COMMUNITY

IMMERSION
REQUISITES OF
NSTP: AN
OVERVIEW
VISION
A nationally-recognized S&T
University providing the vital link
between education and the economy

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MISSION
Bring the world of work (industry) into the actual
higher education and training of students

Offer entrepreneurs the opportunity to maximize

their business potentials through a gamut of services
from product conceptualization to
commercialization;

Contribute significantly to the National

Development Goals of food security and safety; and
energy sufficiency and security through technology
solutions.

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INTRODUCTION TO
NSTP COMMUNITY
IMMERSION
WHAT IS R.A.9163?
“An Act Establishing the National
Service Training Program ( for tertiary
level students, amending for the purpose
Republic Act No 7077 and Presidential
Decree No 1706 and for other purposes”

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NATIONAL SERVICE
TRAINING PROGRAM (NSTP)
The program aimed at enhancing civic
consciousness and defense preparedness in
the youth, by developing the ethics of service
and patriotism while undergoing training in
any of the three (3) program components,
specifically designed to enhance the youth’s
active contribution to the general welfare

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THE 3 COMPONENT PROGRAM
Reserve Officer’s
Training Corps (ROTC)
• Provide military training to
tertiary level students
• In order to motivate, train,
organize and mobilize them
for national defense
preparedness
Literacy Training Service
(LTS)
• Train students to teach
literacy and numeracy skills
to school children, out-of-
school youth, and other
segments of society
Civic Welfare Training
Service (CWTS)
• Refers to activities
contributory to the general
welfare and betterment of the
community by improving
health, education,
environment,
entrepreneurship, safety and
recreation, and moral values of
the citizenry and other social
welfare services
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COMMUNITY IMMERSION AS REQUISITE OF NSTP
Community immersion is one of the
most important requirements of the
National Service Training Program
prescribed to students, male or female
alike, in a private and public higher
education institutions and techno-
vocational schools (R.A. 9163)
It is a practicum-based element of NSTP
where lessons learned and acquired in
NSTP 1 are applied in the enhancement of
the trainees' capabilities, civic
consciousness, and defense preparedness
in the service of the nation
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COMMUNITY IMMERSION AS REQUISITE OF NSTP
Community immersion is a strategy in
community organizing that is sought to
imbibe among the NSTP trainees a better
understanding and realization of the
different community concerns through the
exposure to actual life situations
specifically in the deprived, depressed,
and the underprivileged communities
The NSTP trainees are expected to initiate
community-based interventions in the
form of projects and activities meant to
address the multifaceted issues and
concerns of the people in the area of
service$
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UNDERSTANDING
THE CONCEPTS
AND PRINCIPLES
OF COMMUNITY
IMMERSION
WHAT IS
COMMUNITY?
"Community" refers to a group of
people gathered together in any
geographic area, large or small, who
have common interests, actual or
potentially recognized in the social
welfare field.

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Two Categories of Community
Geographical
Defined in the purview of a group
of persons living in the same
geographical location like in a
certain village, town,
neighborhood, district, area, or
territory
Functional
The aggregate of people though
not necessarily based on living in
the same geographical location is
bonded by a common end such as
fighting for the same cause, and
having the same interests and
goals. These are people who hold
common values, share common
functions or express common
interests.
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ELEMENTS OF A COMMUNITY

DEMOGRAPHICS Includes population distribution and density

Invents of the past that contributed to the

HISTORY development of community

CULTURE Ways of living of the people

ECONOMY Income level, occupation of people

STRUCTURES Physical, political and social structures

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WHAT IS COMMUNITY
IMMERSION?
Community immersion is a strategy that goes
beyond acquainting us with community concerns
but makes possible our participation in their
(re)solution.

Community immersion in NSTP is devised as a

strategy for molding and ‘conscientizing’ students
just so that they may be socially aware and
responsible to their communities

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WHY IS IMMERSION AN
IMPORTANT APPROACH
(STRATEGY) IN GIVING
SERVICE TO THE
COMMUNITIES?

Through community immersion, trainees will be

exposed to further and other realities of life to
which they may or may not belong to.

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PRECEPTS OF COMMUNITY IMMERSION
1 2 3
Trainees may also undergo certain
Trainees should immerse in actual Trainees should identify the
changes like an increase in knowledge
community life to get to know the community people’s interest and
about the social realities, development
social, political, and economic aspirations..
of good values, empathy towards other
situation of the people.
people, and improvement of social
skills, among others.

