National Service

Training Program I
(NSTP I)
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Before we start…
Chapter 1
Discuss the different components of
NSTP; and
Apply the Mission, Vision and Core
Values of NSTP in real-life situations.
 This chapter introduces NSTP in accordance with the
newly revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR).
NSTP consists of Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC),
Literacy Training Service (LTS) and Civic Welfare Training
Service (CWTS).

NSTP aims to inculcate civic consciousness and

defense preparedness in the Filipino youth. It helps them
develop in 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 Representative 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 the students
to choose from ROTC, LTS, and CWST as a requisite for
graduation.
NSPT consists of the following:
1. ROTC, institutionalized under Sections 38 and 39 of
Republic Act No. 7077 is 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.
2. LTS is designed to train students to teach literary and
numeracy skills to school children, out of school youth,
and other segments of society in need of such
services.
3. CWTS is designed to actively involve students in activities
contributory to the general welfare and betterment of life for
the members of life for the members of the community or the
enhancement of its facilities, especially those devoted to
improving health, education, environment, entrepreneur,
safety, recreation, and morals of the citizenry.
4. The Department of National Defense (DND), Commission
on Higher Education (CHED) and Technical Educational 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, 2009.
1. All students, both male and female, enrolled in any
baccalaureate degrees or in any two-year technical-
vocational or non-degree courses in 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 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, LTS or
CWTS.
4. The Philippine Military Academy (PMA), Philippines
Merchant Marine Academy (PMMA), Philippines 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.
5. Private higher educational institutional (HEIs) and technical-
vocational educational institution with at least 350 students’
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.
 To train students to become innovators of social
change with a culture of excellence and to become 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 hardwork, integrity and
accountability for nation building, and volunteerism as
valuable and effective members of the National Service
Corps of CWTS.
 NSTP-CWTS aims to promote and integrate values
education, transformational leadership and sustainable 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, designer, and
managers of innovative and sustainable community service-
oriented projects.
4. Conducting capability enhancements for civic
welfare services geared toward preparing the youth
to become result-oriented social entrepreneurs,
volunteers and a socioeconomic mobilizing force
that serve 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.
1. Love for 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
NSTP-CWTS 1 spans a total of eighty three training hours for
two semesters and includes seven topics and scope of
instructions as follows:
1. Self-awareness and values development deals 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 concept of leadership,
human behavior, communication, motivation, teamwork,
time management, and decision making.
3. Dimensions of development covers global, national, and local issues on
a. health
b. education (enhancement of instructional support materials and faculties
c. entrepreneurship
d. recreation
e. morals of the citizenry and other social welfare
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 community
needs assessment process, survey, and actual conduct.
6. Community services dwell on drug education, health education (medical and
dental) environmental education and entrepreneurship and culture.
7. Program evaluation tackles the fundamentals, development, implementation,
monitoring and evaluation of the program.
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