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PROFESSIONAL REGULATORY BOARD OF INTERIOR DESIGN

PROGRAM OF THE LICENSURE EXAMINATION FOR INTERIOR
DESIGNERS IN MANILA ON JULY 5, 6, and 7, 2022

DATE AND TIME S U B J E C T S WEIGHT

TUESDAY, JULY 5, 2022

7:00 A.M. - 7:45 A.M. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

AND FILLING-OUT OF FORMS

8:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. INTERIOR DESIGN 40%

WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 2022

8:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. FURNITURE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION 15%

MATERIALS OF DESIGN AND DECORATION 10%
HISTORY OF ARTS AND INTERIOR DESIGN 10%

THURSDAY, JULY 7, 2022

8:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. INTERIOR CONSTRUCTION AND UTILITIES 10%

COLOR THEORY 5%
PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE AND ETHICS 10%

TOTAL 100%

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Check or verify your school/building assignments at the PRC official website

(www.prc.gov.ph) or through the Notices/Announcements to be posted at the PRC premises
two (2) or three (3) working days before the examination. Bring your NOTICE OF
ADMISSION when you verify your school/building assignment. Visit your school/building
assignment prior to the day of the examination.

2. Report to the school/building assignment before 5:30 AM on the first day of the examination
to verify your room and seat number. Be punctual. Late examinees will not be admitted.

3. Examinees are required to wear the following attire every examination day:

Male Examinees - White polo shirts with collar (without any seal, logo or mark)
Decent pants or slacks
Female Examinees - White blouse or shirt with collar (without any seal logo or mark)
Decent pants or slacks

4. Bring the following on examination day:

a. Notice of Admission
b. Official Receipt
c. One (1) piece metered-stamped window mailing envelope
d. Two (2) or more pencils (No. 2)
e. Ballpen with BLACK INK ONLY
f. One (1) piece long brown envelope
g. One (1) piece long transparent (non-colored) plastic envelope (for keeping your
valuables and other allowed items)
h. Health forms (pursuant to Joint Administrative Order No. 01, series of 2020)
i. Negative RT-PCR Test Results, if applicable, or Certificate of Quarantine or copy
of Vaccination Card for fully vaccinated examinees to be submitted to the proctor
on the examination day.
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5. The following are PROHIBITED inside the examination premises/rooms:

a. Books, notes, review materials, and other printed materials containing coded
data/information/formula
b. CALCULATORS
c. CELLULAR PHONES, EARPLUGS, TRANSMITTERS, PORTABLE COMPUTERS,
SMART WATCHES, BLUETOOTH, AND OTHER ELECTRONIC
GADGETS/DEVICES WHICH MAY BE USED FOR COMMUNICATION PURPOSES;
d. Bags of any kind (ladies bag, shoulder bags, attaché case, backpacks, etc.)
e. Other examination aides not stated in this program.

6. Per Joint Administrative Order No. 01 (s 2021)1, the following Health Standards for
Examinees and PRC Examination personnel shall be observed.

6.1. All examinees and examination personnel shall enforce the following precautionary
measures among themselves:
6.1.1. Observe physical distancing of at least two (2) meters between examinees.
Examinees shall be restricted to their assigned seat;
6.1.2. Wear face mask (at least 3-ply surgical mask, preferably N95 mask) and face
shield2 at all times;
6.1.3. Bring 70% ethyl alcohol for hand disinfection;
6.1.4. Wear latex gloves for exam personnel handling the test questionnaires;
6.1.5. Avoid close contacts like “beso-beso”, hugging, handshake, and directly touching
other persons;
6.1.6. Avoid touching one’s eyes, nose, and mouth;
6.1.7. When sneezing and/or coughing, facial tissues must be used to wipe the nose
and mouth areas. Dispose of used facial tissues properly; and
6.1.8. Avoid spitting in public, on floors, and along corridors.

6.2. Examinee shall submit the duly accomplished Informed Consent (Annex “A”) and Health
Declaration (Annex “B”) forms with the Notice of Admission (NOA) and the negative RT-
PCR test result/Quarantine Certificate or copy of the Complete Vaccination Card to the
proctor on the examination day.

Informed Consent and Health Declaration Forms can be downloaded from the PRC
official website (www.prc.qov.ph);

6.3. Examinees and examination personnel shall bring their own meals (pre-packed
meal/snack and drink) to be eaten during breaks, on their assigned seats. Face masks
and face shields will only be removed when taking meals or drinks.

6.4. Windows will be opened to improve ventilation during breaks.

6.5. Examinees shall bring their own pens, pencils, and erasers. Borrowing from a seatmate
is strictly not allowed.

6.6. Talking and loitering are prohibited in the hallways or in the examination room.

6.7. Physical distancing shall be strictly observed in the queuing of the examinees entering
the testing venues;

6.8. All examinees and examination personnel shall undergo temperature scanning:

6.8.1. Only examinees with a temperature of less than or equal to 37.5 degrees Celsius
shall be allowed to enter the testing venue;

6.8.2. Examinee with a temperature of more than 37.5 degrees Celsius (37.5°C) shall
be referred to the Building Supervisor, who shall refer the concerned examinee
to onsite medical doctor/personnel for assessment. The examinee will not be
allowed to take the rest of the examination.

