{"id":1588,"date":"2024-02-12T10:56:54","date_gmt":"2024-02-12T10:56:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dpc.govmu.org\/dpc\/?page_id=1588"},"modified":"2026-09-25T12:23:59","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T11:23:59","slug":"dpc-exam-certification","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dpc.govmu.org\/dpc\/?page_id=1588","title":{"rendered":"DPC Exam Certification"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1588\" class=\"elementor elementor-1588\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6acda23 ct-section-stretched elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6acda23\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d906750\" data-id=\"d906750\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3f5fff elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f3f5fff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">DPC Certification Exam &amp; Exam Registration<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3a2eb12 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3a2eb12\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-42a5348\" data-id=\"42a5348\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9b1874 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d9b1874\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The DPC Certification Exam is organised and administered by the University of Mauritius (UoM) in collaboration with the MDPA. Participants having completed the 45-hour DPC training and willing to get <strong>certified<\/strong> in <strong>Digital Proficiency<\/strong> will have the opportunity to sit for the DPC exam. A certificate (<em>exam-based<\/em>) is then issued by UoM to the successful candidates.<\/p><p>You may wish to note that some <strong>500 DPC Learners<\/strong> have already passed the <strong>DPC Certification Exam<\/strong> <em>(online\/computer-based)<\/em> at the <strong>University of Mauritius<\/strong>, after completing their Digital Proficiency Course<strong>.<\/strong><\/p><p>The exam is of 1-hour duration and consists of 45 multiple choice questions (MCQs).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e824b68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e824b68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Eligibility<\/strong><\/span><strong>:<br \/><\/strong>Only participants who have completed the 45-hour DPC training are qualified to take part in the DPC exam.<strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2fbd586\" data-id=\"2fbd586\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a3eca4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1a3eca4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"840\" height=\"629\" src=\"https:\/\/dpc.govmu.org\/dpc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/pic2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3936\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dpc.govmu.org\/dpc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/pic2.jpg 840w, https:\/\/dpc.govmu.org\/dpc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/pic2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dpc.govmu.org\/dpc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/pic2-768x575.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0be721a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0be721a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><em>Candidates sitting for DPC Exam @ UoM<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1cc991 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a1cc991\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c33b735 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c33b735\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Registration<\/span>:<\/strong><br>Trainees who are interested to sit for the DPC Exam need to contact the MDPA on 460 2600 (MDPA Office) or by mail on <strong>dpc@mdpa.mu<\/strong> for registration.<\/p>\n<div>The full exam fee is <strong>Rs 1,500<\/strong> only per candidate and should be paid to the MDPA at time of registration. All registrations for the DPC exams are handled by the MDPA. Payment can be done by bank transfer, cash payment at MDPA Office or via mobile payment (MCB Juice, etc).<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Registration for DPC exam will be confirmed once payment is received by the MDPA.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Key Information<\/strong><\/span>:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\u2022 <strong>Next Exam Date<\/strong>: <strong>Saturday 23 May 2026<\/strong>&nbsp;.<\/div>\n<div>\u2022 <strong>Exam Venue<\/strong>: University of Mauritius, R\u00e9duit<\/div>\n<div>\u2022 <strong>Duration<\/strong>: 1 Hour<\/div>\n<div>\u2022 <strong>Certification<\/strong>: Successful candidates will be awarded the Digital Proficiency&nbsp;<span style=\"background-color: var(--theme-palette-color-8); font-family: var(--theme-font-family); font-style: var(--theme-font-style, inherit); font-weight: var(--theme-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--theme-letter-spacing); text-align: inherit; text-transform: var(--theme-text-transform);\">Certificate by the University of Mauritius (UoM)<\/span><\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>All eligible participants are kindly requested to prepare for the DPC exam and contact the <strong>MDPA<\/strong> on <strong>460 2600<\/strong> for necessary registration procedures.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DPC Certification Exam &amp; Exam Registration The DPC Certification Exam is organised and administered by the University of Mauritius (UoM) in collaboration with the MDPA. 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