The role of a civil engineer is to be a city planner, a builder, and a project manager all at once. They are expected to be involved in infrastructure projects that benefit the country and its people, as well as be involved in sensitive environmental topics such as climate change, green building, and urban planning. In other words, they are responsible for the future of the Philippines.
A civil engineer must be skilled in tackling complex tasks. They need to be profoundly analytic and must possess a deep understanding of mathematics, physics, technology, geography, architecture, construction, and other related subjects.
Becoming a civil engineer is a different kind of challenge compared to being one. The profession may be in high demand, but it takes a special kind of person to devote themselves to a field that requires much of their computing skills and devotion to the field.
For some, the life of a civil engineer student is filled with math, exams, and sleepless nights.
So how does one become a civil engineer?
The Republic Act No.544 or the Civil Engineering Law requires engineering students to pass the Civil Engineering Licensure Exam, which would test the limits of a student’s mathematical prowess. Future takers should note the requirements needed in order to be able to take the exam. The most primary prerequisite is being a graduate of a four-year civil engineering course from any government-recognized college or university.
Other requirements include:
Most recent NBI Clearance
Two Certificates of Good Moral Character
NSO Birth Certificate
Exam taker must be a Filipino citizen and 21 years of age
Transcript of Records
Examination Fee Payment
Once all of that is taken care of, what’s left is to prepare for the exam itself. The topics that you will be encountering are the following:
A. Mathematics and Surveying
System and Structure
Irrigation, Flood Control, and Drainage
Water Supply and Sewage
C. Design and Construction
Statics of Rigid Bodies
Dynamics of Rigid Bodies
Design of Steel Structures
Reinforced Concrete Structures
Soil Mechanics and Foundations
Design of Civil Engineering Structures
Construction and Management
You can read the full list of subjects here.
Being a civil engineer is one of the toughest professions in the world. They need to be resourceful and logical, to be ethical in their work, and to be updated in the trends and innovations in the industry. For the aspiring engineers of the Philippines, do you have what it takes to be the vanguard in the world of infrastructure?