NSTP-CWTS 1

LESSON 1
NSTP-CWTS CURRICULAR PROGRAM
Course Description:
The Civic Welfare Training Service (CWTS) and
Literacy 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
community facilities, especially those devoted to
improving health, education, safety, livelihood,
environment, entrepreneurship, recreation, morals,
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.
 What is the National Service
Training Program (NSTP) law?
What is the National Service Training Program
(NSTP) law?
The National Service Training Program (NSTP)
law or Republic Act No. 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 (3) program components, specifically
designed to enhance the youth's active contribution to
the general welfare of Filipinos.
 What are the program
components of the NSTP?
What are the program components of the NSTP?
Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC)
which is 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)
which is 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)
which refers to activities contributory to the general welfare
and the betterment of life of the members of the community or
the enhancement of community facilities, especially those
devoted to improving health, education, environment,
entrepreneurship, safety, recreation and morals of the citizenry,
and other social welfare services.
 Who shall take the NSTP?
 Since when has the NSTP been
implemented?
Who shall take the NSTP?
All incoming freshman students, male and
female, enrolled in any baccalaureate and in at least
two-year technical-vocational or associate courses, are
expected to complete one NSTP component of their
choice, as a graduation requirement.

Since when has the NSTP been implemented?

The NSTP has been implemented since the start
of school year 2002-2003.
• How is the NSTP taken up?
• What if cannot take the NSTP
during the regular semester?
How is the NSTP taken up?
Each of the NSTP components is undertaken for
an academic period of two semesters and is credited
for three units per semester with 54 to 90 training
hours per semester.
What if cannot take the NSTP during the regular
semester?
A one-summer program in lieu of the two-
semester program may be designed, formulated, and
adopted by DND, CHED, and TESDA, subject to the
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?
 Are currently enrolled students
covered by the NSTP law?
 Will a student who has completed all
his/her academic requirements except
ROTC be allowed to graduate?
What if the NSTP component of my choice is not
offered in my school?
Schools that do not meet the required number
of students in order to conduct a program
component or do not offer the component chosen by
their students shall allow the students to cross-enroll
at another school, irrespective of whether that school
is under CHED or TESDA; and for the ROTC,
Whether the school is managed by a different
service branch of the AFP. These students, however,
shall be subjected to the existing rules and
regulations of both their school of origin 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/her
academic.
Will a student who has completed all his/her academic
requirements except ROTC be allowed to graduate?
A student who has completed all his/her academic
requirements except for ROTC will be allowed to graduate
provided that he/she is a certified candidate by the school
on or before the affectivity of the NSTP which is on March
23, 2002.
What if a male student has completed two semesters of
the E-ROTC/NSP?
He is deemed to have complied with the NSTP
requirement.
What if a male student has taken only one semester of
Basic ROTC or E-ROTC/NSTP?
He shall take one more semester of any of the NSTP
components to qualify for graduation.
What will become of NSTP graduates?
Graduates of the non-ROTC components shall
belong to then National Service Reserve Corps
(NSRC) which could be tapped by the State for
literacy and civic welfare activities. Graduates of the
ROTC component shall form part of the AFP Citizen
Armed Force, subject to DND requirements.
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.
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 percent (50%) of the charges
of the school per academic unit.
Are there any student incentives provided for by the
NSTP?
The following incentives are to be provided to students
when they take up NSTP:
1. 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;
2. 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; and
3. 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 it implementation.
What lead agencies will monitor the implementation of the
NSTP?
CHED regional offices, TESDA provincial and district
offices, and DND-AFP through major service reserve
commands and their ROTC units 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
institutions offer at least one of the NSTP components
while state universities and colleges offer the ROTC
component and at least one 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 THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE
NATIONAL SERVICE RESERVE
CORPS (NSRC)
 Guidelines for the Establishment of the National
Service Reserve Corps (NSRC)
Background
Section 1 of RA 9163 or the National Service Training
Program Act of 200l 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 the Corps may be
tapped by the State literacy and civic welfare activities,
through the joint efforts of DND, CHED, and TESDA.
 The National Service Reserve Corps (NSRC)
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 the nation.
Functions
1. To assist in the disaster preparedness, mitigation, response,
and rehabilitation programs
2. To serve as an auxiliary to the Disaster Coordinating Council
(DCC) response units
3. To assist in the promotion of civic welfare activities
4.To assist in the implementation of literacy programs
5. To assist in socioeconomic development
6. To assist in environmental protection
7. To perform other similar endeavors
 Inter-Agency Relationship of the NSRC Concerned
Agencies
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