PhilNITS -- Philippine National Information Technology Standards

What is PhilNITS?

The Philippine National Information Technology Standards Foundation, Inc., or PhilNITS, is a non-stock, non-profit, non-government organization that is implementing in the Philippines the Information Technology standards adopted from Japan, with the support of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) of the Philippines and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) of Japan.

Current Certifications

The ITPEC certification exams (known locally as PhilNITS certification exams) are administered throughout the day with the first half involve fundamental IT concepts and terms while the second half require the examinee to develop and trace the output of a computer program.

ITPEC Fundamentals of IT Passport Exam (IP Exam, Level 1)

Known locally as PhilNITS IP, the Information Technology Passport Exam requires the person to have basic knowledge in IT that all business workers should commonly possess, perform and utilize IT related tasks in his/her charge. The exam lasts about 165 minutes. It consists of 100 questions in multiple choice (one per four choices) broke down into two types: the short question type, one question per item, 88 questions; and medium question type, four questions per item, 12 questions (3 items).

The pilot examination was conducted last March 28, 2010. The first regular exam was conducted last October 24, 2010. This exam is conducted twice a year.

ITPEC Fundamentals of IT Engineers Exam (FE Exam, Level 2)

Known locally as PhilNITS FE, this exam is conducted twice a year on the first Sunday of April and third Sunday of October. The 300 minute multiple choice examination are administered in 10 exam centers in the Philippines: University of Baguio for the north Luzon area, Philippine Christian University in Manila, Ateneo de Naga University for the Bicol Region, University of San Carlos in Cebu and Holy Name University in Bohol, Lorma Colleges in La Union and Leyte Academic Center for the Visayas region, and for Mindanao: Capitol University in Cagayan de Oro, Ateneo de Zamboanga University in Zamboanga City and the University of the Immaculate Conception in Davao City.

The UP Mindanao BSCS students/graduates who passed the March 2011 PhilNITS-FE Exam are Tim Duhaylungsod,Ray Gabriel Ebero, Cinmayii Garillos, Glenn Guden, Redrose Serrano, and Cherrylyn Parreño. This is the sixth consecutive year that UP Mindanao students/graduates/faculty members have passed the PhilNITS-FE.

The Fundamental IT Engineers Exam requires the person to have knowledge of techniques related to basic-level algorithm and data structure. Those who fail either the morning or afternoon part of the exam are given another chance to take the removal exam after which they will have to take the entire test again. This means two chances to pass the exam.

ITPEC Applied Information Technology Exam (AP Exam, Level 3)

Known locally as PhilNITS AP, this software design and development exam is conducted once a year on the first Sunday of April. The 350 minute multiple choice examination is administered in Manila. Other locations are also administered upon request. It is given to people who have at least two years work experience and competent in basic software, middleware and applications software development.

(SOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PhilNITS)