@MishzMufc, MY QUESTION IS HOW DO YOU QUALIFY TO DO THE UPDA MMUP EXAM, I AM TOLD THAT MMUP WILL NOT RECOGNIZE MY BACHELOR DEGREE IN GEOLOGY FOR UPDA EXAM, KINDLY CLARIFY, I WORKED AS A SENIOR PLANNING ENGINEER FOR MANY YEARS BEFORE COMING TO QATAR AND, ACTUALLY I WORKED LAST AS A PLANNING MANAGER FOR A CONSULTANT HERE FOR OVER 5 YEARS IN A CONSULTANT COMPANY AND THEN AFTERWARDS GOT A BETTER JOB AS A SENIOR DIVISION MANAGER FOR PROJECTS WHICH I DID FOR SOMETIMES, BUT LOST MY JOB( SENIOR DIVISION MANAGER) SOME MONTHS BACK DUE TO THE ECONOMIC RECESSION , HOWEVER GETTING A JOB AGAIN AS PLANNING MANAGER IS PROVING VERY DIFFICULT AND ALMOST BECOMING IMPOSSIBLE BECAUSE I HAVE NO UPDA AND BECAUSE MY FIRST DEGREE IS B.SC GEOLOGY AND M.SC MINERAL EXPLORATION, BUT I HAVE PMP, PMI-SP, PMI-SP, ORACLE PRIMAVERA CERTIFIED ETC AND I MUST STATE THAT SINCE I CAME HERE 2010, THERE HAS BEEN NO NEED TO DO UPDA TO GET A JOB, BUT NOW IT IS ALMOST BECOMING A MUST