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Modules in Civic Welfare Training

National Service Training Service 2


Program 2 (CWTS 2)/
Literacy Training Service 2
(LTS 2)

To the University of Rizal System Student:

Welcome to NSTP 2 (Civic Welfare Training Service 2/ Literacy Training


Service 2). This course guide covers the discussions on topics volunteerism, needs
assessment, community work and development knowledge of which is very important
in the conceptualization of project proposal, project implementation, monitoring,
evaluation and accomplishment report preparation for community/literacy service
projects

I am ______________________, your Facilitator for NSTP 2 (Civic Welfare


Training Service 2/ Literacy Training Service 2. Should you wish to get in touch with
me, please connect at ___________________.

         The other members of the course team are:

Prof Bernadette Castalone, an Associate Professor II from the College of


Science and Education of URS Main Campus in Tanay, Rizal.

Prof Albert Q. Clemente, an Assistant Professor III from the College of


Business, URS Binangonan Campus

Prof Donna Dela Vega, an Instructor II from the College of Hospitality Industry,
URS Antipolo Campus

Prof Irene Feliciano, an Assistant Professor from the College of Education,


URS Antipolo Campus

Prof Barbara Grace Mendez, an Asst. Professor III from the College of
Business, URS Antipolo Campus

Prof Eusebio Oliva Jr, an Instructor II from the College of Business URS
Binangonan Campus
Mrs Marivic C. Reyes an Instructor III from the College of Industrial Technology,
URS Cainta Campus

Should you wish to get in touch with us, please connect at nstp@univrs.edu.ph

Course Code : NSTP 2


Course Title : National Service Training Program 2
(Civic Welfare Training Service 2/
Literacy Training Service 2)
Credit Units : 3 units
Time Allotment : 3 hours lecture per week
Department : General Education Center
Course Pre-requisite : National Service Training Program 1
Civic Welfare Training Service 1/
Literacy Training Service 1)

Course Description:

The National Service Training Program 2 (Civic Welfare Training Service


2(CWTS 2)/ Literacy Training Service 2 (LTS 2), is a sequel of NSTP 1, which is
designed to immerse students in activities that will arm them with the capability to
contribute in uplifting of the general welfare and the betterment of life for the members
of the community and the improvement of numeracy and literacy skills of school
children, out-of-school youths and other segments of society

Course Objectives:

General Objective

Apply basic concepts of volunteerism, needs assessment, community work and


development in the conceptualization of project proposal, project implementation,
monitoring, evaluation and accomplishment report preparation for community/literacy
service projects

Specific Objectives:

1. To apply the concepts learned in NSTP 1 and design civic welfare/literacy


projects/ activities to be implemented in their assigned community or
learning institution;
2. document activities conducted in their assigned community or learning
Institution and provide a summary of lessons learned in carrying out the
CWTS/LTS projects and activities; and
3. generate an individual output on the CWTS/LTS experience focusing on
the values learned in the activity
Course Structure

The course NSTP 2 (Civic Welfare Training Service/Literacy Training Service) consists
of four (4) units divided into eight (8) modules namely:

CONTENT WRITER

Unit 1 – Community Exposure


 Module 1 – Community Work Prof Albert Q. Clemente

 Module 2 – Volunteerism Prof Bernadette G. Castalone

Unit 2 – Needs Assessment and Project


Development
 Module 3 – Community Needs Assessment Prof Donna Marie G. Dela Vega
Process Prof Albert Q. Clemente
Prof Barbara Grace J. Mendez

 Module 4 – Making the Project Proposal Prof Barbara Grace J. Mendez

Unit 3 – Community/Literacy Service


 Module 5 – Project Implementation Prof Marivic C. Reyes

 Module 6 – Tools in Community/Literacy Prof Irene O. Feliciano


Service

Unit 4 – Program Evaluation and Reporting


 Module 7 – Program Monitoring and Prof Eusebio S. Oliva Jr
Evaluation

 Module 8 – Accomplishment and Prof Marivic C. Reyes


Narrative Report Preparation
Course Schedule

CONTENT SCHEDULE

Course Introduction January 4-8, 2021 (week 1)


Unit 1 – Community Exposure
 Module 1 – Community Work January 11-15, 2021 (week 2)
 Module 2 – Volunteerism January 18-22, 2021 (week 3)

Unit 2 – Needs Assessment and Project


Development
 Module 3 – Community Needs Assessment January 25-29, 2021 (week 4)
Process

 Module 4 – Making the Project Proposal February 1-5, 2021 (week 5)


February 15-19, 2021 (week 7)

PRELIMINARY EXAM February 8-10, 2021 (week 6)

Unit 3 – Community/Literacy Service


 Module 5 – Project Implementation February 22-26, 2021 (week 8)

 Module 6 – Tools in Community/Literacy March 1-5, 2021 (week 9)


Service

Unit 4 – Program Evaluation and Reporting


 Module 7 – Program Monitoring and March 8-12, 2021 (week 10)
Evaluation

 Module 8 – Accomplishment and March 15-19, 2021 (week 11)


Narrative Report Preparation

MIDTERM EXAM March 22-24, 2021 (week 12)

 Implementation of Proposed Project March 29- April 2, 2021 (week 13)


 Preparation of Narrative Report April 5-9, 2021(week 14)
April 12-16, 2021 (week 15)
April 19-23, 2021 (week 16)

 Submission of Course Requirements April 26-30, 2021 (week 17)

Note: There will be 40 minutes online


sessions for each module
UNIT 1

COMMUNITY
EXPOSURE

Module 1: Community Wor

Learning Outcomes:
After completion of the module, the
students will be able to:
1. identify and describe different concepts of community and the different values
and principles, steps and strategies of community development;
2. appreciate the values of community immersion as a means of developing
themselves as citizens and helping people improve their way of life and in
alleviating their living conditions;

Introduction:
Community means different things to different people. There are numerous
definitions and various theories used to analyze the concept of community. Community,
in many ways represents a valid and meaningful social concept that has found a
prominent place in social work practice. Community social work signifies “the practice
of professional social work with communities as target population or setting for
interventions”. Communities are the context for community social work and community
social work recognizes the diversity of communities. So, understanding different
perspectives and dimensions of community is significant for effective community social
work practice and community development.

Lesson Proper:
Concepts of Community Development

A. Community and Community Development


The word “community” is derived from Latin and has been used in the English
language since the 14th century. It refers to both the development of a social
grouping and also the nature of the relationship among the members. The term
is often associated with one or more of the following characteristics:

a. common people, as distinguished from those of rank or authority;


b. a relatively small society;
c. the quality of holding something in common; and
d. a sense of common identity and characteristics;

The concept of community was further developed in the 19 th century to contrast


the dynamics and relationships of residents within a local setting to that of larger
and more complex industrial societies. It is related to the terms commune
(French) and Gemeinshaft (German), in terms of denoting particular kind of
relationships. Relationships within a community were thought to be more direct,
holistic and significant than the more formal and abstract relationships with the
larger society.

Three main types of communities


1. Geographic communities share physical space, so that residents come into
contact with each other by virtue of proximity, rather than intent. However, to be
a “real” community, residents must feel a sense of belonging and hold at least
some values and symbols in common.
2. Communities of interest are sometime referred to as “communities within
communities”. Members of these communities choose to associate with each on
the basis of a common interest (e.g. bike club) or shared concerns (e.g. poor air
quality).
3. Virtual communities are groups of people that primarily interact via
communication media rather than face to face. If the mechanism is a computer
network, it is called an online community.

Community Development
“Community Development” (CD) is a process to create conditions of economic
and social progress for the whole community with its active participation and
fullest possible reliance upon the community’s initiative.

B. Values and Principles of Community Development


Community development is sometimes confused with community-based
programs, community research and other forms of community interventions. The
most significant feature that distinguishes community development from other
community work is its values and principles:
a. Democratic: The will of the majority must be carried out, but only after all
voices are heard and considered and minority rights are protected.

b. Inclusive: There are many barriers to participation in society; poverty,


disability, age, race and ethnicity are some other characteristics that often
marginalize people. A healthy community embraces diversity and recognizes
that all community members have a right to be heard and participate in
processes that affect their lives.
c. Non-authoritarian: Organizational structures are as flat as possible, with all
participants being seen as equally important and having equal input.
d. Community self-determination: Community members come together to
discuss their concerns, assess options and arrive at their own conclusions. They
may seek advice form “experts”, but consider it along with other sources of
information and their own experience and make their own decisions that are right
for them.
e. Community ownership: Communities thrive when they develop their own
assets, but also when they “own” their problems and issues. When communities
accept that it is “their” problem, then they are more likely to work together to
develop a solution, and the solution will be better than one provided solely by an
external “expert”.
f. Enhance natural capacities and networks: There are sources of strength
in every community; for example, informal networks and social support systems,
or certain individuals that have particular talents or are able to help others in
need. A community developer identifies these existing community assets and
works with them. It is important not to duplicate existing structures and functions
as that may weaken rather than strengthen the community.
g. Social justice and equity: This is the fundamental to community
development and is at least implicit in all CD work, if not an explicit goal of a CD
program.
h. Universality: Services are available to everyone, without requiring means or
needs testing.
i. Service integration: Often services provided to persons in need are
fragmented, so that one service provider doesn’t know what other services are
available or being used, resulting in gaps, duplications and sometimes conflicting
advice or treatments.

C. Community Development Steps and Strategies


1. Learn about the community – Whether you want to be an active member of
the community, an effective service provider or a community leader, you will have
to be familiar with its issues, resources, needs, power structure and decision-
making processes. Your initial operation could include reading your local
newspaper regularly, attending community events, reading reports and
familiarizing with available services as well as community projects and activities.
Close observation of the community as you interact with it will also provide
significant insights into the strengths and weaknesses of the community.
2. Listen to community members – You won’t be able to learn everything you
need to know by reading and observation. You will need to talk to others about
their interests and perceptions to put it into context. You can contact community
members through formal channels, such as joining local organization, or
informally by chatting with people that visit the library or that you encounter in
other situations, such as shopping at local stores or attending school activities.
By listening to the community, you may identify an area in which there seems to
be a common interest in making a change.
3. Bring people together to develop a shared vision – In some
circumstances it may be appropriate to invite representatives of specific
organizations or sector to attend, but more often it would be a public event for a
neighborhood or, for other types of communities, for all the identified members.
The purpose of this gathering would be to develop a shared “community vision”;
i.e., through imagining their ideal community and discussing their ideas together
they will determine arrive at a common vision and some broad strategic
directions that all are committed to working towards.
4. Asses community assets and resources, needs and issues – It is
extremely helpful to undertake a comprehensive community assessment which
will collect both qualitative and quantitative data on a wide range of community
features.
5. Help community members to recognize and articulate areas of concern
and their causes – It is the community members that are most familiar with the
situation and, in many cases, have knowledge and wisdom that an “external”
experts lacks. By providing tools, resources, meeting space, and facilitation,
community developer empowers the community to start take ownership of the
issues and the development of solutions.
6. Establish a “vehicle for change” – In most circumstances it will be
necessary to create a “vehicle for change” for an organizational change, which in
most cases will start as a steering committee. A group of people ranging from a
few unaffiliated individuals or a coalition of organizations and institutions. There
is a wide range of activities that the steering committee will need to undertake to
ensure that it will be able to plan, organize, implement and evaluate the initiative
effectively, including developing a charter or terms or reference, establishing
governance policies, obtaining sufficient resources to carry out the work and
identifying potential partners who can contribute to its success.
7. Develop an action plan – A well thought out plan that is easily
comprehended by the community members, clearly links activities with objectives
and indicates responsibilities, time frames and resources required.
8. Implementation of action plan – mobilization of all resources to take
actions such as but not limited to: working with community workers to identify
needs and appropriate services; developing informational brochures; eliciting
support from targeted organizations; distributing the brochures to the
organizations; and meeting with organizational representatives to provide further
information.
9. Evaluate results of action – Check whether you have not caused any harm
to others through your actions. Other reasons to evaluate may be to
demonstrate the effectiveness of the initiative so that it will be continued, to
satisfy funder requirements and to provide information that will be useful to
others or to subsequent initiatives.
10. Reflect and regroup – Allow time for the group to catch its breath before
embarking on the next initiative. Thank everyone that contributed. Celebrate
success. Reflect on disappointments.

D. Immersion as Component of Community Development


A strategy of transforming DDU (deprived, depressed and underserved)
communities and trainees into self-sustaining ones as men for others imbued
with good citizenship values of being: MAKADIYOS, MAKATAO, MAKABAYAN,
& MAKAKALIKASAN.

Forms of Integration in Community Immersion


- Home visits
- Living with selected families preferably with key informants
- Informal discussions with individuals or groups
- Sharing in household and community activities
- Attendance in social gatherings (fiestas, etc.)
- Assistance in production work (selling, farming)

Whom do you immerse in the community?


