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UNIT 1- THE NATIONAL SERVICE TRAINING PROGRAM

MODULE OVERVIEW

In this module, we will answer the frequently asked questions (FAQs) about NSTP subject.

MODULE LEARNING OBJECTIVES

At the end of this unit, the students are expected to:

 Explain the history and significance of the NSTP in the purview of national security and development.
 Support the implementation of NSTP-related activities and endeavors.
 Appreciate the value of NSTP as a citizenship training program.

LEARNING CONTENTS

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQs) ABOUT NSTP

1. What is the National Service Training Program?

The National Service Training Program (NSTP) Law as embodied in Republic Act 9163 is 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 program components specifically designed
to enhance the youth’s active contribution to the general welfare.
2. What are the program components of the NSTP?
a. Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC)
- It is designed to provide military training to tertiary level students in order to motivate, train,
organize, and mobilize them for national defense preparedness.
b. Literacy Training Service (LTS)
- It is designed to train the students to teach literacy and numeracy skills to school children, out-
of-school youth and other segments of society in need of their services.
c. Civic Welfare Training Services (CWTS)
- Refers to activities contributory to the general welfare and the betterment of life for the
members of the community.
- It also refers to the enhancement of its facilities, especially those developed to improving
health, education, environment, entrepreneurship, safety, recreation and moral of the citizenry
and other social welfare services.
3. Who shall take the 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 NSTP component of their choice
as graduation requirement.
4. How will the NSTP be taken up?
Each of the NSTP components shall be undertaken for an academic period of each two semesters and
credited for three units per semester with 54 to 90 training hours per semester.
5. What is NSTP cannot be taken up during the regular semester?
A one summer program in lieu of the two semester program may be designed, formulated, and adopted
by Department of National Defense (DND), Commission on Higher Education (CHED), and Technical
Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) subject to the capability of the school and the AFP
to handle the same.
6. What if the NSTP program component chosen by a student is not offered in his/her school?
School that do not meet the required number of student in order to conduct a program component or do
not offer the component chosen by their students shall allow them to cross enroll to other school irrespective
of whether the school is under CHED or TESDA and for ROTC, whether they are managed by different AFP
branches of service.
7. Are currently-enrolled students covered by the NSTP?
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 NSTP.

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8. Will a student who has completed all the academic requirements of his course 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 March 23, 2002.
9. What if a male student has completed two semesters of E-ROTC/NSP?
He is deemed to have complied with the NSTP requirement
10. What if a male student has only taken one (1) semester of Basic ROTC and E-ROTC/NSP?
He shall take one more semester of any of the NSTP components to qualify for graduation.
11. What will become of NSTP graduates?
Graduates of non-ROTC components? It shall belong to the National Service Reserve Corps (NSRC)
that could be tapped by the State for literacy and civic welfare activities. Graduates of the ROTC component
shall form only part of the AFP Citizen Armed Force, subject to DND requirements.
12. How can a student continue to qualify for enlistment in the AFP Reserve Force?
He/she may qualify for enlistment in the AFP Reserve Force as long as he/she has completed the two
semesters of Basic ROTC.
13. How much fee will be charged for an NSTP component?
No fees shall be collected for any of the NSTP component except basic tuition fees, which should not be
more than 50% of the charges of the school per academic unit.
14. What student incentives can be provided by the NSTP?
The following incentives to students are to be provided when they take up NSTP:
 a program of assistance/incentives for ROTC students from DND which will be in accordance with
existing laws and regulations and subject to the availability of funds.
 Schools authorities concerned, CHED and TESDA shall ensure that health and accident group
insurances are provided to students enrolled in any of the NSTP components
 a special scholarship program for qualified NSTP shall be administered by CHED and TESDA subject
to the availability of funds.
15. Who is responsible for supervising the NSTP?
School authorities shall exercise academic and administrative supervision over the design, formulation,
adoption and implementation of the different NSTP components in their respective schools.
16. What lead agencies will monitor the implementation of the NSTP?
CHED Regional Office, TESDA Provincial and District Offices, and the DND-AFP, through the major
Service Reserve Commands and their ROTC Units, shall oversee if the trainings conducted are in
consonance with the Republic Act.
17. Is the NSTP available in all schools and universities?
All higher and technical vocational educational institutions shall be offering at least one of the NSTP
components, while State Universities, and Colleges (SUCs) will offer the ROTC component and at least one
other NSTP component.

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5. Gonzales, Vivian A. 1987. Values Integration and Promotion. A Civic Welfare
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