FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ’S) URBAN Institute of Real Estate Review Course for EnP Board Exam
What is Environmenta !annin" (En!)# Environmental Planning (aka EnP, EnP, urban lanning, urban ! regional lanning, "it# lanning, town ! "ountr# lanning, $uman settlements lanning, et"%& is t$e "omre$ensive and multi' dis"ilinar# rofession relating to t$e sustainable use ! develoment of land and water resour"es% What is the s$o%e o& Environmenta !anners# $ose w$o are li"ensed and registered EnP)s EnP)s "an reare lans, render advi"e, ad vi"e, rovide "onsultan"# and formulate strategies in t$e ase"ts of sustainable land and water resour"es develoment, in"luding but not limited to t$e following fields* + Communit# eveloment + -ousing and .ettlements + owns$i /aster Planning + istri"t Revitali0ation and Redeveloment + Environmental Conservation and /anagement + Industrial1Agro'industrial Estate eveloment + ourism Estate eveloment + PPP and Infrastru"ture Planning + -istori" Preservation + raffi" and ransortation /anagement + isaster Risk Redu"tion and /anagement + Urban esign, Poli"# ! /anagement + International eveloment Planning What are the a'vanta"es o& havin" an En! i$ense# As of 2345, t$ere are onl# around 2,633 EnP li"ense $olders% 7et 7et wit$ t$e growing demands of urban renewal, green building ra"ti"es, infrastru"ture develoment, traffi" management, tourism and sustainabilit# among man# ot$ers, t$e demand for EnP ra"titioners is $ig$% -en"e, t$e# are soug$t'after%
+ 8or real estate brokers, salesersons, investors and dealers, being edu" ated to $aving an EnP li"ense "an enable one to know and even influen"e t$e future dire"tion of develoment for a distri"t or "it#% $is allows one to advise t$eir "lients on $ow to most rofitabl# osition t$eir real estate investments and do so in a wa# wit$ t$e most ositive ima"t to t$eir lo"al "ommunities% + 8or real estate araisers and assessors, an EnP li"ense will $el one be s$arer in identif#ing and al#ing -ig$est and Best Use "on"ets% An are"iation of 0oning t$roug$ t$e stud# of EnP will also $el t$e araiser or assessor rovide "ontext for estimating t$e value of a ie"e of roert#% roert#%
+ 8or ar"$ite"ts and engineers, an EnP li"ense will exand one)s s"oe from 9ust lanning for site develoments, to being able to lan for larger $#si"al sa"es su"$ as estates and entire "ities% $eir signatures would also be more valuable, as site and subdivision dev)t lans are re:uired to be signed b# EnP)s% ;it$ t$e growing trend for green ra"ti"es, ECC)s and building ermits for green stru"tures ma# one da# also be re:uired to be signed onl# b# EnP)s% + 8or real estate develoers, t$e EnP li"ense will broaden one )s are"iation from 9ust "onsiderations of rofit and e"onomi"s to t$ose of g reen building ra"ti"es, "ollaboration wit$ t$e lo"al government and urban resonsibilit#% -aving t$ese "an be a "ometitive edge sin"e t$ese are "on"erns t$at are now being more and more demanded b# an in"reasingl#' "ons"ientious market% + 8or t$ose alread# ra"ti"ing t$eir real estate "o nsultan"# li"ense or asiring to $ave it, t$e EnP li"ense "an be seen as "omlementar# and as a steing stone% $e EnP rofession would enable a "onsultant to evaluate a roert# develoment from a broader arra# of "ontexts and erse"tives, t$ereb# "reating det$ and a greater degree of "onfiden"e b# a "lient in one)s "onsultan"# work% + 8or t$ose asiring to work wit$ t$e government t$e EnP li"ense enables one to develo and udate t$e man# lans re:uired, su"$ as "omre$ensive land use lans, "omre$ensive develoment lans, disaster risk redu"tion ! management lans, forest management lans, tourism lans, et"%
?>, environmental lanners are "overed b# RA436@5% What are the *ai&i$ations to ta+e the En! ,oar' E-am# $e basi" rules for being :ualified to take t$e EnP exam var# deending on one)s edu"ational ba"kground and work exerien"e% In summar#, one is :ualified if s1$e $as*
