1. What is the National Service Training Program (NSTP)?

 The National Service Training Program is a civic education and defense

preparedness program students instituted by the Government of the Philippines
on 23 July 2001 by virtue of Republic Act 9163, otherwise known as the
“National Service Training Program Act of 2001.
2. What are the components of the NSTP?
 A. Reserve Officer’s Training Corps(ROTC)- Refers to the program component.
Institutionalized under section 38 and 39 of Republic Act No. 7077, Designed to
provide military training to motivate, train organized and mobilize them for
national defense preparedness.
 B. Civic Welfare Training Service (CWTS)-Refers 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 it’s facilities, especially those
devoted to improving health, education, environment, entrepreneurship, safety,
recreation and moral of the citizenry and other social welfare services.
 C. Literacy training Service (LTS)- Refers to the program component designed to
train the students to teach literacy and numeracy skills to school children, out-
of-school youth and other segments of society in need of their services. Who are
covered by NSTP Law?

3. What is the duration and equivalent course unit of each of the NSTP Component?
 Each of the NSTP program components shall be undertaken for an academic
period of two (2) semesters (NSTP 1 and 2) or an equivalent one-semester
integrated (NSTP 1-2) course. The allotted time for NSTP classes per semester is
54 – 90 hours.
4. What fees shall be charged to students taking any of the NSTP components?
 No other fees shall be collected except basic tuition fees, which should not be
more than 50% of the charges of the school per academic unit.
5. Who is covered by the suspension of the ROTC requirement?
 Suspension of ROTC Requirement – The completion of ROTC training as a
requisite for graduation is hereby set aside for those students who despite
completing all their academic units as of the effectivity of this Act have not been
allowed to graduate. Section 15.

6. What happens to male students who are currently enrolled and have not taken or
completed the ROTC graduation requirements?
  Male students who have completed two semesters of the Expanded ROTC (E-
ROTC) / National Service Program (NSP) are deemed to have complied with the
NSTP requirement.
7. How are Clustering and Cross-Enrollment done?
 Clustering refers to the grouping of students enrolled to different schools and
taking up the same NSTP component into one group under the management and
supervision of a designated school while cross enrollment refers to a system of
enrollment where a student is officially enrolled in and academic program of an
origin.
8. Who will manage the NSTP implementation?
 The CHED and TESDA regional offices shall oversee and monitor the
implementation of the NSTP under their jurisdiction to determine if the trainings
are being conducted in consonance with the objectives of this Act.
9. What are the Guidelines for the Accreditation of NGOs to Formulate and Administer
Training Modules?
 Section 1.

Guiding Principle.
 While it is the prime duty of the government to serve and protect its citizens, in
turn it shall be the responsibility of all citizens to defend the security and
promote the general welfare of the State, and in fulfillment thereof, the
government may require each citizen to render personal military or civil service.

 Section 2.

Role of the Youth

 A. In recognition of the vital role of the youth in nation building, the State shall
promote civic consciousness among them and shall develop their physical,
moral, spiritual, intellectual and social well- being. It shall inculcate the ideals of
patriotism, nationalism, and advance their involvement in public and civic affairs.
B. As the most valuable resource of the nation, they shall be motivated, trained,
organized and involved in military, literacy, civic welfare programs and other
similar endeavors in the service of the nation

10. are the basic guidelines for the formulation of the NSTP Curriculum?
 The curriculum shall be formulated by the Program coordinator duly approved
by the school authorities, copy furnished CHED/TESDA Regional Offices. It shall
comply with the Intent and requirements of the NSTP and its components. It
shall provide for both lecture and practicum activities. NSTP Practicum activities
shall be separate from the practicum requirements of other subjects/courses.
 The course syllabi shall clearly define the objectives, contents, activities,
requirements and student evaluation systems. Program coordinators and
instructions/lecturers shall be duly qualified interns of training and experience,
to handle their respective assignments.
11. What is the CMO No. 5, series of 2003?
 NSTP fee collected shall constitute a trust fund, 70% of which shall be exclusively
for the operation of program.
 *The remaining 30% retained by the school, shall serve as contingency funds
especially in un programed activities not originally included in the program of
Expenditures (POE) prepared by the ROTC Commandant or CWTS/LTC
Coordinator and approved by the school head.
 *The remaining fund balance shall be carried over the next semester;
 *Expenditures/disbursement shall be subjected to periodic audits by the proper
school authorities and concerned NSTP Officers and
 *ROTC Commandants/CWTS and LTS Program Coordinators shall submit
comprehensive report on the utilization of the NSTP Funds to their respective
school heads and Reserve Unit Commanders/Program Heads two weeks after
the end of every semester.
12. s NSTP-One Summer Program (NSTP-OSP)?
 NSTP-OSP is created under RA 9163 or the NSTP Act of 2001, specially Section6
and jointly devised, formulated and adopted by the DND, CHED and TESDA.NSTP-
OSP is established for the three (3) components: ROTC, CWTS and LTS.This is
intended for graduating students in baccalaureate or at least two-year technical-
vocational or associate courses, who have yet to comply with the NSTP
 As a requirement for graduation, as well as the students, thus allowing them to
concentrate on the academic subjects and other co-curricular concerns.
13. What is the National Service Reserve Corps (NSRC)?
 NSRC is created under Section 11 of RA 9163 or the NSTP Act of 2001,composed
of graduates of the non-ROTC components: the CWTS and LTS. Members of this
Corps maybe tapped by the State for literacy and civic welfare activities, through
the joint effort of DND, CHED and TESDA.