REPUBLIKANG PILIPINAS

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

KAGAWARAN NG EDUKASYON
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

REHIYON VII, GITNANG VISAYAS

REGION VII, CENTRAL VISAYAS
Sudlon, Lahug, Cebu City

AUG 2 6 2015
REGIONAL MEMORANDUM
No. 0 5 4 t s. 2016
ICT (EDP) Specialist Proficiency Examination
TO:

All Schools Division Superintendents

All Others Concerned

1.
For the information and guidance of all concerned, attached is a communication from the
Department of Information and Communications Technology, dated August 15, 2016, regarding
its ICT (EDP) Specialist Proficiency Examination in the areas of Computer Programming or
Systems Analysis and Design on August 31, 2016 at the Cebu Technological University.
2.
Pursuant to PD 1408, this proficiency examination provides a mechanism to assess the
technical competence of government officials who occupy IT positions. This also serves a grant
for ICT (EDP) Specialist Eligibility.
3.
The communication and other related documents are herewith attached for further
reference.

4.

Immediate dissemination of this Memorandum is enjoined.

JULIET A. JERUTA
Director HI
OIC-Regional Director
RD
ARV

Office of the Director (ORDir), Tel. Nos.: (032) 231-1433; 231-1309; 414-7399; 414-7325; Office of the Assistant Director, Tel. No.: (032)255-1542
Field Technical Assistance Division (FTAD), Tel. Nos.: (032) 414-7324 Curriculum Learning Management Division (CLMD), Tel Nos.: (032) 414-7323
Quality Assurance Division (QAD), Tel. Nos.: (032) 231-1071 Human Resource Development Division (HRDD). Tel. No.: (032) 255-5239
Education Support Services Division (ESSD), Tel. No.: (032) 254-7062 Planning, Policy and Research Division (PPRD), Tel. Nos.: (032) 233-9030;
414-7065 Administrative Division, Tel. Nos.: (032)414-7326; 414-4367; 414-7366; 414-7322; 414-4367
Finance Division, Tel. Nos.: (032) 256-2375; 253-8061; 414-7321

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DEPARTMENT OF INFORMAT.ON

COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY

Region VII, Central

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August 15* 2016

Dr. Juliet A. Jeruta
Regional Director
Department of Education
Dear Dir. Jeruta:
In line with our continuing effort to support the country's need for highly competent
Information and Communications Technology (ICT) professionals, the Department of
Information and Communications Technology Office (DICT) will be conducting the ICT (EDP)
Specialist Proficiency Examination in the areas of Computer Programming or Systems Analysis
and Design. This is pursuant to PD 1408, which directs the Civil Service Commission (CSC] and
NCC (now DICT) to devise ways of determining the fitness of individuals in occupying the highly
technical IT positions and through which the awarding of eligibility will be based. The
Computer Programming examination will be held on August 31,2016 at the Cebu Technological
University. DICT will issue a Certificate of Proficiency to successful examinees, which will be the
basis of CSC iil granting the appropriate ICT [EDP) SjfreciaH^t Eligibility.
Aside from the grant of CSC eligibility, employers, prospective programmers and systems
analysts, as well as universities, colleges or ICT training institutions, benefit from the
proficiency test in the following ways:

The test is a mechanism to evaluate the competence of an individual to perform

programming or systems analysis and design function;

The test can be used by an individual to assess his/her knowledge and skills for the
purpose of continually improving his/her own technical abilities;

By knowing the nature and scope of the test, schools are encouraged to enrich their
curricula to enable their students to have a better chance of joining the corps of
competent ICT professionals.

May we therefore request that you encourage your staff, faculty or graduating students to
take the said proficiency examination. Please find attached the ICT (EDP) Specialist Proficiency
Examination Frequently Asked Questions for details. Our ICT Competency Development
Coordinator, Chris Dale W. Espana will be glad to meet with you in your most convenient time
to discuss further this significant endeavour.
Thank you and we look forward to working with you.
Very truly youi

. Rusiana

DICT 7, Morga St., Cebu City

Telephone Numbers: (032) 416-6904, (032) 416-6591 TeleFax: (032) 419-6903

Q. What type of examination will be

administered?
A. Computer Programming

Written, multiple choice (2

hours);
Hands-on, using any of the
following languages (6 hours);
C-Language or C++
- JAVA
Visual Basic

ICT PROFICIENCY
EXAMINATIONS

FREQUENTLY ASKED
QUESTIONS

Q. When and how will I get the result of

the examination?
A. The result of the examination will be
sent to the examinees via mail, one (1)
month from the date of the examination.
Q. Where are the
registration
examination centers?