- The student-trainees together with the community partners: parents, youth,
the differently-abled constituents, professionals, members of people’s
organizations and other formal/informal groups.

What re the personal gains a student gets from community immersion?


- Opportunity to comprehend other people’s lives
- Social acceptance from community relations and the right to offer service
- Enhance experiences in conducting asset mapping
- Establish rapport and relationship with different people
- Develop their conscientization ability – realizing issues that will help solve
problems in the community
- Acquire first-hand experiences in dealing with community works
- Chance to learn life skills that will enrich and better mold persons

E. Do’s and Don’ts of Community Immersion

Before the conduct of community immersion


THINGS TO REMEMBER THINGS TO AVOID
1. Familiarize yourself with the basic Never forget to inform and get the
information and theories regarding consents of your partners/guardians
community life about the activities lined up.
Coordinate with the local/barangay
2. Secure a waiver from the NSTP office officials
3. Always inform your faculty in-charge Do not to the community either through
of your destination. Be on time. public transport or private vehicle.
Do not go to the community either
4. Be armed with background without determining the background
information about the area of immersion. information about it.
5. Pay courtesy call to community
leaders, whether formal or informal.
6. Secure documents like a letter of Avoid bringing original copies of signed
acceptance form the community. documents in the community.
Whenever possible and not offensive,
7. Bring your own personal provisions decline in receiving gifts from the
like water, snacks and shirt. community.

During the actual community immersion


THINGS TO REMEMBER THINGS TO AVOID
Avoid labeling and naming people with
8. Be courteous to everyone. politically incorrect terms. Try to be
more discreet in your use of words.
9. Act properly and discretely.
Do not show off in terms of get-ups.
10. Wear proper uniforms and IDs. Avoid drawing attention.
Never bring out your valuable things like
11. It is highly advised to keep your cellphones, jewelry and money in public
valuables secured. places.
12. Always document your visits.
13. Always ask for permission from Never promise and commit to a task that
concerned people when you have to take is beyond your and your school’
pictures. capability.
14. Do the assigned task, stay on task,
help the group review and understand
the task, work to complete the task and
be proud of the outcome of the task.
15. Contribute/share relevant ideas and
listen carefully to other group member’s
ideas.
16. Encourage participation from all
group members.
17. Share materials with the group,
divide the workload fairly and contribute
to the activities of the group.

After community immersion


THINGS TO REMEMBER THINGS TO AVOID
18. Validate and evaluate if the programs
and activities were conducted
appropriately and as planned.
19. Provide copies of your final
documentation output to the NSTP Office
and to the community where you
conducted your immersion.

Learning Activity
Learning Activity 1.1
Name: Score:
Section: Facilitator:

ESSAY

As an NSTP student and a resident of a barangay, how can you contribute


to the development of your community?

Done with the activity? Reminder!!!


Your output should be submitted via messenger or e-mail to ________________
on or before January 15, 2021.

Rubrics

96-100 91-95 86-90 81-85


Well-organized Well-organized Well-organized Well-organized
thoughts and ideas thoughts and ideas thoughts and ideas thoughts and ideas
are very are satisfactorily are fairly evident are not evident
satisfactorily evident evident
Grammar and Grammar and Grammar and Grammar and
format are very format are highly format are fairly format are not
highly observed observed observed observed

Assessment
Name: Score:
Section: Facilitator:

A. B. True or False. Write T if the sentence is correct and F if otherwise.


Write the answer in the given space

__________ 1. members of the community choose to associate with each on the


basis of a common or shared concerns

__________ 2. process to create conditions of economic and social progress for the
whole community with its active participation and fullest possible reliance upon the
community’s initiative.

__________ 3. refers to both the development of a social grouping and also the
nature of the relationship among the members.

__________ 4. groups of people that primarily interact via communication media


rather than face to face

__________ 5. members of the community share physical space, so that residents


come into contact with each other by virtue of proximity, rather than intent

C. Classify the following terms. Write the C if it is a characteristics of community,


V if it is a value and principle of community development and F if it is a form of
community immersion.
__________ 6. Service integration.

__________ 7. Attendance in social gatherings.

__________ 8. Non-authoritarian.

__________ 9. Home visits


__________ 10. Enhance natural capacities and networks

__________ 1. Universality
__________ 2. sense of common identity

__________ 3. common people

__________ 4. Democratic

__________ 5. Inclusive

__________ 6. Informal discussions with individuals or groups


__________ 7. quality of holding something in common

__________ 8. Social justice and equity

__________ 9. Assistance in production work

__________ 10. relatively small society

Answers to Self Assessment Questions


1 Communities of interest 6 V 1 V 6 F
2 Community Development 7 F 2 C 7 C
3 community 8 V 3 C 8 V
4 Virtual communities 9 F 4 V 9 F
5 Geographic communities 10 V 5 V 10 C

References

1. Labugen, F. C., et.al. (2012), Understanding the National Service Training


Program: A Modular Worktext for NSTP1. Valenzuela City: Adelko Printing
Press.
2. Espiritu, R., et.al. (2012). National Service Training Program with Common and
Specific Modules. Mutya Publishing House Inc., Malabon City.
3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYI-cWL9LO4
4. http://apliense.xtec.cat/arc/sites/default/files/A.2.3%20Assessment%20Criteria.pdf

Compiled by:
Prof. Albert Q. Clemente, an Assistant Professor III from the
College of Business URS Binangonan Campus. He is 21 years
in service, teaching Operations Management, Entrepreneurial
Management, Compensation Administration, Recruitment &
Selection, Research 1 & 2, AOM, and NSTP. He took up BS in
Office Administration and Master in Management at University of
Rizal System.

Module 2: Volunteerism
UNIT 1: NSTP COMMON MODULESIT 1: NSTP COMMON MODULES
Learning Outcomes:
After completion of the module, the students will be able to:
1. define volunteerism and discuss its nature and concepts;
2. Identify the reasons and benefits of volunteering
3. recite the Volunteers Creed through a creative presentation ;
4. classify the levels of volunteerism in community service
5. analyze the different community problems through volunteering response ;
6. describe servant leaders and their qualities

Introduction:

Service to the community is the heart and soul of the National Service Training
Program. NSTP students should not only be aware of the issues that confront the
society today especially that of the community where they belong. They should be
conscious enough to contribute in their own little way to remedy the said social concern.
Thus there is a need to Integrate volunteerism in all dimensions of the NSTP. The free-
will of volunteering oneself in solving problems in the community where they belong is
the highest form of community service.

Lesson Proper:

Volunteerism, Defined
In 1980’s, Ivan Scheier, a noted expert in volunteerism, defined volunteerism with
four (4) key elements:
1. The activity is relatively un-coerced;
2. The activity is intended to help;
3. The activity is done without primary or immediate thought of financial
gain; and
4. The activity is work, not play.
(McCurley and Lynch,
1996)

In the Philippines, Republic Act 9418 or The Volunteer Act of 2007 provides this
definition of volunteerism which is formulated in consideration of universal tenets as well
as the Philippine perspective and experience in volunteer service.

“An act involving a wide range of activities, including  traditional forms of mutual
aid and developmental interventions that provides an enabling and empowering
environment both on the part of the beneficiary receiving, and the volunteer
rendering the act, undertaken for reasons arising from socio-developmental,
business or corporate orientation, commitment or conviction for the attainment of
the public good and where monetary and other incentives or reward  are not the
primary motivating factors. (From RA 9418 or The Volunteer Act of 2007).

Both definitions, sums up to three key principles of volunteerism , which are:


1. free will- meaning the volunteer was not forced to engage in the activity
2. no financial gain – people involved in the activity does expect to be financially
compensated; and
3. benefit to others- activity intended to help others

Volunteer, Defined

Volunteer refers to an individual or group who for reasons arising from their socio-
developmental, business and corporate orientation, commitment or conviction,
contribute time, service and resources whether on full-time or part time basis to a
just and essential social development cause, mission or endeavor in the belief
that their activity is mutually meaningful and beneficial to public interest as well
as to themselves. (From RA 9418 or The Volunteer Act of 2007).

Reasons to Volunteer
Some of the factors that motivates people to volunteer include:
1. To share and to help - People want to give back to society especially those
who are in need while others want to make difference and touch other
people’s lives.
2. To be part of or to belong to society - Volunteers want to want to be part of a
group, community or the society and feel valued.
3. To learn - Volunteering is not a one-way process, volunteers, do not only give
but also expect to learn from the interaction in terms of skills, experience or
knowledge as well as new friends and partners.

For further reading click and read the following links


links
The Power Of Volunteering // Top 5 Reasons To Volunteer ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ibI9jDmuNI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adgTRvUJ_XI

What can a Volunteer Offer?


In volunteering, there is no big or small contribution; every volunteer effort
is measured by the goodwill that comes from the heart. Whether it is time,
talent/skill, knowledge, interest or material support, there is always someone
who will benefit from a volunteer service. One is never too young or too old to
make an impact to the lives of the people and this may be done through
volunteerism

Benefits of Volunteering
1. Health Benefits
a. improve self esteem
b. physical well-being
2. Social Benefits
a. Connects you to people
b. Improves your outlook
3. Career Benefits
a. Work-life balance
b. Skills and leadership

For further reading click and read the following links


links
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuD8Rd61q18

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClrFW2Y2Bv8
Volunteer Act of 2007 or Republic Act 9418 is an act institutionalizing a strategy for
rural development, strengthening volunteerism and for other purposes.The
objectives of the Volunteer Act is to provide an enabling environment for
volunteering and integrate the volunteer undertakings of the different sectors to
support development efforts. The law highlights the importance of a multi-
sectoral approach to recognize that
(a) major stakeholders must be involved to promote inclusivity,
(b) national and local mechanisms must be coordinated for sharing of resources and
information and strengthening each other’s capacities, and
(c) partnerships must be sustained to create lasting impact.

Under the Volunteer Act of 2007, the following are the Modalities of Volunteerism
in the country:
Not-for-Profit
Organization

Academe
Government
Volunteerism
for
The act also gave rise to the creation through Executive Order No. 134 of the
Development
Philippine National Volunteer Service Coordinating Agency ( PNVSCA), which shall
International
undertake the implementation and execution of the Volunteer
Corporate provisions of the Act. Among its
Sector
function is to review and formulate policies and guidelines concerning the national
Organization

volunteer service program consistent with national development priorities.

Examples of Community Service Volunteer Projects of The Private Sector

Not-for-Profit Organization
Foundation of Our Lady of Peace Mission - organized by Sister Eva Fidela Maamo in 1984
to provide services to indigenous communities and underserved sectors such as medical-
dental missions, health and nutrition programs, establishment of Aeta Resettlement
and Rehabilitation Area in Zambales

Corporate Sector
Teleperformance Philippines – has the corporate social responsibility to help
underserved sectors of society with participation of its employees

International Volunteer Organization


United States Peace Corps- longest running and biggest international volunteer service
program in the Philippines which have worked in a wide range of development
programs and projects like teaching English, mathematics, and science, volunteer
assistance later covered other sectors such as social services, health and nutrition,
agriculture, fisheries, livelihood, development planning, and disaster preparedness,
among others

Academe
UP Ugnayan ng Pahinungod - university-based volunteer program engaging faculty,
students and other university personnel in providing services in education, health,
social services and disaster response.

Possible Community Service Volunteer Projects for NSTP Students


There is no need for NSTP students to go far for their volunteer work to be able
to contribute to local and national development. They could help their communities in
the following aspects:
1. drug prevention and peer counselling to lead other youth away fro use of illegal
drugs
2. disaster preparedness and response to help reduce risk associated with disaster
3. preservation and protection of environment
4. stewards of peace for national development

Guiding Principles for an Effective Community Service Volunteer Projects


• Responsive
• Inclusive
• Collaborative
• Results-based
• Sustainable
• Transformational

Guidelines for Student Volunteers

As the representative of your university/college during community service, you


are expected to behave properly and be a responsible individual. You have to arrive at
the given location on time, wear the proper uniform and respect all rules and regulations
of the barangay/agency with whom you are volunteering.
1. Appearance.- personal appearance and wearing of proper attire for the volunteer
work are both important. It is recommended that you wear the prescribed uniform to
facilitate identification
2. Accountability – the student volunteer should be accountable for his or her actions
while on duty as community service .volunteer . Accountability should likewise be
observed in the submissions of all the required reports prior to the completion of the
course.
3. Benefits- engaging in the Community Service Volunteer Projects will benefit both the
student and the recipients. The student volunteer can build on his/her leadership
strategies, communication abilities and decision making skills. Involvement in
volunteerism activities may increase the sense of personal effectiveness and self-
worth among NSTP students

Lastly, community service is a worthy academic endeavor which is rewarding for


in your own little ways you have contributed significantly in the development of the
community where you belong.

Learning Activity
Learning Activity 2.1
Name: Score:
Section: Facilitator:
Read the Volunteer’s Creed and discover how you can relate to it as
a neophyte volunteer. After reading, make a drawing illustrating your
reflection on the Volunteer’s Creed. Take a photo of your output and
submit it online.

