How to become an electrical engineer in the Philippines

Step-by-step path

1. 1

   Earn your BSEE

   Power systems, machines, electronics and controls.

2. 2

   Pass the REE board

   Three subjects over two days.

3. 3

   Register with PRC

   You become a Registered Electrical Engineer.

4. 4

   Choose your industry

   Utilities, power generation, construction and manufacturing. PRC IDs are renewed every three years, and renewal requires continuing professional development (CPD) credits under RA 10912.

About the Registered Electrical Engineer Licensure Exam

• Two days, paper-based: Engineering Sciences and Allied Subjects (30%) and Electrical Engineering Professional Subjects (45%) on Day 1, Mathematics (25%) on Day 2.
• You pass with a 70% general weighted average and no subject below 50%. The fee is ₱900.
• PRC held the 2026 REE on 21–22 April and 5–6 September (September: 49.31% passed). The next is expected around April 2027 — PRC has not yet published its 2027 exam schedule.