NSTP- CWTS/LTS Curricular Program

Civic Welfare Training Service (CWTS) NATIONAL SERVICE TRAINING PROGRAM

Literacy Training Service (LTS)

Lesson I

 Coverage of syllabus of NSTP Curricular Program for CWTS and LTS

 Republic Act No. 9163-NStp Act of 2001
 Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of the NSTP Act of 2001
 CWTS/ L TS Network Flowchart, Guidelines for the Establishment of the National Service Reserve
Corps (NSCR)
 The NSTP-CWTS/LTS Program Design Flowchart

CWTS and LTS – 2 of the 3 components of NSTP.

- Offered for 2 semesters as a three unit subject for CWTS/LTS-1 and CWTS/LTS2
respectively
- Requirement for baccalaureate degree for both male and female students
- Students are expected to learn and acquire the values and skills in Community
Organization and Development through Management, Empowerment , and Social
Mobilization
I. A Primer on the National Service Training Program (NSTP) ACT of 2001

NSTP Law
NSTP Law or Republic Act 9163 a program aimed at enhancing civic consciousness and
defense preparedness in the youth by developing the ethics of service and patriotism while undergoing
training in any of its three (3) program components, specifically designed to enhance the youth’s active
contribution to the general welfare of Filipinos.

Program Components of the NSTP

Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC)

– designed to provide military training to tertiary level students in order to motivate,

train, organize, and mobilize them for national defense preparedness.

Literacy Training Service (LTS)

-designed to train the students to teach literacy and numeracy skills to children out-of-
school-youth and other segments of society in need of their services.

Civic Welfare Training Service (CWTS)

-refers to activities contributory to the general welfare and betterment of life for the
members of the community or the enhancement of its facilities, especially those devoted to improving
health, education, environment, entrepreneurship, safety, recreation and moral of the citizenry and
other social welfare service.
Who shall take NSTP??

-All incoming freshmen students, male and female, enrolled in any baccalaureate and in
at least two year technical- vocational or associate courses are required to complete one (1) NSTP
component of their choice, as a graduation requirement.

Implementation of NSTP

-implemented since the start of school year 2002-2003

How to take NSTP?

-Each of the NSTP components is undertaken for an academic period of two (2)
semesters and is credited for the three (3) units per semester with fifty-four (54) to ninety (90) training
hours per semester.

What if I cannot take the NSTP during the regular semester?

-a one-semester program in lieu of the two (2)-semester program, and may be

designed, formulated, and adopted by (DND),(CHED), AND (TESDA), subject to capability of the school
and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to handle the same.

What if the NSTP component of my choice is not offered in my school?

-students can cross enroll to other schools, irrespective of whether that school is under
CHED or TESDA, for ROTC, whether they are managed by different AFP Branches of Service.

-student are subjected to the existing school and the accepting school.

Are currently-enrolled students covered by the NSTP Law?

-male students currently enrolled but have not taken any program component of the
previous Expanded ROTC (E-ROTC)/ National Service Program (NSP) are covered by the NSTP.

Will a student who has completed all his academic requirements except ROTC be allowed to graduate

-a student who has completed all his academic requirements except for ROTC will be
allowed to graduate provided that he is a certified candidate by the school on or before the effectivity of
the NSTP which is on March 23, 2002.

What if a male student has completed two (2) semesters of the E-ROTC/NSP?
 -he is deemed to have complied with the NSTP requirement.

What if the male student has taken Only (1) semester of Basic ROTC or E-ROTC/NSP?

-he shall take one more semester of any of the NSTP components to qualify for
graduation.

What will become of NSTP graduates?

Graduates of non-ROTC components –belong to the National Service Reserve Corps

(NSRC) which could be tapped by the State for literacy and civic welfare activities.

Graduates of ROTC – shall form part of the AFP Citizen Armed Force, subject to DND
requirements.

How can a student continue to qualify for enlistment in the reserve force?

He/She may qualify for enlistment in the AFP reserve force as long as he/she has
completed the two (2) semesters of basic ROTC.

How much fee will be charged for an NSTP component?

-No fees shall be collected for any of the NSTP components except basic tuition fees
which should not be more than fifty (50%) percent of the charges of the school per academic unit.

Are there any student incentives provided for by the NSTP?

- A. Program of assistance/incentives for ROTC students from DND which will in

accordance with existing laws and regulations and subject to the availability of funds.
- B. A team of school authorities concerned, CHED and TESDA which shall ensure that
health and accident group insurances are provided to students enrolled in any of the
NSTP components
- C. A Special Scholarship Program for qualified NSTP students which shall be
administered by CHED and TESDA subject to the availability of funds.

Who is responsible in supervising the NSTP to students?

-School Authorities shall exercise academic and administrative supervision over the
design, formulation, adoption, and implementation of the different NSTP components in their respective
schools.