Volunteer’s Creed

Though my troubles and my worries


are sometimes all that I can see –
still I always must remember
life’s not only about me.

Other souls are hurting


and I know that it’s God’s plan
to reach out to help another –
to extend them my hand.

With this purpose as my focus –


to be a comfort to a friend –
all my troubles and my worries
seem to fade out in the end.

It is one of God’s true lessons –


how my walk is meant to be –
true happiness I find when
life’s not only about me.

~Tom Krause

Source: https://mbpoutreachministry.wordpress.com/volunteers-creed/

Done with the activity? Reminder!!!


Your output should be submitted via messenger or e-mail to ________________
on or before January 22, 2021.

Learning Activity 2.2


Name: Score:
Section: Facilitator:
Video Project Assignment
For this project, you will make a video on volunteerism. You will be working in
groups of 3 or 4. Each person in the group will have a task to complete.
(writer, reader, , editor…) Follow these steps:
1) As a group, select a volunteerism topic such as benefits, reasons for
volunteering, etc. and discuss the concept of your video presentation.
2) Have each person in the group select their roles.
3) Write out a script for your presentation
4) Use your creativity to determine what type of video you will create. Don’t be
afraid to use your imagination.

Done with the activity? Reminder!!!


Your output should be submitted via messenger or e-mail to ________________
on or before January 22, 2021.

Rubrics

For Activity 2.1


Excellent Good Satisfactory Needs
(5pts) (4pts) (3pts)) Improvement
(1-2pts
Concept The drawing The drawing The drawing The drawing does
clearly demonstrates key demonstrates a not demonstrate a
demonstrates a concepts. previous concept. clear concept.
key concept.
Design The quality and The quality and The quality and The quality and
materials in the materials in the materials in the materials in the
drawing are very drawing drawing lacked drawing are not
well organized and adequately some organization organized and lack
understandable. organized and and 50% clear. clarity
somewhat clear.
Final Product Final product looks Final product looks Final product l Final product looks
professional and decent and the required more unrefined and the
the concepts were concepts were revisions and the concepts were not
visibly somewhat concepts were not demonstrated.
demonstrated. demonstrated clearly
demonstrated.

For Activity 2.2


Excellent Good Satisfactory Needs
(5pts) (4pts) (3pts)) Improvement
(1-2pts
Concept The video clearly The video The video The video does
demonstrates a demonstrates key demonstrates a not demonstrate a
key concept. concepts. previous concept. clear concept.
Design The quality and The quality and The quality and The quality and
materials in the materials in the materials in the materials in the
video are very well video adequately video lacked some video are not
organized and organized and organization and organized and lack
understandable. somewhat clear. 50% clear. clarity
Participation All members The majority of Half of the group Only one person
demonstrate an the members did most of the demonstrated an
active role in the demonstrate an work. active role.
process. active role.
Final Product Final product looks Final product looks Final product l Final product looks
professional and decent and the required more unrefined and the
the concepts were concepts were revisions and the concepts were not
visibly somewhat concepts were not demonstrated.
demonstrated. demonstrated clearly
demonstrated.

Assessment
Name: Score:
Section: Facilitator:
D. True or False. Write T if the sentence is correct and F if otherwise.
Write the answer in the given space
__________ 1. A volunteer refers to an individual or group who contribute
time, service and resources for a social development cause or endeavor
__________ 2. Giving of one’s time, talent/skill, knowledge, interest or material
support may be considered as a volunteer work.
__________ 3. Only old people can make an impact to the lives of other people.
__________ 4. International volunteer organizations are not allowed to operate in the
Philippines under Republic Act 9418.
__________ 5. In volunteerism, multi-sectoral approach is important to achieve the
desired development goal.
__________ 6. Public and private sectors should collaborate and integrate their
volunteer undertakings to create an impact in the target communities.
__________ 7. Only the recipients benefit from volunteer projects.
__________ 8. An effective community service volunteer project should be
responsive to the needs of the target clientele.
__________ 9. Volunteer Act of 2007 gave rise to the creation of the Philippine
National Volunteer Service Coordinating Agency
__________ 10. Volunteerism efforts of the business sector are manifested in their
corporate social responsibility.

E. Classify the following terms as principles of volunteerism, reasons or benefits


of volunteering. Write the P if it is a principle, R if it is a reason and B if it is a
benefit.
__________ 1. to be part of or to belong to society
__________ 2. free will
__________ 3. to learn
__________ 4. Improves outlook
__________ 5. no financial gain
__________ 6. improve self esteem
__________ 7. benefit to others
__________ 8. physical well-being
__________ 9. to share and to help
__________ 10. work-life balance

Answers to Self Assessment Questions


True or False Identification
1 T 6 T 1 R 6 B
2 T 7 F 2 P 7 P
3 F 8 T 3 R 8 B
4 F 9 T 4 B 9 R
5 T 10 T 5 P 10 B

References

The Power Of Volunteering // Top 5 Reasons To Volunteer ...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ibI9jDmuNI

8 Reasons To Volunteer!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adgTRvUJ_XI

Benefits of Volunteering
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuD8Rd61q18

Making Volunteering Work for You


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClrFW2Y2Bv8

https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/2007/04/10/republic-act-no-9418/

https://mbpoutreachministry.wordpress.com/volunteers-creed/

Faustino, Niño E, et. Al., 2015. Community Journey : Building Nation, Building Hope,,
Mutya Publishing House, Inc. Manila.

Embracing Volunteerism in the NSTP (A Power Point Presentation presented by the


Philippine National Volunteer Service Coordinating Agency ( PNVSCA) during the
“Seminar Workshop on Volunteerism” held at Bayview Park Hotel, Manila on September 11-13,
2019.

Integratinging Volunteerism in the NSTP (A Power Point Presentation presented by the


Philippine National Volunteer Service Coordinating Agency ( PNVSCA) during the
“Seminar Workshop on Volunteerism” held at Bayview Park Hotel, Manila on September 11-13,
2019.

Compiled by:
Prof Bernadette G. Castalone, an Associate Professor III
from the College of Science and Education of URS Main Campus in
Tanay, Rizal. She graduated with the degree BS Community
Nutrition at UP Diliman and obtained her Master of Arts in
Teaching (MAT) major in Science Education from the University of
Rizal System, Pililla, Rizal. A member of the Philippine Society of
NSTP Educators and Implementers (PSNEI) and had been
teaching NSTP since 2011.
UNIT 2

COMMUNITY
NEEDS
ASSESSMENT
AND PROJECT
DEVELOPMENT
Module 3: Community Needs Assessment Process

Learning Outcomes:
After completion of the module, the students will be able to:
1. identify and describe different steps, approaches, and strategies of
community development and data gathering;
2. observe and keep updated on the daily news to understand a particular
community issues or problem; and
3. apply the concepts of community development by conducting basic
community profiling.

Introduction:
In this module, community needs assessment will be defined, reasons why it
needs conduct, steps on how to conduct it, and the like will be discussed here to
help the students in preparing to conduct the activity. This is very crucial in the
preliminary preparation of the activities for NSTP since certain programs and
activities of the stakeholders will be identified based on the need of the community.
More so, sample template will be shown to show as guide but format will vary
depending on the important details needed by the activity.

Lesson Proper:
Overview of Community Needs Assessment (CNA)

Community needs assessment is a process used to determine the needs of


individuals or a group of individuals to design a program that will respond effectively to
the needs an bring about desired changes in behavior.

A community needs assessment provides community workers with a snapshot of


local policy, systems, and environmental change strategies currently in place and helps
to identify areas for improvement. With this data, communities can map out a course for
improvement by creating strategies to make positive and sustainable changes in their
communities.

A community needs assessment identifies the strengths and resources available


in the community to meet the needs of children, youth and families. The assessment
focuses on the capabilities of the community, including its citizens, agencies, and
organizations.

Why Should a Needs Assessment Survey Be Conducted?

This survey is effective on finding out what people are thinking of and how they
feel about it and while information from a needs assessment study is valuable and
useful, the process of gathering the information is valuable, to Needs assessment
studies allow citizen groups or a sponsoring agency to:

1. Gather information about citizen attitudes and opinions regarding precisely


defined issues, problems, or opportunities;
2. Determine how citizens rank issues, problems, and opportunities to order of
importance and urgency;
3. Give citizens a voice in determining policies, goals and priorities;
4. Determine citizen support for initiatives;
5. Evaluate current programs and policies; and
6. End speculation about “what people are thinking of” or “what people really
want.

Steps involve in conducting CNA


1. Identify the goals of needs assessment
Example:
 New possible community program
 Additional support community program
 Evaluation of current or existing community service program
2. From and establish a needs assessment committee and develop a plan of
action
3. Determine the community to assessed
Example:
 URS adopted communities
 Any marginalized group
4. Identify the population to be surveyed (whom to be the respondents)

5. Determine the information that is needed (Primary data and Secondary data)
Example:
 Description of community
 Needs identified by the community leaders
 Current action being taken (if there is any) to meet the needs
 Local resources
 Opportunities
 Challenges
 Involvement of the community
6. Conduct a review of past and current programs and activities
Example:
 Successful and not successful programs
 To check overlapping services and programs
7. Select a community needs assessment tool
Example:
 Survey
 Interviews
 Focus group discussion
 Public forum
 Youth forum
 Secondary data analysis
 Asset mapping
 Consultation
 Test and direct observation
8. Identify existing community resources
Example:
 Human resources
 Financial resources
 Equipment and materials
 Community organizations/groups
9. Develop a pretest questionnaire
10. Gather and collect key information from and about the target audience
11. Synthesize and analyze all assembled data
12. Implement assessment using the selected tool/s and analyze the data results
13. Prepare report derailing the results and use the report to determine
appropriate community interventions/programs
14. Report the results
15. Identify possible solution and growth opportunities
16. Generate and communicate your developed community program

Checklist for Selecting Community


1. Willingness to collaborate
- Available for regular communication (i.e., phone calls, meeting0
- Responsive to mutual problem solving
- Open to meeting both student needs and school goals
- Ability to supervise and interact with college students
2. Congruence of learning and service goals
- Interest in learning objectives of class or program
- Flexibility in adjusting service projects to meet learning goals
3. Intercultural sensitivity of School and community
- Demonstrates culture of respect for diversity
- Receptive to working with students of different backgrounds and abilities
- Provides orientation to culture and traditions of agency
4. Accessibility
- Near public transportation
- Location is convenient for students
- Appropriate compliance with CHED and or similar policies and guidelines

General Guideline for Conducting Interviews

a) Preparation for Interview


- Choose a setting with little distraction
- Explain the purpose of interview
- Address terms of confidentiality
- Explain the format of the interview
- Indicate how long the interview usually takes
- Tell them how to get in touch with you later if they want to
- Ask them if they have any questions before you both get started with the
interview
- Don’t count on your memory to recall their answers
b) Conducting Interview
- Occasionally verify the voice recorder (if used) is working
- Ask one question at a time
- Attempt to remain as neutral as possible
- Encourage responses with occasional nods of the head
- Be careful about the appearance when note taking
- Provide transition between major topics, e.g., “we’ve been talking about
(some topic) and now I’d like to move on to (another topic).’
- Don’t lose control of the interview
c) Immediately after Interview
- Verify if the tape recorder, if used, worked throughout the interview
- Make any notes on your written notes, e.g., clarify any scratchings, ensure
pages are numbered, fill out any notes that don’t make sense, etc.
- Write down any observations made during the interview

Sample Community Assessment Form

Name: ____________________________________ Score: ____________________


Subject and Course: _________________________ Year and Section: ___________
Instructor: _________________________________ Date: _____________________

Community Needs Assessment Form

1. Name of Community/Institution Being Assessed

2. Venue or Description of the Location

3. Names of Company Leaders and Representatives

4. Description of the Community and Basic Community Statistics

I. Community Leaders and Members’ Opinions

1. What activities are usually/currently conducted?

____ Social ____ Educational


____ Spiritual ____ Recreational
____ Livelihood ____ All of the Above
____ Others, please specify _____________________________

2. How frequent are the activities being conducted?

____ Weekly _____ Semi-monthly


____ Monthly _____ Semi-annually
____ Annually
____ Others, please specify _____________________________

3. Who conducts the activities?

____ Barangay Council _____ Nongovernment Organizations


____ C0mbination _____ Community/Civic Groups
____ Youth/Students
____ Others, please specify _____________________________

4. What is the rating of the community leaders and members for the following
community current programs? Encircle your ratin for each question using the scale
below:

0 - Not in a position to evaluate/No idea at all


1 - Poor/Never
2 - Needs improvement/very seldom
3 - Satisfactory/Seldom
4 - Very satisfactory/Oftentimes
5 - Excellent/Always

Social Activities (parties, singing/dancing contests, feast 0 1 2 3 4 5


day celebration, swimming, etc.)
Spritual activities (recollection, retreat, mass, etc) 0 1 2 3 4 5
Recreational activities (sportsfest, league, etc.) 0 1 2 3 4 5
Educational Activities (seminars, trainings, workshops, 0 1 2 3 4 5
etc.)
Livelihood Activities (microfinancing, subsidies, etc.) 0 1 2 3 4 5
Environmental Activities (cleaning, waste management, 0 1 2 3 4 5
garbage collection, etc.)

