From September 9 to 13, promotion seminars for the ITPEC examination were organized in Batangas, Baguio, Davao, Cebu, and Bacolod, in the Philippines. 1,049 participants joined the seminars in the five cities.

In the seminars, the information of the examination was introduced to raise awareness among potential examinees and local companies through the outline, advantages of examination, and sample questions.