4 5 6
Trainees must recognize people’s Trainees should be aware of the gain- Trainees must reflect on how their social
resiliency and not rob them of their negotiated sanction-the acceptance analysis of the current situation is
right to have community derived from community relations concretized in community people’s lives.
participation and determination of coupled with the right to conduct The analysis should have as much
appropriate courses of action. immersion activities meaning for the trainees as for the
community.

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FORMS OF INTEGRATION OF COMMUNITY IMMERSION

Home visits Attendance in social

gatherings (fiesta weddings,
etc.)

Living with selected Sharing in household and

families preferably community activities (cooking with
with key informants the community host, clean-up drive)

Informal discussions with Assistance in production

individuals or groups work (selling, farming, etc.)

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WHOM DO YOU IMMERSE IN THE
COMMUNITY?
Community-based service projects must be premised on the
principle of people improvement and not the ‘dole-out’ mentality
to teach people how to fish so that they will live for a lifetime.

Parents, youth, the differently-abled constituents, professionals,

members of people’s organizations, other formal and informal, and
others can be potential collaborators.

Empowering the people toward the development of the

community

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CONDITIONS IN COMMUNITY
IMMERSION
As for NSTP, students enrolled in NSTP-CWTS 2 are mandated to
undergo community immersion for a period covering a minimum
of 54 hours to a maximum of 90 hours as cited from CHED-
prescribed Program of Instruction (POI), 2007 edition.

Understand the concepts and theories behind the dynamics of

groups and communities.

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 DOS AND DON’TS IN COMMUNITY IMMERSION: BEFORE IMMERSION

07 01 01
Bring your own personal provisions like
Familiarized yourself with the basic
water, snacks, and an extra shirt .
07 02 information and theories regarding
community life.
06
Secure documents like a letter of
acceptance from the community. 02
Secure a waiver from the NSTP Office
05 prior to the visit and have it signed by
06 03 your parents.
Pay courtesy call to community leaders
whether formal or informal
03
04 Always inform your faculty in charge of
Be armed with background information 05 04 your destination, time able, and plan of
about the area for immersion. action.

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 DURING THE ACTUAL COMMUNITY IMMERSION
06
Always ask for permission from concerned
01 01
Be courteous to everyone whether to a
people when you have to take pictures
vendor or a community official.
06 02
02
Act properly and discreetly. YOU ARE
05 REPRESENTING YOUR SCHOOL
Always document your visit.
AND YOUR FELLOW STUDENTS. Be
RESPONSIBLE WITH THE WORDS

05 03 YOU SAY.

04 03
It is highly advised to keep your valuables
secured.
04 Wear proper uniforms and identification
card.

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AFTER COMMUNITY IMMERSION

01
Validate and evaluate if the programs
and activities were conducted
appropriately and as planned.

02
Provide copies of your final
documentation output to the
NSTP Office and to the
community where you conducted
your immersion for records
purposes.

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PROCESS OF
COMMUNITY
IMMERSION
PHASE 1: PRE-IMMERSION
It regards the identification of the community where
the students are immersed at.

Trainees will have to prepare themselves

physically, mentally, and spiritually for any task
ahead.

Trainees must have waivers from their parents or

guardians stating that they are informed of the
mandate to undergo the NSTP community
immersion.

The school also needs to organize its own

manpower, resources, and other technical needs.

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 CRITERIA IN THE SELECTION OF AN AREA FOR IMMERSION

06 01 01
Accessibility Select our area

06 02 02
05 Local partners must be willing to work
Stable peace and order situation and support a community project

05 03 03
04 Consider needs and resources within the
Places that are not saturated capability of students and community
by other agencies 04 partners

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PHASE 2: ENTERING THE COMMUNITY

To ensure success in entering the community,

it is necessary to have community mapping
of the target area.

This will help you identify the geographic

coverage of the project.

It will also help point out the resources that

may be used by the trainees in the
community and the relationship of people
with these resources

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CRITERIA IN THE SELECTION OF AN AREA FOR IMMERSION

01
04 01
People-centered Ostentatious entry
approach
04 02
03 02
Academic style of entry Banking on the people’s
weakness

03

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PHASE 3: COMMUNITY INTEGRATION

Is a continuous process wherein the trainees

come into direct contact and become involved
with the community people.

This phase is where the immersion phase

gets more personal. The trainees should
realize that there is an existing concern
within the community.

