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NSTP-1: Immaculada Concepcion College
NSTP-1: Immaculada Concepcion College
NSTP-1: Immaculada Concepcion College
MODULE
(Week 1)
in
NSTP-1
By:
HERMANDO G. GUMANGAN
Professor
II. Introduction
The first lesson of this module introduced Republic Act No. 9163 that establishes the National
Service Training Program or NSTP (for tertiary level students), components of NSTP, students covered by the
NSTP Law, course duration of NSTP, NSTP tuition fee and completion of NSTP program.
IV. Pre-Test
Give the correct meaning of the following acronym.
1. CHED
2. CWTS
3. LTS
4. ROTC
5. DND
V. Objectives
1. Discuss the legal bases of the National Service Training Program
2. Identify and explain vital provisions of the NSTP Implementing Rules and Regulations
3. Differentiate the scope of the three components of National Training Service Program
4. Appreciate the importance of the National Service Training Program
1. 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 the 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, safety, 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 is designed to promote general welfare to
the community. It is a program that enhances the way of living of every person in the community.
There are other relevant questions that may arise in the implementation of the program, as follows:
What if a student is a second degree taker? A graduate associate before 2003-2004? Or, a
transferee who took the NSTP from other University?
Based on Republic Act No. 9163, Rule 3, sections 4a1, 4a2, and 4a3, students who finished or
graduated before School Year 2003-2004 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.
“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 authorities. The
reason for this is identification and safety of the students, since most of the NSTP Programs are done outside
the university.
VIII. Assignment
Study Values Education, Self-Awareness, Good Citizenship, and Governance.