+ a graduate degree in EnP or e:uivalent, or + a ost'graduate iloma in EnP or e:uivalent, lus one (4& #ear related work exerien"e, or + a ba"$elor)s degree in EnP or e:uivalent, lus two (2& #ears related work exerien"e, or + a masters or do"torate degree in eit$er ar"$ite"ture, engineering, e"olog#, e"onomi"s, geogra$#, geolog#, ubli" administration, business administration, so"iolog#, so"ial s"ien"e, law, environmental s"ien"e, environmental management, develoment management, natural resour"es lanning and develoment, or an# related dis"iline a""etable to t$e PRC Board of EnP, lus t$ree (& #ears related work exerien"e, or + a ba"$elor)s degree in eit$er ar"$ite"ture, engineering, e"onomi"s, ubli" administration, law, so"ial work and "ommunit# develoment, so"iolog#, or an# related dis"iline a""etable to t$e PRC Board of EnP, lus five (6& #ears related work exerien"e, or + an in"umbent lanning osition in t$e government, lus eig$t# (@3& $ours of in'servi"e training or distan"e learning%
Unlike t$e board exams for real estate brokers or araisers w$ere 423 a""redited $ours of exam review is needed, t$e exam for EnP $as no re:uirement for taking exam review seminars% -owever, enrolling in exam review or "aa"it#'building seminars is still $ig$l# re"ommended in order to $el one suffi"ientl# reare for t$e exam% ./ $o*rse is not amon" those iste'0 .i"ht I sti 1e a'mitte' to ta+e the En! 1oar' e-am# 7es, t$is is still a ossibilit#% Ultimatel#, #our admission rests wit$ t$e evaluation b# t$e PRC Board of Environmental Planning% Based on revious "ases w$ere graduates of non'listed "ourses (su"$ as B%A% Edu"ation, B%A% ourism, B%.% Business Administration, B%.% A""ounting, et"%& were still admitted to take t$e EnP exam, it aears t$at # our ot$er "redentials like work exerien"e, sulementar# edu"ation and affiliated organi0ations or "omanies will also be taken in "onsideration w$en #ou register% What 'o I 'o i& m/ a%%i$ation &or the En! e-am 'oes not "et a%%rove'# If #our ali"ation does not get aroved, #ou "an in:uire wit$ t$e PRC as to t$e reasons for t$e disaroval% After w$i"$, #ou ma# reare a letter of re"onsideration addressing t$e reasons for t$e disaroval of #our ali"ation and roviding reasons w$# #ou s$ould be admitted to take t$e EnP board exam% .everal "ases "an be "itied w$ereb# t$ose w$o were not initiall# a""eted, ro"eeded to making an aeal, being allowed to take t$e exam and eventuall# assing it and gaining t$eir li"enses% When 'oes one a%%/ &or the En! 1oar' e-am at the !R2# 8or 234@, t$e s"$edule for EnP board exam registration $as not #et been offi"iall# announ"ed% -owever based on t$e 2345 s"$edule, ali"ations for t$e 234@ board exam ma# likel# be oen from late 8ebruar# to late Aril% Is the 3456 En! e-am rea/ the ast one that I $an ta+e itho*t havin" a 'e"ree or 'i%oma in Environmenta !annin"# 7es% A""ording to RA436@5 as t$e law t$at regulates t$e EnP rofession, 234@ is t$e last #ear t$at non'$olders of EnP degrees or dilomas "an take t$e exam for t$e first time% After 234@, first'time exam'takers would alread# need to obtain an EnP'related degree or diloma, wit$ t$e re:uired #ears of work exerien"e, before being allowed to take t$e exam% I& 7*st in $ase I &ai the En! e-am &or 34568 ma/ I sti 1e aoe' to ta+e s*$$ee'in" e-ams# 7es% A""ording to t$e PRC Board of Environmental Planning, t$ose w$o would $ave alied for t$e 234@ board exam, are graduates of allied'related "ourses, been issued t$e Noti"e of Admission (N
When is the En! e-am he'# $e EnP board exam is usuall# $eld in une% It lasts two (2& da#s% Examinees often find t$at t$e# "an "omlete t$e exam b# noontime on t$e first da# and b# mid'afternoon on t$e se"ond da#% -owever for 234@, it ma# be $eld earlier in /a#% What is the &orm o& the En! e-am# $e EnP board exam is $eld in t$ree (& arts, totaling ?63 multile'"$oi"e :uestions, wit$ time allotted for an average of 4%@ minutes er :uestion% 8or t$e 2345 exam, t$e arts were as follows*
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Part I* Environmental Planning, Pro"esses, e"$ni:ues and .trategies Part II* -istor#, Con"ets, $eories and Prin"iles of Environmental Planning Part III* Environmental Plan Imlementation, egal Ase"ts and Administration
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