As the problem of the community

become more apparent, you become aware
and validate that you are part of the circle

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CRITERIA IN THE SELECTION OF AN AREA FOR IMMERSION
01
Border Style

01

03 02
People-centered 03 02 Elitist Style
method of living
with people

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PHASE 4: COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT
Needs assessment, social analysis, or
community diagnosis as others refer to it, is
a concrete base for the formulation of
programs.

It reflects the sentiments, needs,

aspirations, and recommendations of the
community people.

When it is done properly, it reflects also

the trainees’ feeling of oneness with the
community.

They begin to see that the people’s problems

also reflect their own.

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WHAT IS
COMMUNITY NEEDS
ASSESSMENT?
It is the process wherein the problems,
issues, and concerns of the community are
identified through the use of several tools
for assessment. It encourages the
participation of the community, as they are
the stakeholders, in the findings of the
assessment

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IMPORTANCE OF NEEDS ASSESSMENT

Gather information about citizens’ attitudes and options in

1 order of importance
Determine how citizens rank issues, problems, and
2 opportunities in order of importance or urgency.

Give citizens a voice in determining policies, goals, and

3 priorities.4. Evaluate current programs and policies

4 Evaluate current programs and policies.

Provide speculations about what people are

5 thinking.

Provide speculations about what people really

6 want.

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INFORMATION NEEDED IN ASSESSING COMMUNITY NEEDS

1 Historical development

2 Geographical and transportation information

3 Political and legal functions

4 Demographic data

5 Economic data

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METHODS IN COLLECTING DATA FOR COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT

Focused group discussion with key

informants
1
Community Forum/Assembly
2

3 Public records

4 Survey

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 STEPS IN CONDUCTING COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT
Establish a
working
committee to
solicit citizen
and Collect and
Select a . Go back to
community collate the
Identify the random sample the community
involvement information.8.
population to of person to for validation
and develop a Analyze the
be surveyed survey of information
plan of action data

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

List important Determine the Develop and Analyze the Finalize the
aspects that are information pretest a data document
needed to look that is needed questionnaire
upon

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 COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE IN NEEDS ASSISSMENT

07 01 01
Suggest programs to report the results Help identify community groups and
and strategies to solicit community citizens to be involved in the working
involvement. 07 02 committee

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Provide summary reports of data.. 02
Facilitate group discussions to
05 identify important issues and set
Help design a process to distribute and 06 03 priorities.
collect survey questionnaires, code,
enter and analyze the resulting data
03
04 Always inform your faculty in charge
Provide test questions from which the 05 04 of your destination, timetable, and
working committees choose questions that plan of action.
address the issues and concerns

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PHASE 5: PROGRAM/PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION
Project implementation deals with the
actual execution of the plans.

This phase of project development includes

making the final arrangement with the target
clients/community partners, officials involved
in the activities, the right schedule of each
event, day to day activities, and needs of the
clients, manpower each day of the program,
monitoring and evaluation plan and other
requirements like social and recreational
activities, and the culminating activities of the
project.

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To ensure the success of the NSTP community service projects
performed by the trainees during the immersion time, the
following must be considered:
Program must be responsive to the needs of Project must be done systematically to ensure
the clients significant contributions from pre-planning,
planning stage, implementation, and
evaluation
Contribute to the upliftment of the living
conditions of the clients
Projects must be within the capacity and
concern of the trainees that will allow them to
Maximize the resources available in the gain the knowledge, skills and encourage
community reflective action

Tap the potentials of the clients and give due Develop shared commitment among the
recognition trainees

Objectives must be SMART with the tangible Complete documentation must be observed as
results that touch the lives of the clients basis for reporting and for future studies

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PHASE 6: TERMINATION OF PROJECTS
Right at the very start, the trainee implementers must upright their
target participants of the particulars of the projects undertaken
especially in terms of time frame.

This will enable their clients or partner community to prepare for any
eventualities should the implementers will terminate the project

Rubric
Trainees are advised to inform them with due respect of the status
of the project and other details as may be deemed necessary.

Nevertheless, the trainees may decide to continue with the project if the
endeavor proves worthy of continuation, follow-up or replication.

If the proponents and implementers have decided to pursue and push

through with their venture, they can seek the assistance and support of
the school’s extension services/community outreach unit just to sustain
the project.

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• Assignment:
Make an
Community Needs
Assessment
Sample (minimum
3 pages)
Thanks!
Any questions?
You can find me at:
• jessieca.guingguing@ustp.edu.ph
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