5. Who are the active participants of the community activities being conducted?

____ Parents ____ Mothers


____ Fathers ____ Youth
____ Students ____ Out-of-school youth
____ Kids
___ Others, please specify _______________________

Involvement of the Members of the Community in the Project


0 - Not in a position to evaluate/No idea at all
1 - Poor/Never
2 - Needs improvement/very seldom
3 - Satisfactory/Seldom
4 - Very satisfactory/Oftentimes
5 - Excellent/Always

Rate the following constituents in terms of involvement or participation in community


activities. Encircle your rating for each questions using the scale below:

Mothers 0 1 2 3 4 5
Fathers 0 1 2 3 4 5
Students 0 1 2 3 4 5
Out-of-School 0 1 2 3 4 5
Youth
Kids 0 1 2 3 4 5
1. Who benefits from the activities?

____ Barangay constituents


____ NGOs
____ Others, please specify _______________________

2. What are the facilities available in the community?

____ Library ____ Plaza


____ Sports center ____ Social hall
____ Day-care center ____ Health Center
____ Others, please specify _______________________

3. What activities are perceived to be mostly needed by the community?

____ Livelihood activities ____ Jobs fair


____ Spiritual activities ____ Feeding Program
____ Social mobilization
____ Others, please specify _______________________

4. Issues, problems, and opportunities present in the community

____ Family problem ____ Lack of support for activities


____ Drug addiction ____ Education
____ Vices ____ Garbage
____ Health ____ Peace and Order
____ Sanitation
____ Others, please specify __________________________

5. Issues/concerns that the community leaders/members think should be prioritized


____ Cleanliness ____ Livelihood
____ Peace and Order ____ Sports
____ Others, please specify __________________________

II. Evaluation by the Team Conducting the Needs Assessment

1. Needs identified by community leaders and members

2. Current action being taken to meet community needs

3. Local resources available to help meet community needs

____ Human Resources- people with necessary skills

____ Financial Resources-financial assets available

____ Equipment and Materials-all equipment, materials and supplies that will be
available to support the activities

____ Community Organizations/Groups-agencies, organizations, firms, and


institutions within the community that can be considered assets to the community in
same way.

4. Name/s of Assessor/Evaluator:
Learning Activity

Learning Activity 3.1


Name: Score:
Section: Facilitator:

Due to the limitations brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, make


your own Needs Assessment Survey form to be able to determine
essential information from an individual or group of individuals within
your household or immediate community who could be your target
project beneficiary. Conduct a mini survey making sure that all questions
are properly answered to get the pertinent data needed in making an
action plan and project proposal.

Done with the activity? Reminder!!!


Your output should be submitted via messenger or e-mail to ________________
on or before January 29, 2021.

Learning Activity 3.2


Name: Score:
Section: Facilitator:
Based on the sample Community Needs Assessment form
presented, conduct a survey in your own community. Make sure that all
questions are properly answered to get the pertinent data needed in
making an action plan and project proposal.

Done with the activity? Reminder!!!


Your output should be submitted via messenger or e-mail to ________________
on or before January 29, 2021.

Rubrics

96-100 91-95 86-90 81-85


All group members All group members Some group Only a few
are prepared and are prepared members are members are
have mastery of the prepared prepared and have
topic mastery of the topic
All group members All group members Some group Only 1 or 2 group
participate equally participate members participate members participate
All group members Most group Some group Only 1 or 2 group
speak clearly and members speak members speak members speak and
easy to understand clearly and easy to clearly but are can be understood
understand difficult to
understand
Presentation is Presentation is Presentation is Presentation is
visually organized organized and complete disorganized and
and complete complete incomplete
Output Output includes Output includes few Output includes few
includes many some necessary details or no details
necessary details details

Assessment
Name: Score:
Section: Facilitator:

1. What is Community Needs Assessment?


2. What are the reasons why you need to conduct community needs
assessment?
3. List down the outline in making community needs assessment survey.

Answers to Self Assessment Questions


Assessment Key Answers

1. What is Community Needs Assessment?


 Community needs assessment is a process used to determine the needs of
individuals or a group of individuals to design a program that will respond effectively
to the needs an bring about desired changes in behavior.

2. What are the reasons why you need to conduct community needs
assessment?

 Some of the reasons why we need to conduct community needs assessment:

1. Gather information about citizen attitudes and opinions regarding precisely defined
issues, problems, or opportunities;
2. Determine how citizens rank issues, problems, and opportunities to order of
importance and urgency;
3. Give citizens a voice in determining policies, goals and priorities;
4. Determine citizen support for initiatives;
5. Evaluate current programs and policies; and
6. End speculation about “what people are thinking of” or “what people really want.

3. List down the outline in making community needs assessment survey.

 The following is the outline in making community needs assessment:


1. Identify the goals of needs assessment
2. From and establish a needs assessment committee and develop a plan of action
3. Determine the community to assessed
4. Identify the population to be surveyed (whom to be the respondents)
5. Determine the information that is needed (Primary data and Secondary data)
6. Conduct a review of past and current programs and activities
7. Select a community needs assessment tool
8. Identify existing community resources
9. Develop a pretest questionnaire
10. Gather and collect key information from and about the target audience
11. Synthesize and analyze all assembled data
12. Implement assessment using the selected tool/s and analyze the data results
13. Prepare report derailing the results and use the report to determine appropriate
community interventions/programs
14. Report the results
15. Identify possible solution and growth opportunities
16. Generate and communicate your developed community program

References

Labugen, F. C., et.al. (2012), Understanding the National Service Training Program: A
Modular Worktext for NSTP1. Valenzuela City: Adelko Printing Press.
2. Espiritu, R., et.al. (2012). National Service Training Program with Common and
Specific Modules. Malabon City: Mutya Publishing House Inc.
3. Espiritu, R., Co, M., Guevarra, K., Venturina, G., and A.J. Aggabao. (2018)
National service training program with common and specific modules. Malabon
City: Mutya Publishing House, Inc. ISBN 978-971-821-754-2.
4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYI-cWL9LO4 Retrieved on July 25, 2020.
5. http://apliense.xtec.cat/arc/sites/default/files/A.2.3%20Assessment%20Criteria.pdf
Retrieved on July 25, 2020.

Compiled by:

Prof. Albert Q. Clemente, an Assistant Professor III from the


College of Business URS Binangonan Campus. He is 21 years
in service, teaching Operations Management, Entrepreneurial
Management, Compensation Administration, Recruitment &
Selection, Research 1 & 2, AOM, and NSTP. He took up BS in
Office Administration and Master in Management at University of
Rizal System.
Prof Barbara Grace J Mendez,, holds Asst. Professor III
rank with 20 years in service, pursuing postgraduate studies in
Doctor of Philosophy in Business Management (Completed
Academic Requirements). I obtained NC III Certification in
Events Management and Bookkeeping and NC II in Front Office
Procedures. I am also designated in the following positions:
Campus Librarian (2005-2007); Campus Scholarship
Coordinator (2007-2013); and NSTP Coordinator (2013-2020).

Miss Donna Marie G Dela Vega, MC, holds Instructor II rank


teaching HRM subjects under the College of Hospitality Industry at
URS Antipolo Campus
.
Module 4: Making the Project Proposal
TP COMMON MODULESIT 1: NSTP COMMON MODULES
Learning Outcomes:
After completion of the module, the students will be able to:
1. create an appropriate and good project proposal.
2. apply approaches that would fit to the demands of the community and/or
stakeholders.
3. identify the different parts of a project proposal.
4. discuss the parts of a project proposal.

Introduction:

In this module, making a sample project proposal is the aim. That’s why, terms
and discussion on the parts of a project proposal is included in the topic. Also,
framework or sample project proposal will also be presented. But, to clear it out, project
proposal varies all the time depending on the nature of the activities needed to achieve,
the status of the community and/or stakeholders.

Lesson Proper:

What is a project proposal?

A project proposal is a document that is used to convince a sponsor that a


project needs to be kicked-off to solve a particular business problem or opportunity. It
describes in depth, how the project is going to be commenced so that the sponsor
understands what is involved early.

In the non-profit world, a proposal is a document with which an NGO puts


forward a specific project to a donor for funding consideration. Thus, a proposal is a tool
for NGOs to gain funding, and for donors to decide who to fund. In other words, a
project proposal explains the plan and purpose for the set of activities an NGO wishes
to implement, and requests funding from a donor.

When to use a Project Proposal?

Whenever you start a new project then you need to complete a project proposal
document. The document is provided to the sponsor of the project for approval. Only
then can the project officially commence. A project proposal may also be used to set the
roadmap for the project, so that everyone is working towards the same goals.

The basic parts of a proposal are fairly standardized, every proposal is unique.
Each NGO, project, and donor is different, so good project proposals take all of these
factors into account. Additionally, each donor may have their own application
requirements to include.

A good proposal is often essential to securing a grant, it is only one piece of the
larger application process. Even before putting pen to paper, creating a good project to
write about requires a lot of background research and planning.

Why write a proposal?


A project proposal does more than just secure grants. The process of drafting a
proposal helps NGOs plan a project from the idea stage to reality. It provides a way to
flesh out, explain, test, prove, critique and share the project details. Additionally, donors
pay great attention to the contents of the proposal. Donors cannot read your mind, and
very few are able to visit the project site of every applicant. So, donors have to make do
with the information they receive in the proposal and learn to read between the lines.
Beyond project details, donors read proposals to answer questions such as:

 Does the NGO have the capacity to implement the project? If an NGO does not have
the capacity to write a good proposal, it may not have the capacity to run a good
project.
 Can the NGO be trusted? NGOs who trust donors with honest and transparent
explanations of project costs, risks, and weaknesses are more likely to be trusted in
return.
 Are all partners and officers on the same page? Inconsistencies in the proposal may
indicate that there is a lack of coordination within the NGO.
 Will the NGO be a good communicator? Communication is vital to relationships.
Donors see spelling, grammar, tone of voice, and clarity in proposals as a reflection of
future communications.
 Will the NGO make a good partner? Donors look to see if you have researched them,
to understand their needs, and to pay attention to application instructions.
 Will the NGO still be around in five or ten years? The NGO’s history, current
resources, and long-term vision help donors determine if the NGO will be a long-term
player in the development field.

Six Types of Project Proposal

1. Formally solicited
2. Informally solicited
3. Unsolicited
4. Continuation
5. Renewal
6. Supplemental

These might sound intimidating and dull, but bear with me – they’re all pretty
simple once you get past the name.
Although I’ll be providing a sample template for every type of project proposal,
the templates for a formally solicited, informally solicited, and unsolicited proposals are
identical. The approach for writing these three categories differs with the level of detail
and extra research, but you’ll only create inconsistencies and confusion by using more
than one type of new project proposal, so the same template can be applied to each.
Basically, if you’re creating a proposal for a new project, use the general template in the
section below.

Formally solicited

A formally solicited project proposal is made in response to an official request for


a proposal. In a way, this is the easiest way to create a proposal for a new project, since
the Request For Proposal (RFP) document will usually tell you exactly what the
customer or audience wants and sometimes even directions for preparing the proposal.
RFP forms aren’t to be confused with project request forms  though – the former is a
way to directly react to specific needs and desires, whereas the latter is a way for higher
management to request a project of their teams.
Therefore, for formally solicited proposals you should take a more structured
approach. You have to respond directly to the contents of whatever rough details have
been relayed to you, essentially turning feedback into a quantifiable project which you
can then judge the worth of starting. Your project proposal checklist doesn’t need to be
complicated.

Informally solicited

Informally solicited project proposals are the same as formally solicited ones,
except the information they are based on isn’t set out in a specific document. This
makes them a little harder to deal with (more research is involved in analyzing them) but
you at least have a rough starting point.

It’s pretty much just a lack of detail that separates formal from informal – formal
proposal requests have set details, goals, deliverables, and potentially even methods,
while informal ones could be based on a conversation. If you’ve been asked for a
proposal but haven’t been given any specifics, it’s an informally solicited one.

Again, the approach for this isn’t too different from a formally solicited one, but
you’ll have to put in some extra legwork in defining details like the objectives and
method, and in assessing how viable the whole thing is.

Unsolicited

Unsolicited project proposals are the project equivalent of cold calls  – nobody
asked to receive one, but (if you’ve done your homework) it can still provide a ton of
value. These are proposals which are thought of by the person submitting them and can
be inspired by anything, from a eureka moment in the employee’s daily work to a casual
conversation with a customer.