-in the case of ROTC, the school authorities and DND shall exercise joint supervision over
its implementation.
What lead agencies will monitor the implementation of the NSTP?

-CHED regional offices,

-TESDA provincial and district offices

-DND-AFP through major service commands and their ROTC

Shall oversee and monitor the implementation of the NSTP under their respective jurisdiction to
determine if the trainings conducted are in consonance with RA 9163.

Is the NSTP available in all schools and universities?

All higher and technical-vocational educational institution offer at least (1) of other
NSTP component. Private Schools that have at least 350 student cadets offer the ROTC component
through its Department of Military Science and Tactics (DMST).

GUIDELINES FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NATIONAL SERVICE RESERVE CORPS (NSRC)

A. Background

Section 11 of RA 9163/ or the National Service Training Program Act 2001 specifically
provides for the creation of a National reserve Corps (NSRC), composed of graduates of the non-ROTC
Components: the Civic Welfare Training Service (CWTS) and Literacy Training Service (LTS). Members of
this Corps may be tapped by the State for literacy and civic welfare activities, through the joint efforts of
DND, CHED, and TESDA.

B. The National Service Reserve Corps (NSRC)

1. Mission
To provide a trained and motivated manpower pool that can be tapped by the State for
civic welfare, literacy, and other similar endeavors in the service of nation.

2. Function
a. To assist in the disaster preparedness, mitigation, response, and rehabilitation programs.
b. To serve as an auxiliary to the Disaster Coordinating Council (DCC) response units
c. To assist in the promotion of civic welfare activities
d. To assist in socioeconomic development
e. To assist in environmental protection
f. To perform other similar endeavors

3. Composition

The NSRC shall be composed of the graduates of CWTS and LTS components of the
NSTP.
 4. Organization

The NSRC is organized under the umbrella of the National Disaster Coordinating Council
(NDCC). It shall have a national, regional, provincial, and city/ municipal level of organization
parallel to the Disaster Coordinating Council (DCC) structures at all levels. The DCC centers shall
serve as the headquarters of the NSRC at the respective level organization. Its National Center
shall be based at the respective level organization. Its National Center shall be based at the
NDCC Disaster Preparedness Center, Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo, Quezon City. A Secretariat
at all levels shall be organized and composed of representatives from CHED and TESDA.

5. Inter-Agency Relationship of the NSRC Concerned Agencies.

NDCC (DND-OCD) CHED and TESDA

RDCC (DND-OCD RCs) CHEDROs and TESDA ROs

PDCC/MDCC HEIs and TESDA PO

TESDA School

RDCC- Regional Disaster Coordinating Council

PDCC- Provincial Disaster Coordinating Council

CDCC- City Disaster Coordinating Council

MDCC- Municipal Disaster Coordinating Council

BDCC- Barangay Disaster Coordinating Council

CHEDRO-CHED Regional Office

OCD- Office of Civil Defense

TESDA RO- TESDA Regional Office

TESDA PO- TESDA Provincial Office

HEI- Higher Education Institution

6. Duties and Responsibilities

a. NDCC through DND shall
 1. Act as the lead agency in the administration, training, organization, development,
maintenance, and utilization of the NSRC members
2. Maintain an official master list of registered NSRC members
3. Coordinate with concerned agencies for the efficient and proper administration,
training, organization, development, maintenance, and utilization of NSRC members
4. Conduct performance there results assessment of NSRC members mobilized for the
purpose and furnish the purpose and furnish the three (3) implementing agencies
with the results thereof
5. Formulate specific guidelines for the administration, training, organization,
development, maintenance, and utilization of the NSRC members
6. Do related work
b. CHED/TESDA

1. Central Offices shall

 Provide Secretariat services for the NSRC
 Prepare consolidated national master lists of officially registered
CWTS and LTS graduates per School year
 Submit official national master list of registered NSRC members, with
corresponding centrally-determined serial numbers to NDCC through
DND per school year
 Assist in administration, training, organization, development,
maintenance, and utilization of the NSRC members
 Coordinate with NDCC through DND regarding NSRC concerns and
activities
 Do related work
2. Regional Offices shall
 Prepare consolidated regional list of CWTS and LTS graduates from
HEI and in the case of TESDA to the Provincial Office to the school for
submission to CHED/TESDA Central Offices.
 Coordinate with RDCC (OCD RCs) on matters relative to NSRC
concerns
 Maintain a Directory CWTS and LTS graduates for reference
 prepare report as may be required
 do related work
3. Higher Education Institution(HEIs) TESDA Provincial Offices and Schools shall

 Prepare and submit a certified master lists with complete addresses

and contact numbers of CWTS and LTS graduates to respective
Regional Offices. In the case of TESDA, the same shall be submitted
through its provincial offices.
 Provide information on CWTS and LTS graduate as may be officially
requested by the authorized concerned agencies.
 Coordinate with PDCC/CDCC/ MDCC/BDCC, as the case may be, on
matters relative to NSRC
 Do relate work
 4. NSRC Members shall
 Report to the call of NSRC for training and respond immediately for
utilization in cases of disasters/ calamities and other relevant
socioeconomic service concerns as the needs arise, through its
Centers (RDCC/PDCC/CDCC/ MBCC/BDCC) nearest the member’s
residence and/or workplace at the time of the call
 Register at the said Center and get instructions/ briefing for specific
duties and responsibilities.

