NSTP –

CWTS 1
OFFICIAL GAZETTE OF THE
REPUBLIC OF THE
PHILIPPINES
National
Service
Training
Program
(NSTP) Republic Act
9163
Tertiary Level students with an
aim to promote civic
consciousness among the
youth and inculcate in them
the spirit of nationalism and
advance their involvement in
public and civic affairs
✓ develop the youth’s physical
✓ moral
✓ spiritual
✓ intellectual
✓ social well-being
✓ promote defense preparedness
and ethics of service
while undergoing training
Literacy Training Service
Reserve Officers’
Training Corps (ROTC) (LTS)
A program institutionalized under
Sections 38 and 39 of Republic Act
A program designed to train
students to become teachers of
No. 7077
provide military training to tertiary
literacy and numeracy skills to
school children, out of school youth,
and other segments of society in
level students in order to motivate,
need of their service.
train, organize and mobilize them
for national defense preparedness
composed of programs or 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 the citizenry
Civic Welfare Training
Service (CWTS)
 Who are covered by the NSTP Law?

In order to graduate, all male and female students enrolled in baccalaureate

degree programs or at least two-year technical-vocational programs in public
and private educational institutions must successfully complete one (1) of
the NSTP components (RA 9163). NSTP is a first-year option at the
university.

https://www.ust.edu.ph/community-development/nstp/#:~:text=the%20general%20welfare.-
,Who%20are%20covered%20by%20the%20NSTP%20Law%3F,for%20graduation%20(RA%209163).
How much time is needed to complete
the NSTP?
NSTP program components shall be undertaken for an academic period
of two semesters (NSTP 1 and 2) or an equivalent one-semester
integrated (NSTP 1-2) course

The allotted time for NSTP classes per semester is 54 – 90

hours.

The whole NSTP program weighs six units and should be

taken for two semesters, three units each semester.
How are the NSTP classes structured?
Student enrolled in the first semester of NSTP shall undergo a Module

✓ citizenship training
✓ drug education
✓ disaster awareness
✓ preparedness, and management
✓ environmental protection and other national security
concerns

Upon completion of the Module, the student must select the specific program component that
he/she will pursue in the future.
Am I allowed to take NSTP 2 before NSTP 1?
- No. NSTP 1 is a prerequisite for NSTP 2.

Am I allowed to take different program components for my NSTP 1 and 2?

- No, you have to take six (units) of the same component to complete NSTP.

After graduation, what will happen to us?

Graduates of the CWTS and LTS components of the NSTP shall belong to the National Service
Reserve Corps (NSRC) and could be tapped by the State for literacy and civic welfare
activities, especially in times of calamities while graduates of the ROTC program shall form
part of the Citizen Armed Force.
SERVICE-LEARNING
“course-based, credit bearing educational experience in which students
(a) participate in an organized service activity that meets identified
community needs,
(b) reflect on the service activity in such a way as to gain further
understanding of course content, a broader appreciation of the discipline,
and an enhanced sense of personal values and civic
responsibility” (Bringle and Hatcher, 1995, p. 112).
What is a service-learning class?
includes students in performing community service as a requirement for a course.
Students discuss the experience with the goals of the course through directed
reflection and learning exercises.

Why is Service-Learning important

Service-Learning broadens the academic experience while also giving students a
more in-depth education.

Service-Learning strengthens students' and faculty members' involvement in the

community, motivating them to take on additional leadership roles. Socially conscious and
service-oriented citizens.
How is service-learning different from community engagement?
Community Engagement
The democratic principle that everyone should have a say in the decision-making
process surrounding an issue that affects their community is the foundation of
community involvement. Additionally, it holds the promise that public
involvement can have an impact on choices that affect the delivery of services,
long-term goals, and the sustainability of our communities.
(eg. Ensuring that disaster affected communities have accurate and timely
information enables their meaningful participation in humanitarian response.)

Service Learning
Among the many ways to participate with your community is service-learning. is
a requirement for students in some courses, however Faculty members who
participate in community activity are said to be engaged in the community.
What is the purpose?
Serving the underprivileged community and improving student learning are the two main
objectives of service-learning.by providing a service.

What are the types of service-learning activities?

1. Direct Service-Learning is person-to-person, face-to-face service that has an impact on the
people who receive it.direct student assistance
(eg. tutoring, interactions with seniors, children's art projects, peer mediation, training
and seminars.).

2. Projects for indirect service-learning that benefit the community as a whole rather than a single
person
(eg. coastline cleanup, improvements to school infrastructure, resource mobilization,
including drives for food and clothes).
3. Working on projects that involve advocacy, service-learning, acting, speaking, writing, teaching,
presenting, informing, etc. Encourage people to take action or raise awareness about issues of public
importance

(e.g., promoting reading, peace, environmental protection, local history, preventing drug use
and violence, and preparing for disasters).

4. Research Service-Learning - data collection, interviewing, evaluations, experiments, effect

assessment, finding, gathering, and reporting information on subjects of public interest
(eg. renewable energy, community health, etc.)profiling, testing the water, research on
flora and fauna, and surveys).