The National Service Training

Program or NSTP

 NSTP-is a mandated program in the curricula

of all baccalaureate programs and in at least
(2) years of technical-vocational or associate
courses in all State University and Colleges
(SUC's).
The students starting school year
2002-2003 have been required to
complete (1) NSTP component of their choice
for graduation, in compliance with section 4 of
Republic Act No. 9163, otherwise known as
the National Service Training Program Act of
2001 and section 4, Rule III of implementing
Rules and Regulations. This Law started to be
implemented In all colleges and universities in
2002.
The NSTP act of 2001 was conceptualized by
the former CHED Secretary Ester A. Garcia,
now the President of the University of the East, and
better known as Republic Act 9163 and signed into
law by her Excellency President Gloria Macapagal
Arroyo. This is in response to the public clamor of
reform in the Reserve Officers Training Corps
(ROTC).
 The NSTP law is geared toward
enhancing civic consciousness and
defense preparedness in the youth by
developing in the or the ethics of service and
patriotism while undergoing training in any of
its three (3) program components especially
designed to inspire the youth to actively
participate and contribute to the general
welfare.
 1.Reverse Officer Training Corps (ROTC),
designed to provide military training to
tertiary-level students to motivate, train,
organize, and mobilize them for national
defense preparedness.
 2.Literacy Training Service (LTS) trains
students to teach literacy and numeracy skills
to school children, out-of-school youths and
any other segments of society in need of this
service.
 3.
Civic Welfare Training Service (CWTS)
designs activities that will contribute to
general welfare and betterment of life for the
community as well as enhance its facilities
and improve the health condition of its
members.
This can be done by focusing on
providing the community members
with basic skills on health, environmental
sanitation, entrepreneurship, safety
secretion, and enhancing their moral
values.