Arguably these are the hardest proposals to write, as you’ll have to be extra
persuasive (nobody asked for the proposal so they’ll need extra nudging). This means
gathering more evidence than usual to prove the proposal’s worth and taking extra care
when writing to make sure that it’s convincing.

Continuation

Continuation project proposals  are by far and away the easiest to write, since
these are essentially reminders/updates for ongoing (and already approved) projects.

These are almost not even proposals, in the sense that you’re not asking for
anything new or pitching your case. Instead, all you have to do is remind the audience
of the project they previously approved, report on its progress, account for any changes
and ask for permission to continue.

Usually, continuation proposals are reserved for requesting funds when starting a
new phase in a project.

Renewal

Once an ongoing project has finished or outlived its usefulness (and support for it
is going to be terminated), a renewal project proposal  can be written to make the case
for its continued support.

Much like continuation proposals, these are less about convincing the audience
of the project’s worth by itself and more about showing why it’s valuable to continue
doing it. This usually means weighing up the return benefits with the resources it takes
to upkeep the practice.

It’s also good to compare the project you’re trying to get renewed support for with
other continuing projects – this puts its worth in the context of other ongoing efforts, and
can indicate areas better suited to being discontinued.

Supplemental

A supplemental project proposal  is required when you need to ask for extra
resources for a project (beyond those originally proposed). The main aim when writing
these proposals is to be able to justify the extra resources and produce updated
estimates of what the project will now take to complete.

If the project’s scope is being increased to have a further reach then this will read
as an extension of the original document with a focus on explaining the benefits of
expanding the scope.
However, if problems or new information have arisen that mean the original goals
require extra resources, you should instead focus on reiterating the benefits that the
project will bring, explain why such problems and/or information weren’t seen in
advance, and reassure the audience that the operation is still worth the investment.

Planning your project proposal

Once you know what kind of proposal you’re writing you need to research and
plan out the document to make sure you don’t miss out any vital information. Although
what you write will vary a little depending on the type of proposal you’re submitting and
the format it’s using, you’ll generally want to:
1. Define your audience
2. Know what problem the proposal tackles
3. Research the current state of the issue
4. Clearly define the proposal
5. Predict the effect this will have
6. Assess the time and resources this will take
7. Create an outline of the document
Proposed Format for a Full Project Proposal

A full proposal should have the following parts:

 Title page: A title page should appear on proposals longer than three to four
pages. The title page should indicate the project title, the name of the lead
organisation (and potential partners, if any), the place and date of project
preparation and the name of the donor agency to whom the proposal is
addressed.

 Project title: The project title should be short, concise, and preferably refer to a
certain key project result or the leading project activity. Project titles that are too
long or too general fail to give the reader an effective snapshot of what is inside.

 Abstract/Executive Summary: Many readers lack the time needed to read the
whole project proposal. It is therefore useful to insert a short project summary, an
abstract or executive summary. The abstract should include: the problem
statement, the project’s objectives, implementing organisations; key project
activities; and potentially the total project budget. Theoretically, the abstract
should be compiled after the relevant items already exist in their long form. For a
small project the abstract may not be longer than 10 lines. Bigger projects often
provide abstracts as long as two pages.

 Context: This part of the project describes the social, economic, political and
cultural background from which the project is initiated. It should contain relevant
data from research carried out in the project planning phase or collected from
other sources.

 Project justification: A rationale should be provided for the project. Due to its
importance, this section is sometimes divided into four or more sub-sections:

 Problem statement: The problem statement provides a description of the


specific problem(s) the project is trying to solve, in order to “make a case”
for the project. Furthermore, the project proposal should point out why a
certain issue is a problem for the community or society as a whole, i.e.
what negative implications affect the target group. There should also be
an explanation of the needs of the target group that appear as a direct
consequence of the described problem.
 Priority needs: The needs of the target group that have arisen as a direct
negative impact of the problem should be prioritised. An explanation as to
how this decision was reached must also be included.

 The proposed approach (type of intervention): The project proposal should


describe the strategy chosen for solving the problem and precisely how it
will lead to improvement.

 The implementing organisation: This section should describe the


capabilities of your organisation by referring to its capacity and previous
project record. Describe why exactly your organisation is the most
appropriate to run the project, its connexion to the local community, the
constituency behind the organisation and what kind of expertise the
organisation can provide. If other partners are involved in implementation
provide some information on their capacity as well.

 Project aims: This information should be obtained from the Logframe


Matrix, including the project goal (a general aim that should explain what
the core problem is and why the project is important, i.e. what the long-
term benefits to the target group are), project purpose (that should
address the core problem in terms of the benefits to be received by the
project beneficiaries or target group as a direct result of the project) and
the outputs (i.e. results describe the services or products to be delivered
to the intended beneficiaries).

 Target group: define the target group and show how it will benefit from the
project. The project should provide a detailed description of the size and
characteristics of the target groups, and especially of direct project beneficiaries.

 Project implementation: The implementation plan should describe activities and


resource allocation in as much detail as possible. It is exceptionally important to
provide a good overview of who is going to implement the project’s activities, as
well as when and where. The implementation plan may be divided into two key
elements: the activity plan and the resource plan. The activity plan should include
specific information and explanations of each of the planned project activities.
The duration of the project should be clearly stated, with considerable detail on
the beginning and the end of the project.

In general, two main formats are used to express the activity plan: a
simple table (a simple table with columns for activities, sub-activities, tasks,
timing and responsibility in  a clear and readily understandable format) and
the Gantt chart (a universal format for presenting activities in certain times
frames, shows the dependence and sequence for each activity, see project
management for more info. The resource plan should provide information on the
means necessary to undertake the project. Cost categories are established at
this stage in order to aggregate and summarize the cost information for
budgeting.
 Budget: An itemized summary of an organization’s expected income and
expenses over a specified period of time.
 Monitoring and evaluation: The basis for monitoring is set when the indicators
for results are set. The project proposal should indicate: how and when the
project management team will conduct activities to monitor the project’s
progress; which methods will be used to monitor and evaluate; and who will do
the evaluation.
 Reporting: The schedule of project progress and financial report could be set in
the project proposal. Often these obligations are determined by the standard
requirements of the donor agency. The project report may be compiled in
different versions, with regard to the audience they are targeting.
 Management and personnel: A brief description should be given of the project
personnel, the individual roles each one has assumed, and
the communication mechanisms that exist between them. All the additional
information (such as CVs) should be attached to the annexes.
PROJECT PROPOSAL TEMPLATE
Sample Project Proposal

This sample is being presented to serve as guide to all the NSTP


students who need to make their project proposal for their activities and/or
projects.
project proposal for the NSTP III-2F (11:00am-2:00pm) students
March 26, 2014 at 5:29 PM
University of Luzon
College of Accountancy
UL – Center for Integrated Extension Services
DAGUPAN CITY

VERMISOINS

(A Project Proposal Presented To National Service Training Program Department)

In Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements in National Service Training


Program
Civic Welfare Training Services

BSA III-2F(11:00AM-2:00PM)

ARVI ALEXANDER DELA CRUZ


Project Leader

LOUIE ALLEN LAMBINO


CAMILLE JOY JOVERO
MYRA VICENTE
SHIELA SOLAR
LORAINE SANTIAGO
KATHRYN ANN GUILLERMO
RHOEL CYABYAB
ROXAN SACDALAN
ANGELICA LEH LAZO
RAINA JENNICA BOADO
RAMIE ROSE CENTENO
CLAUDINE GARCIA
RAMON CHITO CASTILLO
SHERLY JABAGAT
DIANA VALERIE LIM
HERSON CABAYANAN
AREEYA JEAN ICO
KARLA CHARLENE FLORENDO
PHILIP ALFRED CAYAGO
FATIMA ANNA CALIMLIM
ROMA CAMILLE BOBIS
REMELYN CAMNGIAN
SHERYL DELA CRUZ
MARIE FERNANDEZ
CHEALSEA DE VERA
MARJORIE GALISIM
ANA REMORIN
RYAN TUMANAN
VINCENT RIVERA
JEPERSON ESPIRITU
GABRIEL ROBINA

MR. JHESTER JIM PERRERAS


NSTP Trainer
VERMISOINS

(A Prolific and Ecological Project on Livelihood)

As the title suggests, Vermi (vәr-mi) is the Latin word for “worm”


and Soins (s`ua) is the French word for “care”. Vermisoins (vәr-mi-sua)
denotes a worm that is to be cared to fertilize the soil.  For the reason that
we established such project, we have formulated the title to emphasize the
very reason of this arrangement --- to promote vermiculture as our team
provides capital and supplementary needs for the community to obtain a
start of good and eco-friendly livelihood which would be in high opportunity
for success and sustainability as the project continues and/or ceases,
considering the returns on investment in the recipients’ possession.

INTRODUCTION

            The National Service Training Program is a civic education


and defense preparedness program for Filipino tertiary students
instituted by the Government of the Philippines on January 23, 2002
by virtue of Republic Act 9163, otherwise known as the "National
Service Training Program (NSTP) Act of 2001". This course was
established to serve as the initiator to the students to practice
community immersion.

Community immersion is a way of inculcating among the NSTP


student-trainees the concept of service and empowerment as they
reach to deprived, depressed and underprivileged communities and
the marginalized segments of the society. To execute this activity,
the trainees shall carry out a project which will actuate the real
purpose of such action. As the student-trainees, we have decided to
do a project that will certainly contribute to the welfare of the
community. Vermiculture, the selected project, is the process of
using worms to decompose organic food waste, turning the waste
into a nutrient-rich material capable of supplying necessary nutrients
to help sustain plant growth.

Various projects are implemented by the trainees among the area


not only to provide an initial action to result to a productive,
beneficial and profitable process for the society’s bountiful supply to
defray daily needs but also to ensure wellbeing and progress of the
community.

PROJECT PROPONENTS

The Advocators that will serve as the instrument in making their


project possible are the Third Year students of Bachelor of
Science of Accountancy Block F class II-2with the leadership of 
Arvi Alexander Dela Cruzwith the assistance coming from Mark
Joseph Qulates, Bryan Jayson Dalapa, Franklin Jaravata,
RainaJennicaBoado, Raisa Jessica Boado, Kathryn Ann Guillermo,
Fatima Anna Calimlim, Janine Taminaya, Roselle Mae Cruz and
Ellen Catama.Under the advisory of Mr.Jhester Jim
Perreras (NSTP Trainer) with the supervision of Dr. Carmelo John
Vidal (UL NSTP Director)

IMPLEMENTING UNITS

            To establish an effective and efficient organization, the group


decided to segregate the authority to avoid misunderstanding and
conflict of command. The rationale of this decision is to make the
flow of implementation smoothly and accurately with our objectives.
These are the following duties and responsibilities of the elected
leaders of our class:

Project Leader

 In charge in Heading and Commanding the class during the


implementation process
 Responsible in Coordinating with the heads of the Target
Community
 The one in charge in directing the officers and reporting all
Matters concerning implementation process to the Adviser (NSTP
Trainer).

Officers

 Responsible in helping the project coordination in monitoring


each committee to ensure the work of each member and in charge
in communicating any reports received from the project coordinators
or committee to the project leaders.

Secretary

 In-charge in ensuring the attainment of every activity in the


Detailed Schedule of Activities.
 Responsible in recording and facilitating the Attendance of the
whole class during the implementation of the project. The minutes of
the meeting as well as compilation of all documents used in project
implementation.

Treasurer
 Responsible for the custody of the class funds coordinates with
the treasurer for proper recording and maintaining records compiles
source accounts for receipts. And the only authorize for custody of
money and must maintain proper coordination with the Budgetary
Committee and Accountant.
 Reports to the project leader as to the balance of the remaining
funds.

Accountant

 Records all the financial transactions of the group. In-charge in


the preparation of different Financial Statements needed for the
documentation.

Project Coordinators

 In-charge in leading and controlling each committee and


responsible in reporting any concerns with each committee to the
officers and the project leader.

Program and Food Committee

 In-charge in deciding the flow of program and preparation of


the setting during the meeting with the beneficiaries as well as foods
if there’s any.

Documentation Committee

 Responsible in the preparation of any narrative reports about


the implementation process as well as taking of pictures during the
implementation.

Monitoring Committee

 In-charge in monitoring and observing the place of the


implemented project and responsible to report any concerns to the
officers.

Budgetary Committee

 Responsible in purchasing all the materials needed for the


project and the submission of receipts to the accountant.
They are in-charge in providing any information needed by the
Accountant in the preparation of the Financial Statement with the
help of the treasurer.

PROJECT DURATION

For the first day of 1st week, January 25, 2014 the finalizing of the
project proposal to the whole class. On January 27, 2014 some of
our class officers will coordinate with the head of DENR/DA to help
us present the said project to the beneficiaries and in the afternoon
of the same date, the final submission of the project proposal to the
Extension Services. Comes the another week (February 1-7, 2014),
first day of the 2nd week, Saturday, around 9:00-10:00 am is the
preparation for the lecture that will be held in Bacayao Sur
Elementary School. At 10:00 in the morning, introducing the
proposal to the selected beneficiaries will start.