1 PRC, DOH, and PNP JAO, entitled “Revised Standard Guidelines on the Strict Observance of Health Protocols in the Conduct of
Licensure Examinations during Public Health Emergency and/or Pandemic”
2
Because the exam room is an enclosed area for eight (8) hours, it is highly advisable for the examinees to wear their face shields at all
times.
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6.9. Examinees shall proceed immediately to their designated examination rooms after the
thermal scanning/screening.

6.10. During the examination proper, the following shall be strictly observed:

6.10.1. Watchers/Proctors and examinees shall practice social distancing measures at

all times within the examination rooms, particularly when examinees submit
their answer sheets and test booklets/questionnaires; only one examinee at a
time shall be accommodated;

6.10.2. Any examinee who needs to use the restroom shall be accompanied by a room
watcher/proctor, always maintaining social distancing measures. Only one
examinee at a time shall be allowed to go to the restroom. Proper hand hygiene
shall be observed particularly every after use of the restrooms; and

6.10.3. Protective facemasks and handkerchiefs/tissue shall be inspected by room

watchers/proctors before the start of every subject and, if necessary, during the
conduct of examination to ensure that they are not used to conceal codigos. In
compliance with social distancing measures, the inspection shall be done one
at a time, while the rest of the examinees are seated. Examinees must show all
the angles of their facemasks and handkerchiefs to the room watcher/proctor
for inspection, from a distance of at least one (1) meter from the examinee.

7. All examinees shall be required to download and fill-out a Post Examination Health
Surveillance Form and submit the same fourteen (14) days after the examination through the
designated Regional Offices’ email address. The said form can be downloaded from the PRC
official website http://www.prc.gov.ph.

8. In addition to the above, the examinees are required to submit results of their RT-PCR or
Saliva tests from any of the Department of Health (DOH) accredited facilities 3-5 days before
the examination date/s, if falling under the groups stated in DOH Memorandum 2020-258A3.
Only those examinees with negative results shall be allowed to take the examination.

If the examinee does not fall in the groups mentioned in DOH Memorandum 2588-A (s 2020),
he/she shall be allowed to take the examination in the absence of RT-PCR test, provided, that
he/she must undergo a fourteen (14)-day quarantine period wherein he/she is asymptomatic
for at least fourteen (14) days prior to the scheduled examination date/s. Provided further, that
he/she has no close contact or exposure to the aforementioned cases. A Certificate of
Quarantine or its equivalent signed by any of the following shall be submitted instead:

1. Duly licensed Physician (government or private physician);

2. Municipal Health Officer, Provincial Health Officer or City Health Officer;
3. Barangay Officer visiting the examinee’s residence or examination personnel attesting that
he/she has been in quarantine for fourteen (14) days.

Examinees coming from other countries are required to quarantine for fourteen (14) days in
any government accredited facility and/or provide a negative RT-PCR/ Saliva test result
whichever is shorter.

9. Please see this link https://www.prc.gov.ph/sites/default/files/JAO%202021-

01%20PRC%20DOH%20PNP.pdf for detailed information on JAO 01(s 2021).

10. Read carefully and follow the instructions on your Notice of Admission and Examinees Kit.

NOTE: PERSONAL BELONGINGS BROUGHT BY AN EXAMINEE SHALL BE FOR HIS/HER

OWN ACCOUNT. THE PRC WILL NOT BE ANSWERABLE FOR ANY SUCH ITEM OR
PERSONAL BELONGING THAT MIGHT BE LOST DURING THE EXAM WITHOUT FAULT OR
NEGLIGENCE ON ITS PART

3 Updated Interim Guidelines on Expanded Testing for COVID-19

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SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Examinees shall bring every examination day the following: drawing boards not less than 24" x
36" with the corresponding T-Squares, set of drawing instruments, scale rule in english and
metric, 60 degrees and 45 degrees triangles, protractors, compass, pencils, technical pens,
erasers, cutters, paste or glue, stapler or adhesive tapes, 1 inch bulldog clips, water color,
colored pencils, colored chalk pastel and rendering requirements.

2. Examinees shall provide the materials for the subject below:

 Interior Design
1 sheet A4 for Design Concept Essay
4 sheets of A3 Tracing Paper for:
1. Space Plan
2. Reflected Ceiling Plan
3. Elevation A & B
4. Elevation C & D
1 sheet A3 Paper for Specification of Materials and Finishes of
1. Floor
2. Walls
3. Ceiling
4. Others
1 pc. Illustration Board (15” x 20”) for Perspective and Color Scheme Rendering

3. PRC shall provide the materials for the following subjects:

 Furniture Design and Construction Drawings

3 sheets of Paper A3 (11.69” x 16.53”)

 Materials of Design and Decoration Drawings

1 sheet Tracing Paper A4 (8.27” x 11.69”)

 History of Arts and Interior Design Drawings

1 sheet Tracing Paper A4 (8.27” x 11.69”)

 Color Theory
5 sheets Water Color Paper A4

4. Examinees shall not be allowed to leave the examination room, borrow anything, or
communicate with one another on any subject matter at any time during the examination
period. Every examinee is requested to bring his/her lunch and/or supper (placed inside a
transparent/plastic bag) on every examination day. The proctors/room watchers shall not
allow any person to give or distribute food to any examinee while the examination is in
progress.

Manila, Philippines
May 4, 2022

APPROVED:

SONIA SANTIAGO OLIVARES

Chairperson

CERTIFIED CORRECT: