I created this blog just to give myself time to say what I want to say
without any worries that someone might misinterpret or criticize me. Blog is
really a useful tool to express oneself without thinking of what others might
say.
For the past 3 decades that I have been battling and befriending life, I never
got to create my own diary or even write a journal of what's going on in this
life I made. Maybe now is the best time to use my typing capabilities to write
ideas, events, or even my take on things. Since I have difficulties speaking
out, maybe this blog can do the job for me, not that I want all people to read my
posts, but for myself to laugh and be amazed and definitely reflect about the
person I was, the person I am right now and the person I will be in the coming
years.
I am a nurse not by heart but by will. My passion for beaches is wild that I can bum on sand under a tree in front of the waters for the rest of my life. The hell I care about others, I love my family and that's all that matters. I am me, and this is how I live.
March 30, 2015
March 29, 2015
For Filipino Nurses wanting to work in Saudi: How to request for an Eligibility Number and Schedule for Prometric Examination
There's a huge possibility that
you reached this post due to one of the following reasons:
1. You are
planning to take the Prometric Exam and you want to know the
step-by-step process on how to schedule the examination
2. You are
already trying to schedule the examination but is somehow confused with the
options given by the website
3. Or, you just
accidentally bumped into my blog post and now about to close it since you
realize that you browsed the wrong site. :-P
If you're reason is one of
numbers 1 and 2, then you can continue reading this.
I am writing this just to share
to you the steps I took from requesting for an Eligibility number up to scheduling the Prometric Examination. Just like you, I was clinging
on reading blogs about scheduling the examination. All of what I read were
helpful enough but most of them were also not updated, hence, I got confused on
some parts of the actual process of the application. And then I said to myself,
after this, I will definitely, surely, eagerly write a post about it for future
applicants not to experience what I have gone through (Aaaaah…dramatic yet
humane…lol.) However, I will not include the dreadful part which is the actual
examination since my schedule is yet to come and that is exactly 2 weeks
from now (the thought of this makes me tachycardic). I will update this
post or better yet, create a separate post about my experience in taking the
examination (pray for me).
To give a background, nurses
bound to Saudi Arabia are required to take the Prometric Examination
for Nurses to become eligible to practice the profession in their country. This
test is like our local board examination, except that Prometric examination
is a computer-based exam and that you only need to answer 70 items. Passing
rate is 50% for Nurse Specialists (Those who have 3 years and above work
experience can take this) and 45% for Nurse Technicians (For nurses with less
than 2 years of experience).
I got hired by a Saudi-based hospital through an agency in Manila and as one of their requirements, we were told to take the Prometric Examination. I was given the option to take it once I arrive in Saudi or schedule and take it while I am still in our country. Being a slowly-but-surely type of person, I opted to take the examination here. I was also given a choice to let the agency process the whole application and pay them Php6000, of course I know that it will only cost me 90USD (that is only about Php4000) if I will process it myself, that being said, yes, I processed it all by myself (Thanks to Celine Dion for the line…lol). Just a reminder that the Prometric website only accepts credit card payments, so if you do not have a credit card or you do not know anyone who will let you use their credit card, then I would suggest that you grab what your agency offers, anyways, they are already experts of the entire process so it will be less hassle to just pay and let them do the job for you.
Here are the steps that you
should take in order to schedule the Prometric Examination. I will
try to be as detailed as I can to make it easier for you. Here it goes:
1. Request for an Eligibility
Number. To do this:
a. Go to
the Saudi
Commission for Health Specialists (SCHS), you need to create an
account with them in order to log in.
b. In
the Mumaris Log-in
page (Mumaris is the system that SCHS use), click on
New account. Once you click on “New Account”, it will bring you to the
General Instructions page that will give some tips and ideas on how to fill out
the registration page. After reading, click on DONE. Next page will ask you if
you are applying from outside Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Click YES if you are in
a different country, then click ACCEPT.
c. Fill
out the registration form. For Non-Arabic applicants, you need to fill
out –ENU for your FIRST, MIDDLE and LAST NAME, no need to fill out those fields
with –ARA on it. You will also notice that once you fill out the Birthdate field,
The Date of Birth – Hijri will automatically be filled with I guess
the conversion of our birthdays to an Arab date. Leave it as it is. Mobile
number should include the international code (In PH, it is +63 and your
10-digit mobile number eg. +639171234567). This is important since a
confirmation that SCHS already generated an eligibility number for
you will be sent through email and/or SMS. Email address will be entered
twice to confirm that you entered it correctly. Mind you that you can only
associate one email address to one account. So if you have already registered
to their website, you application maybe declined. Just contact SCHS for
assistance on how to access your old account. After completing all fields,
click REVIEW INFORMATION
d. Review
and check that all the information you entered are correct and proceed to
clicking NEXT.
e. Now
wait for the activation link that will be sent to the email address you
registered. Click on the ACTIVATION LINK to open the Activation page
where you will now set up your password for your Mumaris account.
f. Once
you are already logged in to your account, hover your mouse to Classification
and Registration under E-Services then click “Issuing of Eligibility
Number”, this will bring you to the General Instructions Page,
after reading click on Next. The nest 5 steps to complete are as ff:
1. Practitioner
Information- All the information you entered when you registered to the
website will be shown under Practitioner Information, you just need to check
and confirm your email address by entering it in the field, then check the
small box to clarify that your contact details are correct then click NEXT.
2. Qualifications- In
this tab, you will enter the course that you completed which is Bachelor’s
Degree in Nursing. You also need to fill out the Date of Graduation and
Years you spent to complete the course.
3. Experiences- Declare
all your past and present employments related to your profession. Make sure
that all declared will proved by submitting all your Certificate of Employments
with correct dates.
4. Attachments- In
this tab, you will be required to attach scanned copies of the original
documents as ff:
i. Passport
ii. Diploma
iii. Certificate
of Employment (all declared in Experiences in no. 3 should be uploaded in the
form of COE)
iv. Transcript
of Record (TOR) and Related Learning Experiences (RLE)
v. Board Certificate
vi. Passport
size ID Picture with white background
-Please make sure to send clear copies, they
may decline your application if the scanned documents are unreadable.
-Also, make sure that each document’s file
size is smaller than 1MB. The system will not allow you to upload documents
with huge file sizes.
5. Review- After
uploading all documents required, you will be given last tab to review all the
information and documents you entered. Make sure that all the dates you
entered match the dates on the documents you uploaded. If you are sure enough
that all are perfect, submit and click END.
g. Once
you click END, the system will confirm your request for Eligibility. They
will also tell you to wait for their email within 3-5 working days.
Wait for their email which will
provide you your Eligibility number. If ever 5 working days are up and you
haven’t received your Eligibility yet, you can email them at crmsupport@scfhs.org and advise
them of your concern. In my case, I received mine exactly on the 5th day.
2. Now, once you receive your
Eligibility number you can proceed to scheduling the examination through
the Prometric website.
By the way, you will receive 2
numbers from SCHS, one is the Exam Eligibility Number and the
other is Verification Eligibility Number. The latter number is for Saudi
Council to verify all submitted documents are legitimate. I didn’t bother
filing this since my employer will process this one for me.
a. On
the email sent by SCHS, there will be a link that you can click to bring you
directly to the Prometric scheduling page.
1. In step 1, you need to choose “Academic,
Professional Licensure & Certification, Government, and Corporate Programs”, then
there will be a drop down box where you need to choose “Saudi Licensing
Examination”. (The option to choose this was instructed to me by SCHS after
I emailed them about a non-existing Eligibility number issue and that was
whenever I choose “Saudi Council for Health Specialties” as the program)
2. Choose
the country where you would like to take the examination then click NEXT
3. Upon
clicking NEXT, a page with multiple options will show and you would need
to click “Schedule an Appointment”. Clicking this option will
bring you to Information Review page where the chosen program’s policy and
payments are stated. Click NEXT to proceed
(You will read “For testing within the
kingdom of Saudi Arabia only” in this page, but since I received an email from
them to choose Saudi Licensing Examination and being a submissive creature, I
just ignored and clicked NEXT)
4. Next
page states all Privacy Policy that you need to review before agreeing and
clicking NEXT
5. In
this page, you will finally enter your Eligibility Number and the first four
characters of your Last Name (Last Name =Reyes, then you should enter REYE),
then click NEXT.
6. Now
you need to choose the testing center where you will take the examination. As
of this writing the only Prometric Testing Center in the Philippines
is located in Ateneo Professional Schools. When you reach this step,
just type in Philippines in the search bar and this will give you 2 results.
Oddly, it will just give you the same location which is “2/F Ateneo Professional
Schools,130 HV Dela Costa St. Salcedo Village, Makati City”.
The only difference between the 2 is the Testing Center Number. One is #8475
while the other is #8479. I checked the 2 testing center entries and chose
#8479 since it gave me more options on date and time. Click NEXT to continue
7. Choose
the Date and Time you want to take the examination. They have limited
options with time, usually having intervals of 2 hours. Click NEXT.
8. Review
your schedule and pay the Examination Fee of $90 using a credit card. Enter
the card number, Name of the card holder, Expiration Date of the Card and CV
number, then SUBMIT.
9. Last
page will confirm if your payment is successful. It will also give you
the confirmation page that you need to print and bring to the Testing Center on
the day of your examination. The same confirmation will be sent to your email
address right after you complete the payment.
And that’s about it. All you need
to do now is prepare for the examination. I hope this long somewhat technical
post will be able to help you with your journey to becoming a Licensed Saudi
Nurse, Let’s keep our fingers crossed and leave everything to the man up! Amen!
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