NSTP Program (RA 9163)

MARJORIE P. LACAP, P h.D.

Learning Objectives
1. Show understanding of the National Service Training Program (NSTP)
2. Recognize the Civic welfare Training Service (CWTS) as the component of NSTP that aims to
help alleviate social problems through the different community services; and
3. Express commitment to be actively involved in various community services.
Overview
National Service Training Program (NSTP)
refers to the 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. Its various components are specially designed to enhance the
students’ participation in nation-building.
Overview
NSTP Law / Republic Act No. 9163
An act establishing the National Service Training Program (NSTP) for the tertiary level
students, amending for the purpose Republic Act No. 7077 and Presidential Decree No.
1706 and for other purposes.
Signed by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on January 23, 2002
Consolidation of House bill No. 3593 and Senate Bill 1824 Passed by the Senate and the
House of the Representatives on December 19, 2001.
Made ROTC optional since the first semester of school year 2002-2003 and has allowed
students to choose from ROTC, LTS and CWTS as a requisite for graduation.
NSTP Components
Reserve Officer Training Corps(ROTC)
a program institutionalized under section 38 to 39 of RA 7077 designed to provide military training
to tertiary level students in order to motivate, train, organize and mobilize them for national
defense preparedness.
Civic Welfare Training Service
refers to programs of activities contributory to the general welfare and the 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 morals of
citizen.
Literacy Training Service
is a program designed to train students to become teachers of literacy and numeracy skills to
school children, out of school youth, and other segments of society in need to their service.
 Coverage of NSTP Law
The NSTP Law covers the following :
1. All students, both male and female, enrolled in any baccalaureate degree or two-year technical-
vocational or non-degree courses is public and private schools must complete one NSTP component of
their choice for two semesters as a graduation requirement.
2. All higher and technical- vocational institution, public and private, must offer at least one NSTP
component.
3. State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) must offer ROTC and at least one other NSTP component, namely:
LTS or CWTS.
4. The Philippine Military Academy (PMA), Philippine Merchant Marine Academy or PMMA, Philippine
National Police Academy (PNPA), and other SUCs of similar nature, and view of the special character of
these institutions, are not covered by the NSTP Law
5. Private Higher Educational Institutions or HEIs and Technical- Educational institutions with at least 350
students cadets may offer ROTC and consequently established and maintain a Department of military
Science and Tactics, which is still subject to the existing rules and regulations of the Armed Forces of the
Philippines.
NSTP - CWTS Vision
To train students to become innovators of social change with a culture of excellence
and leaders with integrity, competence, and commitment to render service to the
community
To develop in the youth the values patriotism and national pride, discipline and hard
work, integrity and accountability for nation-building, and volunteerism as valuable and
effective member of the national service corps of CWTS
NSTP-CWTS Mission
NSTP-CWTS aims to promote and integrate values education, transformational leadership, and
sustainable social mobilization for youth development, community-building, national renewal
and global solidarity by:
1. Providing relevant activities that will contribute to the physical, intellectual, spiritual and
social development of students.
2. Inculcating in students the values of leadership, patriotism, and social responsibility
3. Training students to become project planners, designers, and managers of innovative and
sustainable community service-oriented project.
4. Conducting capability enhancement for civic welfare services geared toward preparing the
youth to become result-oriented social entrepreneurs, volunteers, and a socio-economic
mobilizing cores that serves communities as value-driven innovators for progress
5. Working closely with a network of organizations with in and outsides the higher education
institution
6. Creating opportunities where students can render direct service to the community.
NSTP CORE VALUES
NSTP- CWTS fosters the following values:
1. Love of God
2. Human dignity
3. Discipline, truth, goodness and social responsibility
4. Awareness, innovations, and creativity
5. Respect, synergy, and professionalism
6. Excellence and indigenous learning
7. Protection and conservation of the environment
8. Quality service delivery
NSTP- CWTS Minimum Standards
 helps develop informed and self reliant communities by encouraging inter government agency
cooperation and providing complementary assistance and support to facilitate socio economic
progress, environmental management and delivery of basic services, geared toward uplifting the
well being of people
 its strategies follow an integrative approach to community development, which unite people,
local officials, civic leaders and non governmental organizations
a three-unit, non-academic course for students who opt to take CWTS component of NSTP
 development of common modules set forth in the IRR
Spans a total of 83 training hours for two semesters
Topics and Scope of Instructions
1. Self awareness and values development deal with the nature of self, personal development ,
roots of the Filipino character, nationalism and patriotism and good citizenship values with
core Filipino values.
2. Leadership training discusses the concepts of leadership, human behavior, communication,
motivation, teamwork, time management, and decision making.
3. Dimensions of development cover global, national and local issues on
a. Health
b. Education
c. Entrepreneurship
d. Recreation
e. Morals of the citizenry and other social welfare concerns such as voters’ education and poverty
alleviation
Topics and Scope of Instructions
1. Community exposure and agency visits refer to the nature, development and approaches in
community work and community building.
2. Community needs assessment includes knowing the community and the community needs
assessment process, survey and actual conduct.
3. Community services dwell on drug education, health education (medical and dental),
environmental education, entrepreneurship and culture.
4. Program evaluation tackles the fundamentals, development, implementation, monitoring
and evaluation of program.