QuestionsQuestions (PRC BOARD FOR MASTER PLUMBERS Resolution NO. 03, S. 2009)
Applicants must establish that they have at least five (5) years of experience in actual plumbing work under the supervision of a registered master plumber.
The Board previously allowed applicants whose 5-year actual plumbing work experiences were obtained before high school graduation to sit for the Master Plumbers licensure examination.
PRC Res. No. 2009-523 prescribes predetermined criterion levels for professional regulatory boards to improve standards and ensure global competitiveness; the plumbing board resolution aligns admission criteria with this policy.
The Board resolved to count and require that the five years of actual plumbing work experience must be earned after high school graduation.
It must be earned after high school graduation.
One (1) year as apprentice in a duly registered and licensed plumbing company; two (2) years as assistant plumber or plumber; and two (2) years as journeyman plumber.
The master plumber/s must have a valid Certificate of Registration and a valid Professional Identification Card.
The issuing master plumber must have an unexpired PTR.
The Application Division of the PRC Central Office and the Application Sections/units of the PRC Regional Offices.
It applies to subsequent Board Licensure Examinations for Master Plumbers (BLEMP).
After fifteen (15) days following its full and complete publication in the Official Gazette or any newspaper of general circulation in the Philippines.
The principle that rules and regulations of administrative agencies generally require publication to be effective against the public.
The certification/certificates must be sworn to (with an oath) by the issuing registered and licensed master plumber/s.
It continues to require supervision/valid certifications from registered and licensed master plumbers, while specifying that the five-year experience must be counted only if earned after high school graduation.
It provides the regulatory rationale for stricter admission standards—improving the working plumbers’ skills, knowledge, and competencies—which may be used to assess reasonableness and policy basis.