EDP Proficiency Examination

September 27, 1993 REVENUE MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 55-93 SUBJECT : EDP Proficiency Examination TO : All Revenue Officials and Employees and Others Concerned For the information and guidance of all revenue officials and employees, quoted hereunder is a letter from the Director, National Computer Institute, National Computer Center dated August 10, 1993. "By virtue of CSC Resolution No. 90-083, the National Computer Center (NCC) and the Civil Service Commission (CSC) jointly undertake the Information Technology (IT) Certification Program whereby proficiency tests in programming, and systems analysis and design are conducted. Certificate of Proficiency is given by NCC to a successful examinee and is the basis of the CSC to grant appropriate technical eligibility. Employers, prospective programmers and systems analysts, as well as IT schools/training institutions benefit from this program in the following ways: 1. The proficiency test is a mechanism to evaluate competence of an individual to perform programming or systems analysis and design function particularly in the government. 2. The proficiency test can be used by an individual to measure his knowledge and skills for the purpose of continually improving his own technical abilities. 3. By knowing the nature and scope of the proficiency tests, IT training centers are encouraged to enrich their curricula to enable their students who are potential examinees to have a higher batting average that will increase the corps of IT eligibles. casia May we request that you encourage your staff/students to take the proficiency tests. Attached are copies of the announcement. We will appreciate your posting this announcement at strategic spots for better visibility. Thank you for your participation in this effort to develop highly competent IT practitioners. Very truly yours, (Sgd.) CYNTHIA A. TOPACIO Director National Computer Institute" All revenue officials and employees are enjoined to give this circular as wide a publicity as possible. cdt LIWAYWAY VINZONS-CHATO Commissioner of Internal Revenue