Implementing NSTP Rules and Regulations Lesson 1
LESSON 1
IMPLEMENTING NSTP RULES
AND REGULATIONS
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Identify and explain vital nity service through R.A. No.
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Republic Act No. 9163 establishes the National Service
Training Program or NSTP (for tertiary level students) amending
for the purpose as stated on the Republic Act No. 7077 and PD
No. 1706 .
The National Service Training Program (NSTP) is defined
under Republic Act No. 9163, section 3, as a 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 its three program components.
Since NSTP requires training, civic consciousness can be
enhanced by doing community immersion which is an integral part
of Civic Welfare Training Service (CWTS) and Literacy Training
Service (LTS) while defense preparedness is enhanced through
the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC).
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Distinctive Features of CWTS, LTS, and ROTC
CWTS and LTS deal with civic enhancement while ROTC
focuses on defense or military preparedness. To understang
further, section 3 of Republic Act No. 9163, the program
components of NSTP are defined as:
4, Reserve Officer Training Corps refers to the program
component institutionalized under Sections 38 and 39 of
Republic Act No. 7077, designed to provide military
training to tertiary level students in order to motivate, train,
organize, and mobilize them for national defense
preparedness;
2. Literacy Training Service is the program component
designed to train students to teach literacy and numeracy
skills to school children, out of school youths, and other
segments of the society in need of their services; and,
3. Civic Welfare Training Service pertains to the program
component 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, safely, recreation, and
moral of the citizenry and other social welfare services.
These three components differ in specialization. ROTC
focuses on the military science training wherein students are
trained in preparation for war, while CWTS and LTS deal with civic
enhancement through community immersion programs. The
difference between LTS and CWTS lies on the program
implementation, Literacy Training Service is designed to train
future teachers of the nation for eradicating illiteracy of children
and out of school youths while Civic Welfare Training Service 's
designed to promote general welfare to the community. It is @
program that enhances the way of living of every person in the
community.
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implementation of the program, as follows:Implementing NSTP Rules and Regulations Lesson 1
Is every first year student covered by the NSTP Law?
Every first year student effective School Year 2002-2003,
male or female, enrolled in any baccalaureate degree and in at
least two years Technical-Vocational or associate course is
required to complete at least one of the three components of the
NSTP as a graduation requirement and as stipulated in Republic
Act No. 9163, Rule 3, section 4a.
What if a student is a second degree taker? a graduate of
associate course before SY 2003-2004? or, a transferee who took
the NSTP from other Universuy?
Based on Republic Act No. 9163, Rule 3, sections 4a1,
4a2 and 443, students who finished or graduated before School
Year 2003 and 2004 are exempted to take the NSTP. Also,
exempted are those students who completed any of the three
components but considered freshmen to the course where they
transferred or shifted; foreign students; and students of Philippine
Merchant Marine Academy, Philippine National Police Academy,
and Philippine Military Academy in view of the special character of
these institutions. aan
What is the time duration of the NSTP Program?
Rule 6, sections 6a and 6b of Republic Act No. 9163
clarified the course duration of NSTP wherein every student shall
take NSTP for an academic period of two semesters which consist
of 3 units per semester with a minimum of 54 hours and a
maximum of 90 training hours per semester. It can also be
undertaken for one summer program in lieu of the two semesters
if the institution allows it.
Do students need to pay NSTP fee?
This question is best answered by referring to Rule 4,
section 9 of the NSTP law which states that:
“No fees shall be collected for any of the NSTP
components except basic tuition, which should not be more
than fifty (50%) percent of the charges of the school per
academic unit’
Even though it is stipulated in the NSTP law that only basic
tuition is allowed to be collected, there are some universities that
require minimal fee for uniform with consent from the concerned
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Lesson 1 Implementing NSTP Rules and Regulation
authorities. The reason for this is for identification and safet,
the students, since most of the NSTP Programs are done Bin
the university. le
what will the students receive affer completing NSTP
Program?
Every student will be given a certificate of completion with
corresponding serial number issued by CHED, TESDA, and OND
serreflected in Rule 6, section 12 of Republic Act No. 9163. All
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 those graduates of ROTC
opel form part of the Citizen Armed Forces pursuant to Republic
‘Act No. 7077 as stipulated in Rule 6, sections 11a and 11 of the
NSTP law.
ACTIVITY 1 Oral Sharing of Observation Notes
Form a group of five members. Visit other university and
observe how it implements NSTP. Share your findings to the cla
References:
Republic Act (RA) No. 9163 “NSTP Law of 2002"
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NSTP RULES AND REGULATIONS
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A. Modified True or False: Write true if the statement is true. If it
is false, write the correct answer in the given space to make
the statement true. The underlined words serve as clues.
1. NSTP refers to the program component
designed to train the students to teach
literacy and numeracy skills to school
children, out of schoo! youths, and other
‘segments of the society in need of their
services,
——— + 2 The maximum time in undertaking NSTP
is 94 hours,
3. The NSTP Law, Rule 4, offers less 40%
in the basic tuition of the subject per
student.
4. NSTP law was first implemented in
School Year 2002 - 2003.
5. LTS refers to the program component or
activities contributory to the general
welfare and the betterment of life for the
members of the community.
6. All graduates of ROTC shall form part of
the NSRC or National Service Reserve
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7. Only males are required to take the
NSTP.
: 8. Every student should finish the three
components of the NSTP.
8. WTS is a program aimed at enhancing
civic consciousness. and defense
Preparedness in the youth by developing
the ethics of service and patriotism.
10. All graduates of NSTP will be given a
of nition with serial
number from DND, CHED, and TESDA.
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B. Essay
Explain the differences among the three components
the NSTP. (5pts) On