Moreover, on the 2nd and 3rd week, the gathering and setting of the
materials needed for the project and dole out the materials to the
beneficiaries to start the formal operation. In the 4th week, gathering
all the beneficiaries to have general meeting and after few days,
observing and inspecting the fertilized soil to be used for planting.

Continuously, 5th week (February 22-28, 2014), a week after


observing the soil, you can now plant seeds or any plants using the
fertilized soil. Then, organize a meeting regarding the proper way of
cultivating the seedlings/plants. After few days, evaluate the growth
of the seedlings. Furthermore, on the 6th and 7th week, harvesting
and selling of the seedlings, fertilized soil and reproduce night
crawlers during composting period. And on the 8th week is the
project evaluation and turn-over to the community. After the eight
weeks of implementing period, ( March 16, onwards is the
preparation of class documentation.

 OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT

Objectives of the project implementers

            The attainment of something which we aimed to happen


diminishes all the hard time and burdens on a particular
responsibility. Accomplishment is not just a matter of concluding all
the necessary things to do at the due time but it entails big
responsibility because we are aiming for a particular standard.
Standard that wit;

 Provide us with a rich learning experience that immerses in the


qualities of an effective individual
 Expand our strategic skills, learn how to lead under pressure
and tackle complex challenges
 Prepare us for both the risks and the opportunities that
accompany new roles
 Help us foster camaraderie among other people

In order to achieve such objectives, we, the NSTP trainees and


trainers shall work hand and hand, because just like a jigsaw puzzle,
you can never picture the real image of it if there’s a missing piece.

Objectives for the project beneficiaries

            The primary focus and intention of this community immersion


deals not only with what the NSTP leaders can inculcate, but is
more likely on how we can make a change on the lives and
personalities of the target beneficiaries. Toward this end, the
following objectives were set:

 To convey knowledge about promoting environmentally sound


waste management practices
 To help the school which is our target beneficiary, earn extra
income that will be certainly useful in defraying its different
educational expenses
 To help the young students enhance their capabilities at their
early age

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Background of the Project

Vermiculture or worm farming is the science of raising and


managing worms. There are a number of applications
for vermiculture, with a wide variety of worm species being raised.
This activity is practiced on a large-scale commercial level as well as
in private homes and vermiculturing supplies are available at some
garden supply stores and occasionally throughwaste
management companies.Vermiculture is all about a creative
interesting way of enhancing the soil used for the development of
plants and other seeds.

We have preferred vermiculture to encourage the community to


cultivate worms to improve soils. These soils or the plant itself can
be sold.  Worms break down organic materials to create nutrient-rich
compost which can be used as a soil amendment. When done in a
bin designed to collect water, worm composting also
generates compost tea, a nutritious fluid which can be used to
fertilize house plants and plants in the garden. They are perfect for
general garden soils, as they promote soil aeration and leave
nutritious castings behind, and gardeners may add worms directly to
their soils to improve them. These conditions would greatly
contribute to the progress of the school, specifically to the pupils’
studies of Edukasyong Pantahan at Pangkabuhayan (EPP).
Furthermore, we chose such project because it doesn’t only afford
profitability but it also contributes to the wellness of the environment.
The whole set up will be held in Bacayao Elementary School. Based
on our observations and inspections, barangay Captain Taminaya
has available area located in the backyard of the school which can
be used for agricultural activities.

Due to our curiosity and environmental awareness, Vermiculture has


been marked in our minds. It alarmed and triggered us to put an
action to save the falling world. Most likely this projects talks about
the global warming which is getting worse. The Earth needs trees
and plants for it to be replenished for the reason that all kinds of
pollution are obviously conquering the planet. By doing
Vermiculture, we also focus on development of the skills and
knowledge of every performer and not only on the mere
environmental concern and profitability.

Justification of the Project

“Why do we need to implement this project?” This is one of the best


questions being asked during the planning stage. A project must
exist with pertinent and valid reasons. Our team has come up with
different ideas about the kind of project that shall be implemented.
We finally arrived in choosing something already done in the
location. It was the Vermiculture. This eco-friendly project is not as
easy as ABC or 123. Realizing what this activity could give is the
reason for everything. Nowadays almost every public school has its
own garden where they can perform agricultural activities by
planting and caring for various kinds of plants. These plants, trees,
flowers and other botanical elements contribute much to the
wellbeing of the planet.

This project not only enhances the knowledge of the pupils in a way
that it teaches them how to create a useful and productive
substance which can benefit them and their own school but also to
inculcate in their minds that the world is needing care. This fosters
them to be environmental friendly.

Benefits derived from the Project

In the past, earthworms are regarded and treated as pests and as


disgusting small and crawling organisms. Now, worms are raised to
reproduce faster through vermiculture process which is one of the
most exciting and educational form of recycling because it gives a
lot of benefits that the other fertilizers don’t. A benefit that is
advantageous to all and something that has a good effect promotes
well-being, not only for the people but most especially to the
environment.

Vermiculture is the process of composting which involves using


worms just like the night crawler worms. The most beneficial aspect
of worms in the method is the casts they produce which are high in
nutrients. The worm casts can stimulate plant growth by making
nutrients more available and also by increasing the holding
capability of the soil. It improves the soil structure because it
contains many beneficial soil organisms. It also increases seed
dispersal that results a healthy plant which uses less water and
energy. A good example of this is the citronella plant. It will serve as
a mosquito repellant that subsidy the community which is an
effective environmental protection. It will also help the people in
saving money and reduces household wastes. It is an odorless and
non-hazardous process so it can create better food products.

The main recipients of this project are the grade’s 5 and 6 of


Bacayao Sur Elementary School. The pupils will be able to know the
importance of having knowledge about vermiculture that will surely
benefit them. They can do it in school as well as their homes. It will
help them to earn money by selling the fertilized soil, the planted
seedlings and the reproduced worm in the market at an appropriate
price. It will also benefit the school through the citronella plant
because they can use it as a mosquito repellant. The school doesn’t
need to buy chemical fertilizers for their plants because they can
now produce their own fertilizer. In short, vermiculture will assuredly
benefit the whole community in a simple and less effort work.

Coverage

The Target Community Of Our Group is the Bacayao Sur


Elementary School. Our project will cover the Grade 5 and 6 pupils
of the said School. We the Implementers have come to choose the
higher grades, because our goal is to let this young mind to become
an eco friendly individual at their early age in partnership with their
subject EdukasyongPangtahanan at Pangkabuhayan. The Group
decided to merge the 2 levels because we are aiming the
sustainability of the project. This is when the Grade 6 pupils will
advance to the next level where in they have to leave the vicinity.
The grade 5 of this year and so on will continue improving this
project.
The project aims to promote environmental awareness as well as to
promote entrepreneurship activity that would be beneficial to the
primary beneficiaries, the grade 5 and 6 students and the secondary
beneficiary in the school itself.

METHODOLOGY

Methodology will be our guide in implementing our community-


based project. It is defined as a systematic, theoretical, analysis of
the methods applied to a field of study, or the theoretical analysis of
the body of methods and principles associated with a branch of
knowledge. In order for us to achieve the goal, there must be a step-
by-step process.

1. Information Gathering
2. Planning
3. Communication and Coordination
4. Implementation

Information Gathering

This phase is essential for us to gain knowledge of a certain idea. In


gathering information, our trainer, Mr.Jhester Jim Perreras
discussed and explained to us what community immersion all about
is. Doing community immersion is by establishing a planned project
to. After we learned about the topic, we, then, communicated to the
barangay officials of Bacayao Sur, Dagupan City, which is the
assigned location, to conduct an interview and to observe the area
for us to arrive in any ideas on how to improve the community. Also
we studied the possible development using the available resources
from the barangay itself.

 Planning

Prior to the proper group planning, a brief formal seminar was


conducted by Dr. Carmelo Vidal, the NSTP Director to give guidance
on our project proposal. Assigned officers are the attendants to the
said discussion which was held in the Audio Visual Room of the
university. Right after the seminar, the officers then re-teach the
knowledge acquired to the class. During that, plans were made and
responsibilities were delegated to the groups. It surely took time for
this planning phase until we end up having vermiculture project.

Communication and Coordination

Subsequent to gathering information and planning for our proposed


project, the group in charge of the collaboration with the Department
of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and Department of
Agriculture (DA) responded to ask assistance on the related
agricultural project proposed. The other set of students were
responsible for the association with the Bacayao Sur officials as well
as the school principal for us to obtain support and more knowledge
on feasibility of the activity. The officials showed us the first option of
activity area which is the school garden. However, it was unsuitable
and diminutive for the project.  Fortunately, Barangay Captain
Taminaya suggested his vacant land which was in the right side of
the school. With the perfect ground and with no hesitation, we
accepted the suggestion. He also agreed with us to help in the
business implementation.

Implementation

For the implementation of the plan, the instructions provided will be


essential and must be done first before engaging in the formal
activity process.

The following are the steps of vermi-culturing:

Step 1 Select a location for the worm bin

Because the school garden was small and inappropriate, Barangay


Captain Taminaya offered his land for our project. We could use
plastic bottles for vermiculture but we prefer placing the worm in an
open space in order for the it to live longer and healthier.

Step 2  Prepare the bedding

Next, prepare the bedding. If you want to use newspapers, fold a


section in half and tear off long, half-inch to inch wide strips (go with
the grain of the paper and it will tear neatly and easily). Soak the
newspaper in water for a few minutes, then wring it out like a sponge
and fluff it up as you add the newspaper to your worm bin. Aim for
the bedding to be very damp, but not soaking wet (only two to three
drops of water should come out when you squeeze the bedding
material). Spread the bedding evenly until it fills about three-quarters
of the bin.

Step 3  Put the worm in the bedding

Sprinkle a couple of handfuls of soil (from outdoors or potting soil)


into the bedding to introduce beneficial microorganisms and aid the
worms' digestive process. Fluff up the bedding about once a week
so the worms can get plenty of air and freedom of movement. Gently
place your worms on top of the bedding. Leave the bin lid off for a
while so the worms will burrow into the bedding, away from the light.
The worms will not try to crawl out of the bin if there is light
overhead. Once the worms have settled into their new home, add
food scraps that you have been collecting in a leak-proof
container. Dig a hole in the bedding (or pull the bedding aside),
place the food scraps in the hole, and cover it with at least an inch of
bedding. After this first feeding, wait a week before adding more
food. Leave your worms alone during this time to allow them to get
used to their new surroundings. Bury food scraps in a different area
of the bin each time.Worms may be fed any time of the day. Do not
worry if you must leave for a few days, as the worms can be fed as
seldom as once a week. Note: Do not be surprised to see other
creatures in your worm bin, as they help break down the organic
material. Most of the organisms will be too small to see, but you may
spot white worms, springtails, pill bugs and mites.

Step 4  Harvesting the worms and compost

            After about six weeks, you will begin to see worm castings
(soil-like material that has moved through the worms' digestive
tracts). The castings can be used to boost plant growth. In three or
four months, it will be time to harvest the castings. Mixed in with the
castings will be partially decomposed bedding and food scraps, in
addition to worms; this is called vermicompost. You may harvest the
vermicompost by one of two methods:

• Method 1: Place food scraps on only one side of your worm bin for
several weeks, and most of the worms will migrate to that side of the
bin. Then you can remove the vermicompost from the other side of
the bin where you have not been adding food scraps, and add fresh
bedding. Repeat this process on the other side of the bin. After both
sides are harvested, you can begin adding food to both sides of the
bin again.

 • Method 2: Empty the contents of your worm bin onto a plastic


sheet or used shower curtain where there is strong sunlight or
artificial light. Wait 20-30 minutes, and then scrape off the top layer
of vermicompost. The worms will keep moving away from the light,
so you can scrape more compost off every 20 minutes or so. After
several scrapings, you will find worms in clusters; just pick up the
worms and gently return them to the bin in fresh bedding.

Detailed Budgetary Requirements

            In making this project possible, it is right and just for us as


implementers to raise fund to defray the expenses to be incurred
during the implementation project. The group conducted different
kinds of fund raisings such as carolling, coin banks, sign-for-a-cause
and merchandising of goods such as graham balls and polvoron.