Angelo T. Reyes (Sgd.)

Secretary
Dept. of National Defense

Alcestis M. Guiang (Sgd.)

Director General
Technical Education and Skills
Development Authority

Ester Albano-Garcia (Sgd.)

Chairperson
Commission on Higher Education

Course Program

The National Service Training Program (NSTP), Curricular Program for the Civic Welfare
Training Service (CWTS) and Literacy Training Service (LTS).

A. Course Description
The Civic Welfare Training Service (CWTS) and Literacy youth Training Service (LTS) of the
National Service Training Program (NSTP) are designed to encourage the youth to contribute to the
improvement of the general welfare and the quality of Life of Filipinos. These will require the students to
carry out projects and activities contributory to the general welfare and the betterment of life of
community members or the enhancement of its facilities, especially those devoted to improving health,
education, safety, livelihood, environment, entrepreneurship, recreation, moral, patriotism, and
nationalism of the citizenry, and other social welfare services.

The CWTS /LTS Curricular Program consists of lectures and participatory discussions, team
building , and bonding activities that are designed to highlight values and skills formation, especially that
of teamwork, leadership, communication and risk- taking in the context of Community Organization and
Development, Management, Empowerment and Social Mobilization.

B. Program Implementation
1. Coverage
All incoming freshmen students, male or female, starting school year (SY) 2003-2004,
enrolled in baccalaureate are required to complete one (1) NSTP component of their choice, as a
graduation requirement.
 2. Duration and Equivalent Course Unit
CWTS/LTS are components of NSTP, shall be undertaken for two (2) semesters, credited
for three (3)units per semester, for fifty-four (54) to ninety (90) training hours per semester/
or one (1) summer program in lieu of the two (2) semester program.

C. Course Outline

Objectives

At the end of the course, the students should be able to:

a. Internalize virtues as the foundation of leadership, and how it applies on an individual, team,
and institutional levels vis-à-vis national development in the context of self-awareness and
values integration and promotion framework for understanding human nature
b. Interpret the basic concepts of Development Management and Social Mobilization
c. Apply the concepts learned and design civic welfare projects/activities to be implemented as
a team in their assigned community, barangay or government agency
d. Document team activities in their assigned barangay or government agency and provide a
summary of lessons learned in carrying out the CWTS/LTS projects and activities
e. Generate an individual output on the CWTS/LTS experience, focusing on the core values
learned. Students must present their individual output either in written or visual form.

CWTS I

I. Introduction and Class Organization

Orientation to the NSTP (RA 9163 and IRR)
CWTS/LTS Curricular Program Officer as an option in NSTP

II. Self-Awareness and Self- Management Sequence

Levels of Self Talk
Self Assessment

III. Human Person and Value Development

The Realities of the Human Person
Components of Human Person
Mission Possible Team

IV. Value Development

Value Defined
Value Formation
Value Clarification and Integration
Virtues: The Good Habit

V. Leaders and Leadership

Foundation of Leadership
Qualities of Leaders
 Characteristic of a Leader
Leadership Style

VI. Team Building for Youth Organization

Team Development
Characteristics of Effective Team
Effective Team Leaders
Effective Team Members

VII. Decision- Making

Importance and Kinds of Decision- Making
Approaches and Steps in Decision-Making
Involvement in Decision-Making
Guides in Decision- Making

VIII. Community Appraisal and Need Assessment

IX. Dimension of Development

Good Citizenship Values and Youth Moral Recovery for National Building
Sports and Recreation

X. Disaster Management, First Aid, and Emergency Safety Measures

XI. Community Health Care

Home and Community Health Care
Family Planning
Nutrition Education
HIV, AIDS, & STD Prevention
Drug Abuse Prevention

XII. Community Extension

Requirements for the CWTS-1

1. Presentation / discussion/ team building activities
2. Project consultations with accreditation agencies
3. Project implementation and presentation
4. Recitations, assignment, and quizzes
5. Participation in community outreach extension projects/ activities/ services

Grading System

Attendance and Participation in Class Discussions 20%

Exam (s) 20%
Written Reports 15%
Community Building 25%
Team Presentation 20%
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TOTAL 100%
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