NSTP - CWTS 1 MODULE 1

I. TITLE
THE NATIONAL SERVICE TRAINING PROGRAM (RA 9163)

II. LEARNING OBJECTIVES

At the end of this chapter, the learners are expected to:

 Show understanding of the National Service Training Program (NSTP);

 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
 Express commitment to be actively in various community services.

III. OVERVIEW
This chapter introduces NSTP in accordance with its newly revised Implementing Rules and Regulations
(IRR). The NSTP components are the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC), Literacy Training Service
(LTS), and Civic Welfare Training Services (CWTS).
NSTP aims to inculcate civic consciousness and defense preparedness in the Filipino youth. It helps
develop in them the ethics of service and patriotism while they undergo training in any of the program’s three
components which are specifically designed to enhance the students’ participation in nation-building.
The NSTP Law or RA 163 also known as “ An Act Establishing The National Service Training Program
(NSTP) for tertiary level students, Amending for the purpose Republic act No. 7077 and Presidential Decree
No. 1706, and for Other Purposes, was signed by former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on January 23,
2002. It is a consolidation of House Bill No. 3593 and Senate Bill No. 1824 passed by the House of
Representatives and the Senate on December 19, 2001.

The NSTP Law has made ROTC optional since the first semester of the school year 2002-2003 and has
allowed students to choose from ROTC, LTS, and CWTS as a requisite for graduation.

IV. TOPICS
Midterm
 Chapter 1. NSTP Program (RA 9163)
 Chapter 2. The Nature of Human Person
 Chapter 3. Values Development for Citizenship Training
 Chapter 4. Leadership Training
 Chapter 5. Fundamentals of Group Dynamics
 Chapter 6. Dimension of Development
Finals
 Chapter 7. Dimension of Development:
o First Aid Education
 Chapter 8. Dimension of Development
o Entrepreneurship
 Chapter 9. Dimension of Development:
o Recreation, Physical Fitness, and Wellness
 Chapter 10. The Social Menace of Drug Addiction

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 Chapter 11. Campus Safety and Security
 Chapter 12. Global Warming, Disaster Risk Reduction, and Management Awareness
 Chapter 13. Volunteerism

V. VIRTUAL DISCUSSION OF TOPICS / MODULAR

VI. CHEK-UP TEST
VII. REFERENCES
 Herminigildo S. Villasoto, Noemi S. Villasoto (C & E 2018). Human Person Gearing towards
Social Development: NSTP-CWTS 1 Worktext for College Students Second Edition page 1-4
 https://nstp.upd.edu.ph/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Republic-Act.-No-9163-NSTP-Act-2001.pdf

NSTP COMPONENTS
a. Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)-Refers to the Program component. Institutionalized
under section 38 and 39 of Republic Act No. 7077, designed to provide military training to
motivate, equip, organize and mobilize the youth for national defense preparedness. It shall instill
in them patriotism, moral virtues, respect for rights of civilians, and adherence to the Constitution.
b. Civic Welfare Training Service (CWTS)-Refers to the program component or activities
contributory to the general welfare and the betterment of life of 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 services.
c. Literacy training Service (LTS)- Refers to the program component 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. Who are covered by NSTP Law?

The Department of National Defense (DND), Commission on Higher Education (CHED),and Technical
Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) lead in the implementation and monitoring of NSTP.
Their primary function is to oversee if the program being conducted in schools is in consonance with the
newly revised IRR dated November 13, 20019

COVERAGE OF THE NSTP LAW

THE NSTP Law covers the following:
 All incoming Freshmen students , mall, female, starting school year (SY) 2020 – 2021, Enrolled in any
baccalaureate and in least two (2) year technical – vocational or associate courses, are required to
complete one (1) NSTP component of their choice, as a graduation requirement.
 All higher and technical – vocational education institutions must at least one (1) of the NSTP
components.
 State universities and colleges (SUC’s), shall offer the ROTC component and at least one (1) other
NSTP Components.
 The Philippine Military academy (PMA). Philippine merchant marine academy (PMMA), Philippine
national police academy (PNPA), and other SUC’s of similar nature, in view of the special character of
these institutions, are not covered by NSTP LAW.
 Private higher educational institutional (HEIs) and technical – vocational education institutions with at
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least 350 student cadets may offer the ROTC component and consequently establish / maintain a
department of military science and tactics (DMST), subject to the existing rules and regulations of the
armed forces of the Philippines (AFP).

NSTP-CWTS VISION
 To train students to become innovators of social change with a cultural of excellence and leaders with
integrity, competence, and commitment to render service to the community.
 To develop in the youth the values of patriotism and national pride, discipline and hard work, integrity
and accountability for nation-building, and volunteerism as valuable and effective members 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 and
global solidarity by:

 Providing relevant activities that will contribute to the physical, intellectual, spiritual, and social development of
students
 Inculcating in students the values of leadership, patriotism, and social responsibility
 Training students to become project planners, designers, and managers of innovative and sustainable community
service-oriented projects
 Conducting capability enhancements for civil welfare services geared toward preparing the youth to become
results-oriented social entrepreneurs, volunteers, and socio-economic mobilizing force that serves communities
as value-driven innovators for progress.
 Working closely with a network of organizations within and outside the higher education institution.
 Creating opportunities where the students can render direct service to the community

NSTP-CWTS CORE VALUES

NSTP-CWTS fosters the following values:

1. Love of God
2. Human dignity
3. Discipline, truth, goodness, and social responsibility
4. Awareness, innovation, 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

NSTP-CWTS helps develop informed and self- reliant communities by encouraging inter-government

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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.

The NSTP-CWTS strategies follow an integrative approach to community development, which unites
the people, local officials, civic leaders, and non-governmental organizations.

The NSTP-CWTS 1 is a three-unit, non-academic course for students who opt to take the CWTS
component of NSTP.

The minimum standard for NSTP is the development of the common and specific modules set forth in the IRR.

NSTP-CWTS 1 spans a total of 83 training hours for two semesters and includes seven topics and a scope of
instructions as follows.

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 decisions-making.
3. Dimensions of development cover global, national, and local issues on health, education, entrepreneur,
recreation and morals of the citizenry and other social welfare concerns such as voters’ education and poverty
alleviation.
4. Community exposure and agency visits refer to the nature, development and approaches in community work and
community-building.
5. Community needs assessment includes knowing the community and the community needs assessment process,
survey, and actual conduct.
6. Community services dwell on drug education, health education (medical and dental), environmental education,
entrepreneurship, and culture.
7. Program evaluation tackles the fundamentals, development, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of the
program.

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