This will be the allocation of our budget:

                                                          Note                            Amount

Vermicomposting                                (1)                              P 11,000

Lecture Expenses                                            (2)                               


1,000

Documentation                                                                          1,000

Contingency Fund                                                                    2,000

          Total                                                                           P 15,000

Note 1: Vermicomposting
Item Unit Unit Cost Amount

Vermicompost 3 kilos 800 2400

Containers 6 pcs 200 1200

Plywood 2 pcs 1000 2000

Plastics 400

Other Expenses 5,000


Total P 11,000

Note 2: Lecture Expenses


Item Amount

Food and Refreshments P 600


Instructional Materials 300
Token for the Speaker 100
Total 1,000

 Sources of Fund
            Coin
Bank                                                                                      P 10,000
Remaining fund (from previous fund)                            5,000
 Total                                                                                       
15,000

 DETAILED SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES

DATE TIME ACTIVITY PEOPLE

January 11,2014 11:00-2:00 pm meeting Dr. Carmelo John E. Vidal


January 17-backwards Fund Raising Class
January 18,2014 11:00-2:00 pm Meeting Class
January 25,2014 11:00-2:00 pm Finalizing Class
proposal
January 27,2014 10:00-11:00am Coordinating Leader,
with the head coordinators and
of DENR/DA officers
5:00 pm Submission of Coordinators
project proposal
February 1,2014 9:00-10:00 am Preparation for the Program and Food
lecture Committee
10:00-11:00 am Commencement of the lecture

Proposed by:
NSTP III-2F (11:00am-2:00pm) Saturday

Through:

Arvi Alexander Dela Cruz


Project Leader

Noted by:
Mr.Jhester Jim Perreras
NSTP Adviser

Approved by:

Dr. Carmelo John Vidal


CIES Director
Learning Activity
Learning Activity 4.1
Name: Score:
Section: Facilitator:
Based on the result of the Needs Assessment survey conducted, try to
make a simple project proposal. Consider the outline presented in the
module

Done with the activity? Reminder!!!


Your output should be submitted via messenger or e-mail to ________________
on or before February 19, 2021.

Rubrics

Task Description: Outline Format of Project Implementation


Exemplary Accomplished Developing Beginning
weigh

Criteria 4 3 2 1
Yes Yes, but No, but No
t

 Good  Organized;  Some  Poorly


organizatio points are organizatio organized;
n; points somewhat n; points no logical
are logically jumpy; jump progression;
Organization 25% ordered; sense of around; beginning
sharp beginning beginning and ending
sense of and ending and ending are vague
beginning are unclear
and end
 Supporting  Some  Details are  Unable to
details details are somewhat find specific
Quality of specific to non- sketchy. details
25%
Information subject supporting Do not
to the support
subject topic
Grammar, 25%  No errors  Only one or  More than  Numerous
Usage, two errors two errors errors
Mechanics, distract from
Spelling understandi
ng
 Report on  Report one  Report two  Report more
Timeliness 25% time class period class than one
late periods late week late

Assessment
Name: Score:
Section: Facilitator:

Explain the following:


1. Define what is project proposal?
2. What is the reason of making project proposal for NSTP?
3. What are the different types of project proposal?
4. Give the sample outline of a project proposal.

Answers to Self Assessment Questions


Assessment Key Answers

4. What is Community Needs Assessment?


 Community needs assessment is a process used to determine the needs of
individuals or a group of individuals to design a program that will respond effectively
to the needs an bring about desired changes in behavior.

5. What are the reasons why you need to conduct community needs
assessment?

 Some of the reasons why we need to conduct community needs assessment:

7. Gather information about citizen attitudes and opinions regarding precisely defined
issues, problems, or opportunities;
8. Determine how citizens rank issues, problems, and opportunities to order of
importance and urgency;
9. Give citizens a voice in determining policies, goals and priorities;
10. Determine citizen support for initiatives;
11. Evaluate current programs and policies; and
12. End speculation about “what people are thinking of” or “what people really want.

6. List down the outline in making community needs assessment survey.

 The following is the outline in making community needs assessment:


2. Identify the goals of needs assessment
2. From and establish a needs assessment committee and develop a plan of action
3. Determine the community to assessed
4. Identify the population to be surveyed (whom to be the respondents)
5. Determine the information that is needed (Primary data and Secondary data)
6. Conduct a review of past and current programs and activities
7. Select a community needs assessment tool
8. Identify existing community resources
9. Develop a pretest questionnaire
10. Gather and collect key information from and about the target audience
11. Synthesize and analyze all assembled data
12. Implement assessment using the selected tool/s and analyze the data results
13. Prepare report derailing the results and use the report to determine appropriate
community interventions/programs
14. Report the results
15. Identify possible solution and growth opportunities
16. Generate and communicate your developed community program

Explain the following:


1. Define what is project proposal?
- A project proposal is a document that is used to convince a sponsor that a
project needs to be kicked-off to solve a particular business problem or
opportunity. Project proposal is a document made by the proponent if they
intended to conduct an activity or a project.

2. What is the reason of making project proposal for NSTP?


- This is done to get some funding the project. a proposal is a tool for NGOs to
gain funding, and for donors to decide who to fund. In other words, a project
proposal explains the plan and purpose for the set of activities an NGO wishes to
implement, and requests funding from a donor.

3. What are the different types of project proposal?


There are different types of project proposal, some are the following:
1. Formally solicited
2. Informally solicited
3. Unsolicited
4. continuation
5. Renewal
6. Supplemental

4. Give a sample outline of a project proposal.


There are different outline used in making a job proposal. This outline is
somehow a sample which I think best fit to NSTP. Here it is:
 Project Title
 Proponent/s
 Project Description
 Project Duration
 Project Objectives
 Project Activities
 Persons’ Involved
 Budgetary and Funding
 Resources Needed
 Project Schedule

Rubrics:
The following rubrics are the basis for rating and evaluating student's essays,
analysis activities, and oral presentation.

5 4 3 2 1
Excellent Very Good Average Needs Unacceptabl
Improvement e

Ideas The idea is The idea is The idea The topic is The paper
clear mostly represents not well has
And focused. focused, the authors' defined no clear
It and have ideas, and/or there sense of
holds the some good evidence, are too many purpose or
reader's details and and topics. central
Attention. quotes. conclusions Theme.
Relevant accurately .
details and but not
quotes sufficiently
enrich the clear.
central
Theme.
Organization The Paper (and The Sentences The writing
organization paragraphs) organization within lacks a
enhances are al paragraphs clear sense
and mostly structure is make of
showcases organized, strong sense, but direction.
the in order, and enough to the order Ideas,
central idea makes move the of details, or
or sense to the reader paragraphs events
Theme. The reader. through the does seem strung
order, text without not. together
structure of too in a loose or
information is much random
compelling confusion. fashion;
and there is no
moves the identifiable
reader internal
through the structure.
text.
Understandin Writing Writing Writing Writing Writing
g shows a shows a shows shows little shows no
strong clear adequate understandin understandin
understandin understandin understandin g g
g g g
Sentence Sentence Sentence Sentence No sense of
Structure structure structure is structure is sentence
enhances evident; limited; structure or
meaning; sentences sentences flow
flows mostly flow need to flow
throughout
the piece

References

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2020.

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Compiled by:
Prof Barbara Grace J Mendez,, holds Asst. Professor III rank
with 20 years in service, pursuing postgraduate studies in Doctor
of Philosophy in Business Management (Completed Academic
Requirements). I obtained NC III Certification in Events
Management and Bookkeeping and NC II in Front Office
Procedures. I am also designated in the following positions:
Campus Librarian (2005-2007); Campus Scholarship
Coordinator (2007-2013); and NSTP Coordinator (2013-2020).

COMMUNITY
/LITERACY
SERVICE
UNIT 3

Module 5: Project Implementa

Learning Outcomes:
After completion of the module, the
students will be able to:
1. define Project and Project
Implementation;
2. discuss what Service Learning is
all about;
3. enumerate the types of Service
Learning activities done under the New
Normal; and
4. create an outline based on the
implemented project.

Introduction:
After the students have finished doing the need assessment and the approved
project proposal, they are now ready to start the project implementation phase. The
implementation phase involves putting the approved project plan into action. It’s here
that the proponent (students) will coordinate and direct project resources to meet the
objectives of the project plan. As the project unfolds, it’s the students’ job to direct and
manage each activity, every step of the way. That’s what happens in the implementation
phase of the project: students follow the plan they have put together and handle any
problems that come up.

This module includes compilations about how to implement an approved project


proposals during new normal situations. Copyrighters are acknowledged.

Lesson Proper:

Before anything let’s define project in its simplest definition. A project is a series
of tasks that need to be completed in order to reach a specific outcome. For school
and university setting, a project is an individual or joint activity that is carefully planned
and researched about by students. It can be a research or community extension
assignment - given to a student - which generally requires a larger amount of effort and
more independent work than that involved in a normal essay assignment.

On the other hand, implementation is to put into action a certain project or to


carry out activities proposed in the project with the aim to achieve the objectives and
deliver results and outputs. Unfortunately there are certain projects especially those that
were done in the community like outreach and extension projects were stopped due to
the pandemic.

The COVID-19 pandemic created an incredible impact to the education sector


around the world. From the traditional face-to-face, in-classroom classes, professors
have to shift to virtual learning suddenly, making good use of the available technologies
in their locality. Studying and working from home has become the new normal. While
there are still a lot to debate about its feasibility, educators and learners do not have
much choice in the school year. As President Duterte made in his speech, physical
distancing is a must, and unless there is a vaccine available for this virus, no face – to
face contact is allowed. The government is strict in the implementation of safety
measures to avoid contracting the virus. Many schools, universities and colleges have
already begun their shift to online classes and blended learning. In this scenario,
students and professors need not come to their classrooms but as an alternative,
modules will be given online to ease the learning of the students and meet the courses’
objectives.

With such dilemma, there is a bigger challenge to Schools, Universities, and


Colleges (SUCs) who are offering the NSTP components which is a service – learning
subject – If SUCs are not allowed to physically meet the students, how do they engage
the students to Service-Learning activities in the new normal? How do the students
complete the community-based learning experiences if they will be prohibited to render
services to partner communities?

Service-Learning is the combination of the service component aligned with the


objectives of the course to communities who have the need for such service.
Communities informally educate the students through sharing of local knowledge
experiences and practices which may not be taught in the classrooms. Students may
also learn from their community experiences which are vital to their personal growth and
development.

Normally, in a regular semester before this epidemic, students enrolled in NSTP2


components are prepared for service engagement in a partner community at the start of
classes. Throughout the semester, they are guided to plan, organize, and lead a
program or project that is in line with the needs of chosen community. These include
several visits to the partner communities and develop interaction with the residents. At
the end of the semester, they implement the program or project to the community and
are evaluated by both the teacher and community leader or coordinator. A reflection,
usually in a form of writing, is submitted to measure the learning of the students based
on the objectives of the course.

In the new normal, this may not be possible any longer. Learners may be
forbidden to visit communities, more so render physical services to them.
Communication among students and teachers is also limited online, thus logistics may
also not work. And if they decide to the Service-Learning activities virtually, there will be
questions on the willingness of both the server (student) and the served (client/
beneficiary), particularly the latter, to the relevantly new technology because of the
digital divide especially in less developed countries.

How to conduct Service-Learning or project implementation in the new normal?

The National Service Training Program (NSTP), which is a General Education


course taken by students from all programs, may utilize the Service – Learning such as
indirect service, advocacy, and research. These types of services have minimal or
no physical interaction with the community they are serving. For example:

1. Students can produce a Public Service Announcement (PSA) or a video related to a


particular advocacy and share it in social networking
sites.

2. Students can organize Facebook groups, (or other


social media sites) to give micro-entrepreneurs in
partner communities a venue to sell their products. *Sewing face mask, on line cooking
and selling products etc.

3. Students can develop learning materials and distribute to parents of pre-school and
elementary pupils who have difficulty accessing the internet in the blended learning
scheme.

4. Students can demonstrate clean and green projects like planting (how to plant and
grow) and sell harvest as part of on line business.

These are already considered as a form of service and does not need direct contact
with the ‘served.’

There is no hard rule in the implementation of Service-Learning. Each course can


be flexible in the integration of the service component in their lessons. In the planning
stage, the teacher and the students can decide on how much weight they are going to
give to the service component. It could be the culminating or final project of their course,
or it could also be just a “quiz.” It can also be a class project (which may not be possible
in Flexible Learning Option), group, or an individual requirement. This flexibility is
brought by the relative freedom given by the teachers to let the students drive the
direction of the course. Both the teacher and the students should feel free to explore the
wonderful world of Service-Learning.

The definition of community may be squeezed to include not just the formal
communities the universities partnered with, but also the immediate environments of the
students. These may include, but not limited to their family and neighborhood, non-
government organizations, minority groups, online groups, people with similar needs,
and the like. Just a word of caution to teachers and students, it is important to know the
needs of their “community” and how the course is aligned into it. It shall be the
responsibility of the teacher to validate the “community” their students are serving.
Projects may also be short term in the meantime, while we are still in transition, unlike in
the old normal where there is continuity in project in partner communities.

COVID - 19 may have changed the setting of how we learn but the purpose of
education remains the same – that is for the students to be able to apply what they have
learned for the greater good of the community. It is a must that teachers and learners
get used to to the new normal. As Charles Darwin said, it is not the most knowledgeable
and the strongest of the species that survive but the one that is able to become
accustomed and adjust to the environment in which it finds itself.

