How to register for the exam as a reproductive health counselor

There is no longer a professional qualification examination for reproductive health counselors organized by the state. In 2020, this certificate will be officially removed from the national professional qualification catalog. Registration, unified examination and certification will no longer be arranged by the official department. Anyone who tells you that you can apply for the "national reproductive health counselor qualification examination" is basically a lie.

When I was helping a friend at a community family planning service station sort out policy materials a while ago, I met a confinement sister who came for consultation. She said that the training institution had just charged 2,800 for the "national examination registration fee" last month, and the salesperson assured her that she would pass the exam. I could receive a 1,500 RMB skill improvement subsidy, but it turned out that the certificate was stamped with a non-governmental association seal that I had never heard of. When I asked the human resources and social security department, the certificate was not in the subsidy catalog at all. When I went back to the agency for a refund, I was blocked, and I wasted 3,000 yuan.

Of course, this does not mean that the certificates taken before are invalid. The reproductive health counselor professional qualification certificate obtained by taking the official unified examination before 2020 is still recognized and can be used as proof of ability for relevant positions.

The so-called "Reproductive Health Consultant Examination" that can be registered on the market is essentially a training qualification examination organized by various industry associations and training institutions themselves. The only training certificates issued are training certificates and there is no unified national official recognition. After all, the registration threshold for the national examination was not low in the past. You must at least graduate from a technical secondary school or have relevant professional experience for more than one year to apply for the lowest level five. Now those who say "no threshold registration, guaranteed to get a certificate", you know with your feet that it cannot be a formal official examination, right?

If you are engaged in maternal and infant care, sexual health product operation, community family planning services, etc., and really want to supplement professional knowledge related to reproductive health, it is not impossible to apply for this kind of training, but you have to pay more attention in advance and check whether the institution that issues the certificate has a formal Do the industry qualifications and courses cover reproductive physiology, sexual health consultation, family planning policies, and intervention for common reproductive health problems? Don’t just listen to salesmen who boast that they are “universal” and “affiliated to make money.”