A. The registration center is as follows:

DICT Field Operations Office
Morga St., Port Area, Cebu City
(032)416-6904, (032)416-6591 ioc110
Contact Person:
Chris Dale W. Espafla
chris. espana@dictgov.ph
While the examination center is as follows;
Cebu Technological University
Comer M.J. Cuenco Ave. R. Raima St.,
Cebu City

Conducted by
Visayas Cluster 2
Field Operations Office
DICT
In partnership with the
Civil Service Commission
(CSC)

programmers, systems analysts or

faculty;
3. by an individual to assess his
knowledge and skills for the purpose
of continually improving his own
technical abilities;
4. by universities/colleges or ICT
training centers to enrich their
curricula to enable their students to
have a better chance of joining the
corps
of
competent
ICT
professionals.

Q. What Is the ICT Proficiency Exam?

Q. What documents should I submit?
A. The ICT Proficiency Exam is designed
to evaluate the competence of an
individual to perform programming or
systems analysis and design functions.
This is in pursuant to PD 1408, which
directs the National Computer Center
(now ICT Office) and the Civil Service
Commission (CSC) to device ways of
determining the fitness of individuals in
occupying highly technical ICT positions
and through which the awarding of
appropriate ICT (EDP)
Specialist
eligibility will be based. ICT Office and
CSC therefore conduct the test in the
area of Computer Programming.
Q. Who can take the exam?
A. To qualify, an applicant must be a
Filipino citizen and a bachelor's degree
holder or will graduate before the exam
date (as certified by the Dean of the
school) and must have undergone
formal training in college or training
institution in the areas of programming
or SAD.
Q. When will the ICT Proficiency
Examination be conducted?
A. The ICT Proficiency Examination is
scheduled on September 1, 2016.
However, the examination can be
conducted on a preferred date of an
agency or SUC. The schedule may be
coordinated with the DICT Field
Operations Office in your area.
Q. How do I apply?
A. Application forms are available, and may
be filed personally at the DICT Field
Operations Office in your area with the
following address:
Morga St., Port Area, Cebu City

A. All duly accomplished application forms

must be filed together with the following:
1. Two (2) recent passport-sized
pictures with name tag;
2. Certified true copies of Transcript of
Records duly authenticated by the
Registrar of the school or the HRD
Manager of the Office;
3. For those graduating before the
examination date, a certification
from the Dean that applicant:
is a candidate for graduation
before the exam date; and
has taken relevant ICT subjects
in college; and
4. Self-addressed stamped envelope
for the examination result.

Passers of the exam are awarded a

Certificate of ICT Proficiency by the ICT
Office, and a Certificate of Eligibility;
ICT Specialist is granted by the CSC.
Q. What Is the
examination?
A.

Q. When is the deadline for filing of

applications?

A. An examination fee of Five Hundred

Pesos (P500.00) for professionals and
Three Hundred Pesos (P300.00) for
graduating students must be paid in
cash at the DICT Field Operations Office
below;
Morga St., Port Area, Cebu City
Q. What are the benefits of taking the
examination?
A. The examination can be used:
1. as a substitute / equivalent for a
CSC 1Bt grade eligibility;
2. by
supervisors
to
evaluate
competence of current or would-be

of

the

Computer Programming

A. The deadline is on August 22,2016.

Q. How much is the examination fee?

coverage

Basic Computer Concepts:

Internal data representation,
software systems, hardware
components
Programming and stages of
Program Development: Problem
Analysis,
Program
Design,
Program Coding, Testing and
Debugging,
and
Program
Documentation
File Access Methods
Programming Languages
Programming Environment
Internet
Networking