BATAAN HEROES COLLEGE

NATIONAL SERVICE
TRAINING PROGRAM 1

Prepared by:
MA. PAULINE D. SALENGA, RPm
DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY
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Course Information
Course Title : National Service Training Program 1
Program : BS Accountancy & BS Entrepreneurship
Course Code : NSTP 1
Credit Units : 3 Units

Instructor Information
Name : Ma. Pauline D. Salenga, RPm

Contact Information

a. Number : 0910-539-0807
b. Facebook page : https://www.facebook.com/pauline.salenga
c. E-mail : paulinesalenga@gmail.com

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Module 1: NSTP PROGRAM (RA 9163)

Upon completion of this module, you should be able to:

1. Show understanding of the National Service Training Program (NSTP).

2. Recognize the Civic Welfare Training Service (CWTS) as the component of NSTP.
3. Express commitment to be actively involved in various community services.

1.1WHAT IS NATIONAL SERVICE TRAINING PROGRAM?

The National Service Training Program (NSTP), established by virtue of the republic act
9163, is a compulsory 1-year course for all freshmen in the universities and colleges in the
country.
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 Republic Act No. 9163, also known as An Act Establishing the 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 school year 2002-
2003 and has allowed students to choose from ROTC, LTS and CWTS as a requisite for
graduation.

1.2 NSTP COMPONENTS

1. Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)

Refers to the program component, institutionalized under Sections 38 and 39 of Republic
Act No. 7077, designed to provide military training to motivate, equip, organized and mobilize
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the youth for national defense preparedness. It shall instill in them patriotism, moral virtues,
respect for rights of civilians, and adherence to the Constitution.
2. Literacy Training Services (LTS)
Designed to train the students to teach literacy and numeracy skills to school children,
out-of-school youth, and other segments of society need of such services.

3. Civic Welfare Training Service (CWTS)

Designed to involve students actively in activities contributory to the general welfare and
the betterment of life 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 the citizenry.
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 Implementing Rules and
Regulation (IRR) dated November 13, 2009.

1.2COVERAGE OF THE 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 in public and private schools must complete one
(1) NSTP component of their choice for two semesters as a graduation requirement.
2. All higher and technical-vocational institutions, 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 (PMMA),
Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA), and other SUCs of similar nature, in view of
the special character of these institutions, are not covered by the NSTP Law.

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5. Private higher educational institutional (HEIs) and technical-vocational educational

institutions with at least 350 student cadets may offer ROTC and consequently establish 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.

1.3 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 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.

1.4 NSTP-CWTS MISSION

NSTP-CWTS aims to promote and integrate values education, transformational

leadership, and sustainable social mobilization of 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 projects planners, designers, and managers of innovative and
sustainable community service-oriented projects.
4. Conducting capability enhancements for civic welfare services geared towards preparing the
youth to become results-oriented social entrepreneurs, volunteers, and a socio-economic
mobilizing force that serves communities as value-driven innovators for progress.
5. Working closely with a network of organizations within and outside the higher education
institution.
6. Creating opportunities where students can render direct service to the community.

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1.5 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

1.6 NSTP-CWTS MINIMUM STANDARDS

NSTP-CWTS 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.
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 (2) semesters and includes
seven topics and a scope of instructions as follows:

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1. Self-awareness and values development deal with the nature of self, personal development,
roots of the Filipino character, nationalism, patriotism, and good citizenship values with core
Filipino values.
2. Leadership training discuss 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 (enhancement of instructional support materials and faculties)
c. Entrepreneurship
d. Recreation
e. Moral of the citizenry and other social welfare concerns such as voter’s 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.

CONCLUSION

NSTP as a graduation requirement is implemented by the DND, CHED, and TESDA.

The NSTP Act of 2001 or Republic Act No. 9163 has made ROTC optional and introduced LTS
and CWTS as new alternative, thus making NSTP a three-pronged program on citizenship
training.
NSTP provides a policy framework on volunteerism that underscore the fundamental
principle to harmonize the broad and diverse efforts of the volunteer sector of the country into an
integrative and effective partnership for local and national development as well as international
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cooperation and understanding. It sets a mechanism to protect the rights and privileges of the
youth in recognition of their roles and contributions to the development of society.

Review Questions:
1. How can NSTP-CWTS students serve the community?
2. What can you contribute to help achieve the mission-vision of NSTP-CWTS in your school?

Reference
Villasoto H.S. & Villasoto N.S. (2018) Human Person Gearing towards Social
Development: NSTP-CWTS. C & E Publishing, Inc.

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