Electricity is undeniably one of the most important resources in human life. It powers appliances, gadgets, and equipment which give homes and offices comfortable living and working conditions. Thus, the installation, management, and maintenance of electricity is important and this, among others, is the job of a Master Electrician.
Registered Master Electrician (RME)
In the Philippines, Registered Master Electricians perform the following tasks, among others:
- Inspecting, maintaining, and repairing electrical circuits, from the wires to the transformers
- Gathering of information from blueprints and diagrams
- Using equipment to determine any concerns regarding these said electrical parts
Master Electricians Licensure Exam
The Registered Master Electricians (RME) Licensure Exam is conducted in April and September of every year.
If the job piques your interest and you are considering to be an electrician in the future, take note of the following Scope and Coverage of the RME Board Exam:
1. Technical subjects (50%)
- Ohm’ s Law: Calculations for resistance, current, voltage and power for direct current and alternating current circuits
- Electrical machines: Description and operating principles of motors, generators and transformers
- Control equipment: Description and functions of fuses, overload relays, safety switches, circuit breakers, star-delta motor starters, transformer type motor-starters, DC motor starters
- Electrical components: Description of resistors, capacitors, inductors and semi-conductors
- Maintenance and repair: Description of the procedures in the maintenance of electrical machinery
- Test equipment: Types and uses of measuring instruments
- Electrical engineering law provisions pertaining to registered master electricians
- Other related subjects as maybe prescribed by the Board.
2. Philippine Electrical Code Parts 1 and 2 (50%)
- General requirements for installation of electric wiring and equipment
- Approved wiring method
- Types of wiring materials and wiring devices
- Installation of switchboard and panel boards
- Installation in hazardous locations
- Wiring diagrams of different types of motor starters with motor protection;
- Drawing symbols and wiring plans
- Other related subjects as may be prescribed by the Board
What you want to know would be the schools which train the highest number of graduates who pass the RME exam, right? Well, look no further for here they are.
These data were compiled from previous Master Electricians Licensure Exam to find out the schools with the highest Master Electricians Licensure Exam passing rates. Hope you find this information useful!
Best Electrician Schools in the Philippines
| Rank | School | Passing Rate | Number of Passers | Total Number of Takers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of San Carlos, Cebu City | 100% | 18 | 18 |
| 1 | Mindanao State University - Gensan, General Santos City | 100% | 18 | 18 |
| 1 | University of Negros Occidental – Recoletos, Bacolod City | 100% | 15 | 15 |
| 1 | Central Philippine University, Iloilo City | 100% | 11 | 11 |
| 1 | Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila, Manila | 100% | 11 | 11 |
| 2 | Polytechnic University of the Philippines - Sto. Tomas, Sto. Tomas | 97% | 94 | 96 |
| 2 | Pangasinan State University in Urdaneta, Urdaneta City | 97% | 34 | 35 |
| 3 | Saint Mary's University, Bayombong | 96% | 27 | 28 |
| 4 | De La Salle Lipa, Lipa City | 95% | 142 | 148 |
| 5 | Camarines Norte State College - Main Campus, Daet | 94% | 71 | 75 |
| 5 | University of Saint Louis, Tuguegarao City | 94% | 52 | 55 |
| 6 | Technological University of the Philippines - Visayas, Talisay City | 93% | 15 | 16 |
| 6 | Batangas State University - Lipa Campus, Lipa City | 93% | 15 | 16 |
| 7 | Adamson University, Manila | 92% | 73 | 79 |
| 7 | Laguna State Polytechnic University - San Pablo Campus, San Pablo City | 92% | 66 | 71 |
| 7 | Technological University of the Philippines - Taguig, Taguig City | 92% | 25 | 27 |
| 7 | University of Perpetual Help System JONELTA in Biñan City, Binan City | 92% | 24 | 26 |
| 7 | De La Salle University Dasmariñas, Dasmarinas City | 92% | 13 | 14 |
| 7 | Garcia College of Technology, Kalibo | 92% | 12 | 13 |
| 8 | STI West Negros University, Bacolod City | 91% | 21 | 23 |
| 9 | Technological Institute of the Philippines, Manila | 90% | 76 | 84 |
| 9 | Mindanao State University - Main Campus, Marawi City | 90% | 10 | 11 |
| 9 | Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Valenzuela, Valenzuela City | 90% | 10 | 11 |
| 10 | Mapúa University, Manila | 89% | 80 | 89 |
| 11 | University of Batangas, Batangas City | 88% | 69 | 78 |
| 11 | Lyceum of the Philippines University, Manila | 88% | 15 | 17 |
| 12 | Western Institute of Technology, Iloilo City | 87% | 158 | 181 |
| 12 | Batangas State University - Alangilan Campus, Batangas City | 87% | 97 | 111 |
| 13 | Polytechnic University of the Philippines, Manila | 86% | 125 | 145 |
| 13 | Bicol University - Main Campus, Legazpi City | 86% | 121 | 140 |
| 13 | Divine Word College of Legazpi, Legazpi City | 86% | 25 | 29 |
| 14 | Bohol Island State University - Main Campus, Tagbilaran City | 85% | 200 | 234 |
| 14 | Saint Louis University, Baguio City | 85% | 127 | 149 |
| 14 | Southern Luzon State University, Lucban | 85% | 125 | 147 |
| 14 | Far Eastern University Institute of Technology, Manila | 85% | 40 | 47 |
| 14 | University of the East, Manila | 85% | 18 | 21 |
| 15 | Technological University of the Philippines, Manila | 84% | 143 | 169 |
| 15 | Bohol Island State University - Calape, Campus Calape | 84% | 84 | 100 |
| 15 | University of Mindanao, Davao City | 84% | 72 | 85 |
| 15 | Isabela State University - Ilagan Campus, Ilagan | 84% | 28 | 33 |
Note: The table above only ranks the passing rates of First-time takers only; repeaters are not included in the passing rate. All figures are based on the four (4) previous Master Electricians Board Exam, specifically the ones held last April and September during the years 2016 and 2017.
Sources: PRC Philippines (www.prc.gov.ph), Courses.com.ph, Truity
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