BOARD OF ELECTRONICS

ENGINEERING
BOARD RESOLUTION NO. 01
SERIES OF 2011

PROMULGATION OF THE
SYLLABI/TABLE OF SPECIFICATION
FOR THE SUBJECTS IN THE BOARD
LICENSURE EXAMINATION FOR
ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS (ECT)
WHEREAS,
Section 15, Article III of Republic Act No. 9292,
An Act Providing for a More Responsive and
Comprehensive Regulation For the
Registration, Licensing and Practice of
Professional Electronics Engineers, Electronics
Engineers and Electronics Technicians,
Repealing Republic Act No. 5734, Otherwise
Known as the “Electronics and
Communications Act of the Philippines”, states
that the subjects to be given in the said
examination shall be prescribed by the Board
and shall cover subjects specific to the practice
of Electronics Technicians:
WHEREAS,
Sec. 9 (h) of R.A. No. 8981, known as the
“PRC Modernization Act of 2000” provides to
wit: “(h) To prepare, adopt and issue the
syllabi or tables of specifications of the
subjects for examinations in consultation
with the academe; determine and prepare
the questions for the licensure examinations
which shall strictly be within the scope of the
syllabus or table of specifications of the
subjects for examination x x x x”;
WHEREAS, the Board held a consultative
meeting with the Technical Education and
Skills Development Authority (TESDA) for
the preparation of the syllabi on the subjects
for the licensure examinations for
Electronics Technician;

WHEREAS, the said syllabi are the bases

for the test questions that will be inputted
into the computer test question bank;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Board
RESOLVES, as it is hereby RESOLVED, to
prescribe, promulgate, and issue
Syllabi/Table of Specification for the
Subjects in the Board Licensure
Examination for Electronics Technicians
(ECT), an integral part of this Resolution
(Annex A);
FURTHER, RESOLVED, that this
Resolution shall first be implemented in the
April 2011 Board Licensure Examination for
Electronics Technicians;

FURTHERMORE, RESOLVED, that this

resolution shall take effect after fifteen (15)
days following its full and complete
publication in the Official Gazette, or any
newspaper of general circulation in the
Philippines’ and
FINALLY, RESOLVED, that copy of this
resolution be furnished to CHED for
circularization to all schools, colleges, and
universities offering the course of electronics
technicians.

Done in the City of Manila, this 9th day of

February, 2011.
 SYLLABI FOR THE
ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS
LICENSURE EXAMINATION
A. Technical Subjects (90%)

• Basic Mathematics:
Simple calculation and application
of Arithmetic, Algebra and
Geometry.

• Ohm’s Law:
Calculations for Resistance,
Current, Voltage and Power for
AC and DC Circuits
A. Technical Subjects (90%)

• Electronic/Electrical Machine or
Equipment:
Description and operating
principles of Motors, Generators,
transformers, consumer
Electronics appliances, computers,
Electronic and communication
Equipment, etc.
A. Technical Subjects (90%)

• Test Equipment:
Types and Uses of measuring
instruments such as voltmeter,
ohmmeter, ammeter, multimeter,
oscilloscopes, frequency counters,
clamp meter, capacitance meter,
LCR meter, EMF meter,
Electrometer, cable tester,
transistor tester, continuity tester,
etc.
A. Technical Subjects (90%)

• Electronic/Electrical Component:
Identification, Uses, functions of
resistors, trimmer, rheostat,
heater, thermistor, varistor,
Capacitors, varicap, transistors,
inductor, Integrated circuits,
sensors, diodes, Fuses, relays,
switches, reed switch, thermostat,
circuit breaker, limit switch, etc.
A. Technical Subjects (90%)

• Maintenance and Repair:

Description of the procedures in
the Maintenance of
Electrical/Electronic
B. Laws and Ethics (10%)

• Philippine Electrical Code

• Philippine Electronics Code
• Republic Act No. 9292 – Electronics
Engineering Law of 2004
 QUALIFICATION FOR
ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN
LICENSURE EXAMINATION

Section 14. Qualification for the

Electronics Technician examination.

1.0 He/She is a graduate of an

Associate, Technician, Trade or
Vocational course in electronics
or,
subject to the evaluation of the
Board, such equivalent and/or
related formal or non-formal course
or program from any school, college,
university or training institution
recognized by the government or the
State where it is established after
completing a resident course or
program of not less than two (2)
years, or
a) In lieu of the resident course or
program of not less than two (2)
years, a certificate from TESDA of
at least NCII category may be
accepted, or
b) A certificate from PECE attesting
his/her proficiency in Electronics
Technician practice in the field for
at least two (2) years in;
1) Consumer Electronics
2) Mechatronics, Robotics
and Industrial Automation
3) Instrumentation and
Control
4) Computer
5) Broadcast
6) Cable Television System
7) Telecom System
8) Business Machines
9) Bio-Medical/Medical
Test Instruments,
Machines
10) Radio Navigation System
11) Military Electronic System
12) Semiconductor and
Electronics Manufacturing
13) Special Electronics System
2.0 Has completed at least the
minimum third-year equivalent of
a Bachelor of Science program in
Electronics and Communication
Engineering and Electronics
Engineering program according to
CHED guidelines, or
subject to the evaluation of the
Board such equivalent and/or
related engineering course or
program from any school, institute,
college or university recognized by
the Government or State where it
is established such as;
a) B.S. Electrical Engineering
b) B.S. Computer Engineering
c) B.S. in Industrial Technology
Major in Electronics
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