Marcos unveils overhauled teachers' board examination

In a bid to make the licensure process more relevant and responsive, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said that the long-standing one-size-fits-all teacher board exam would be replaced with a specialization-based Board Licensure Examination for Professional Teachers (BLEPT) starting September 2025.

- By ARGYLL CYRUS GEDUCOS

Marcos witnessed the ceremonial signing of a joint memorandum circular between the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on the alignment of the BLEPT with the CHED Teacher Education Curriculum in Malacañang yesterday.

In his speech, the President said the landmark reform in the licensure process for aspiring teachers will introduce specialized exams for elementary and secondary education.

"We are aligning our systems to ensure the licensure examination reflects the actual competencies needed in classrooms today," he said.

The new exam scheme will be implemented starting September to give institutions and teachers enough time to prepare.