sarili mo na nurse ka then you should be comfort and confident to your work, kasi kong nakikpag compet ka sa kanila, katulad karin nila Fake karin hehe". Buti pa sa indians kasi hnd mo naririnig yan sa kanila.. Kasi pag naririnig ng ibang lahi esp saudis iisipin nila pare pareho mga pinoy na fake at kahit totoo ka damay karin. sige na tamad na ako mag type.. bye - Maka Pinoy..
Taking Prometric Exam is fine and this is one way to determine NURSE from NURSING..but why nurses have to pay the amount..i dont see the logic behind this..if this excercise is a requirement by Saudi government..they have to shoulder the expenses..in the first place..sila ang nanga-ngailangan ng services ng magagaling natin Nurses db..sa gobyerno natin - wag naman natin gawin isa singko ang Nursing profession! - IVAN
I agree, hindi naman lahat ng Saudi national, rude. I worked for 13 yrs sa Saudi as a medical technologist and i can say na hindi naman siguro ako tatagal doon kung sobrang pangit ang ugali nilang lahat. Meron din namang Pinoy na pangit ang ugali di ba? Kaya dun sa mga gustong mag-abroad, KSA is a good avenue for overseas experience. Dont let that saudi council exam hinder us, kahit saan namang bansa siguro tayo pumunta merong exam. - KSAgirl
So many christian filipinos are working in saudi for many years. bakit sila nakakatagal? pare-pareho lang ang tao... may mabuti at masamang tao. parang pinoy, may mabuti at may masama ang ugali. if you want a more comfortable life, then paghirapan mo. for those aspirants who want to go to saudi, you will go here to work not to spread chaos or cause trouble. You should learn to RESPECT the culture where you will go. If you can't do that then don't go here! ganun kadali. May GOD provide you with good judgment and good heart. - Cassey