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Saturday, December 23, 2006
Nursing review centers 'must tie up' with schools
By Grace L. Plata
DAVAO CITY -- The controversial June 2006 nursing board exam leakage has apparently claimed one more casualty -- independent review centers.
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The Commission on Higher Education (Ched) issued an order last month for all existing review centers to establish tie-ups with schools within one year as "stand alone" review centers will no longer be allowed to operate, said Ched Regional Director Reynaldo Peña.
This is the measure that Ched has come up with to prevent a repeat of the Nursing Board Exam leakage that was allegedly committed by review centers.
Peña explained that there is a big possibility for this strategy to succeed since schools will not risk smearing their reputations by allowing review centers that are linked to them to pull a leakage stunt.
This also ensures that schools monitor the workings of the review centers because any offense could lead to the closing of the school's program and the review center.
Peña said there are over 25 existing review centers in Davao City, 15 of which conduct reviews for students from 25 nursing schools in the city.
Schools can have a tie-up with more than one review center. He added that an application for tie-up with a school would need the approval of Ched. Centers must comply with the necessary requirements such as facilities and competent instructors before they can be approved.
Ched will also regulate the locations where the reviews are held to ensure an environment conducive to studying since there have been complaints that some of the facilities are situated in areas that are noisy and crowded with so many students preventing effective review sessions.
Peña said he personally does not approve of review centers, and that if it were up to him, he'd prefer the schools to conduct their own reviews.
"Konti lang naibibigay ng review center sa estudyante (Review centers do not give students that much)," Peña said.
He added that the students' stock knowledge learned through the years in college and a school-conducted integrated and comprehensive review would suffice to help students pass the board. (Sun.Star Davao/Sunnex)For more Philippine news, visit Sun.Star Zamboanga. (December 23, 2006 issue)
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