The implementation phase is where the project works to produce the


deliverables. The word “deliverable” means anything the project delivers. The
deliverables for the project include all of the products or services that the student is
performing for the client, or beneficiary. In creating an outline in the implementation of
the project, the following items should be indicated:

PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION OUTLINE:

1. What is your Project Title?


2. What is the duration of your project?
3. When did your project start? Finish?
3. Who are your client/s?
4. How much did your project cost? (if any)
5. Who helped you with your project?
6. How did you implement your project?
7. How did your project help your client/s?

a. Project Approach Summary

Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3

Beginning the Developing the Project Concluding the Project


Project

Activity Tools Use Activity Tools Use Activity Tools Use

b. Task Breakdown and Time Estimates

SCHEDULED DATES

LIST OF TASKS Week/ Week/ Week/ Week/ Week/ Week/


Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6
c. Material/s Costing

No Description Units Costs

Total Cost

The implementation of a project requires creativity, problem-solving, and


innovation that helps prepare students for increasingly complex life and work
environments. Because many performances cannot easily be quantified, teachers want
to be as specific about their expectations on the student project as possible. Therefore,
there are things to consider in making a project. There should be clear expectations for
the project. It should help students understand how the project will not only benefit them
but also their clients.

Learning Activity
Learning Activity 5.1
Name: Score:
Section: Facilitator:
Direction: Create your own PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION based on
the above outline. Then answer the following questions below. You can
write your answers in a one whole sheet of paper and clearly screenshot it or you
can also use a word – doc and submit it through email: ___________________

1. What new content did you learn while working on you project?

2. Did you know more or less than you expected in doing the project?

3. How did your work and actions contribute to your success?

4. What was the hardest part about working in your project? Why?

5. What was the best part? Why?

6. What new skills did you learn?

7. What else do you want to learn how to do?

Done with the activity? Reminder!!!


Your output should be submitted via messenger or e-mail to ________________
on or before February 26, 2021. .

Rubrics

Rubrics for your answers:

Cri Asking and Answering Questions

Needs Support Developing Accomplished Exemplary


1 pts 2 pts 3 pts 4 pts
Accuracy Needs Support Developing Accomplished Exemplary
90 %
Student is unable Student is able Student is able to Student is able
to correctly to correctly answer most to answer all
answer any answer some questions. Most of questions
questions. The questions. the answers make correctly. All of
answer does not Some of the sense. the answers
make sense. answers make make sense.
Answer is sense. Answer is
incorrect or no incomplete.
response is
given.
Details and Needs Support Developing Accomplished Exemplary
Support
5% The student The student The student The student
provides no provides limited provides details provides many
details or support details or and support from details and
from the content. support from the the content. support from the
content. content.
Mechanics Needs Support Developing Accomplished Exemplary
5%
The student Some of the The student's The student's
exhibited student's answers have answers are free
numerous answers are mostly been of any spelling,
spelling, corrected for corrected or contain capitalization,
capitalization, spelling, only a few errors in punctuation, and
punctuation, capitalization, spelling, grammar errors.
and/or grammar punctuation, capitalization,
errors. and/or grammar punctuation, and/or
errors. grammar errors.

For Project Implementation Outline Rubrics:


Task Description: Outline Format of Project Implementation
Exemplary Accomplished Developing Beginning
weigh

Criteria 4 3 2 1
Yes Yes, but No, but No
t

 Good  Organized;  Some  Poorly


organizatio points are organizatio organized;
n; points somewhat n; points no logical
are logically jumpy; jump progression;
Organization 25% ordered; sense of around; beginning
sharp beginning beginning and ending
sense of and ending and ending are vague
beginning are unclear
and end
Quality of 25%  Supporting  Some  Details are  Unable to
Information details details are somewhat find specific
specific to non- sketchy. details
subject supporting Do not
to the support
subject topic
 No errors  Only one or  More than  Numerous
Grammar,
two errors two errors errors
Usage,
25% distract from
Mechanics,
understandi
Spelling
ng
 Report on  Report one  Report two  Report more
Timeliness 25% time class period class than one
late periods late week late

Source:
https://creativeeducator.tech4learning.com/v07/articles/Assessing_Student_Project_Wo
rk

Assessment
Name: Score:
Section: Facilitator:

Directions: Identify the following. You can write your answers in a ½ sheet of
paper and clearly screenshot it or you can also use a word – doc and submit
it through email

1. It is the combination of the service component aligned with the objectives of the
course to communities who have the need for such service.
2. What is the meaning of PSA?
3. What does SUCs stands for?
4 What is another term given to in-classroom classes? traditional face-to-face, in-
classroom classes
5. It is a series of tasks that need to be completed in order to reach a specific
outcome.

Answers to Self Assessment Questions


1. Service – Learning
2. Public Service Announcement
3. Schools, Universities and Colleges
4. Traditional face-to-face classes
5. Project

References

Sources:
https://creativeeducator.tech4learning.com/v07/articles/Assessing_Student_Project
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Compiled by:

Prof. Marivic C. Reyes, an Instructor III from the College of


Industrial Technology, URS Cainta Campus. She took up
Bachelor of Science in Industrial Education at Marikina Institute
of Science and Technology and is currently writing her thesis for
her Master of Arts in Education degree at University of Rizal
System. She is currently designated as the NSTP and GAD
Campus Coordinator teaching NSTP and GA2S. She has
written NSTP books which are being utilized in the University
Module 6: Tools in Community/Literacy Service
UNIT 1: NSTP COMMON MODULESIT 1: NSTP COMMON MODULES
Learning Outcomes:
After completion of the module, the students will be able to:
1. determine the purpose and importance of functional literacy and numeracy
and the different principles and techniques to facilitate learning
2. select appropriate instructional materials for the selected learners in the
community
3. acquire the essential skills in teaching children, out-of-school youth, and any
other segments of society in need of their services on the fundamentals of
literacy
4. enhance their active participation in imparting the essential skills on literacy
among adopted communities
5. learn the basics of lesson planning as a guide to effectively teach the children
in adopted communities
6. develop their sense of self-worth as student-teachers in adopted communities
7. develop practical instructional materials to cater needs of the learners

Introduction:

Literacy traditionally means the ability to read and write. The modern term’s
meaning has been expanded to include the ability to use language, numbers, images,
computers, and any other basic means to understand, communicate, gain useful
knowledge,solve mathematical problems, and use the dominant symbol systems of a
culture
In a civilized like the Philippines, every citizen should be able to read and write. If
not, he will be counted among those labeled as illiterates. As an illiterate person, one
has to endure realistic complexities and intricacies in life. If one is unable to read and
write, he cannot compute his own income and expenses,not preserve his own financial
records. It other words,an illiterate person feels unconfident and frail; hence,he suffers
from an unrealistic feeling of general inadequacy.
When RA9163 or the NSTP Act of 2001 was enacted into law, students in tertiary
schools enrolled in any of the three (3) components of NSTP somewhat contributed to
the betterment of the community. Literacy Training service (LTS), as one component
that is designed to train students in teaching literacy and numeracy skills to school
children and out-of-school youth, readily conducts programs and advocacies that will
enhance the learning of children within the partner communities.
.
Lesson Proper:

Basic Lesson Planning


An effective LTS usually refers starts with the proper profiling of children and out-
of-school youth in partner communities. This will be the basis of NSTP students on what
approach to utilize in their community outreach activities. On the other hand, it is
necessary for these NSTP students to be acquainted with the basics of lesson planning
that will serve as guide in their instruction.
The Department of Education recognizes that instructional planning is essential
to successful teaching and learning (Enclosure to DepEd Order No. 42, s2016). The
legal basis of which is Article IV, Section 2 of the Code of Ethics for Professional
Teachers adopted in 1997 through Board Resolution No. 435 by the Board of
Professional Teachers stating that, “Every teacher the highest standards of quality
education, shall make the best preparations for the career of teaching, and shall be at
his best at all times in the practice of his profession.”

Instructional Planning
Instructional planning is the process of determining what learning opportunities
students in school will have by:

1. Planning the content of instruction


2. Selecting teaching materials
3. Designing the learning activities and grouping methods; and
4. Deciding on the pacing and allocation of instructional time.

Below are the benefits of instructional planning:

1. Increases teacher’s chance of carrying out of a lesson successfully;


2. Allows teachers to be more confident before starting a lesson;
3. Inculcates reflective practice as it allows teachers to think about their teaching;
4. Facilitates learning and responds to learner’s needs inside the classroom;
5. Helps teachers have mastery of learning and responds to learner’s needs inside
classroom;
6. Helps teachers relearn what they need to teach;
7. Helps teachers know their learners, teach what students need to learn – ensures
curriculum coverages, and;
8. Helps teachers identify expectations for learners, choose the materials, and
organize the sequential activities.

Lesson Planning
The following is a detailed discussion of lesson planning as indicated in
enclosure to DepEd No. 42, s. 2016.
Lesson planning is one way of planning instruction. Lesson planning is a way of
visualizing a lesson before it is taught. According to Scrivener (2005), a planning a
Lesson entails “prediction, anticipation, sequencing, and simplifying.” Lesson
planning is a critical part of the teaching and learning process. The objective of
lesson planning is learning. Lesson planning helps teachers set learning targets. It
also helps teachers guarantee that learners reach those targets. By planning
lessons, teachers are able to see to it that daily activities inside the classroom lead
to learner progress and achievement or the attainment of learning outcomes.

Elements of a Lesson Plan


a. What should be taught? The teacher must have a deep understanding of the
curriculum and strive to teach its content. In planning daily lessons, teachers
need to follow the curriculum guide of t e learning area being taught. Using the
guide, teachers can plan the many ways to teach what it contains including the
content standards or the essential knowledge that students need to learn,
performance standards or the abilities and skills leaners need to demonstrate in
relation to the knowledge they have learned, and learning competencies or the
knowledge, skills and attitudes learners need to demonstrate in every lesson.
b. How should it be taught? With a lesson plan, teachers can predict which part of
the lesson learners will have difficulty understanding. Teachers can then prepare
strategies that help learners learn, build learners’ understanding, and respond to
learners’ needs.
c. How should learning be assessed? Effective teachers do not only prepare
lessons plans,they also prepare an assessment or specifically a formative
assessment plan. This means that a lesson plan should embody the unity of
instruction and assessment. While planning lessons, teachers need to be able to
identify reliable ways to measure learner’s understanding.

Teaching Strategies
An instructional strategy is what a teacher uses in the classroom to achieve the
objectives of a lesson. A teacher can use a strategy or a combination of strategies.

*Note: Please see pages 185-188


Espiritu, R. I. (2018). National Service Training Program. Malabon: Mutya Publishing House,
Inc. .
Evaluation Tools
Evaluation tools are necessary to assist teachers, specifically NSTP students,
assess engagement practices and evaluate the progress of the children being taught.
This will also enable them to implement strategies to further strengthen their
engagement. Further, the NSTP students will be able to identify where they are placed
on a continuum of engagement and where work can be celebrated and further
developed.
Ron Spreeuwenberg (August 25, 2015), listed a number of education
assessment tools that can be used to better assess the progress of the children.

*Note: Please see pages 189-190


Espiritu, R. I. (2018). National Service Training Program. Malabon: Mutya Publishing House,
Inc. .
C Emergent Literacy

Considering that most of the children being taught in partner communities are a
street children and/ or those who have not attended a formal school yet, it is important
to understand the concept of emergent literacy, which is an appropriate approach in the
conduct of Literacy Training Services.

What is Emergent Literacy?


Emergent literacy is defined as the developmental steps a young child takes prior
to actually reading a text, including interacting with a book, responding to texts, and
pretending at reading or writing before actually being able to do so. A student who has
achieved emergent literacy has oral language skills, phonological awareness, print
awareness, and letter awareness. Emergent Literacy builds future reading and
vocabulary skills.
Required Skills and Knowledge for Emergent Literacy

A number of skills and abilities define a student’s acquisition of emergent literacy.


To successfully achieve this, a student should manifest:

1. Print Motivation
Print motivation is the first step of emergent literacy. Through this step, children
become interested in print materials because this step occurs the child can
actually read or write. The child’s interest is seen through the enjoyment of being
read to, playing with books, and pretending to read and write.

2. Vocabulary
Vocabulary development is a significant predictor to a child’s overall academic
achievement. Vocabulary can be measured or seen as a child’s ability to know to
read or write.

3. Print awareness
Print Awareness is the step in which children learn how to handle a book and
begin to recognize the differences between letters and words. During this step
children also learn how texts are organized, realizing that reading is completed
from left to right and from the top of the page to the bottom of the page.

4. Narrative skills
Narrative skills refer to the literacy step when children develop the ability to tell a
story or describe a sequence of events.

5. Letter awareness
Letter awareness occurs when children understand that letters are unique from
each other and begin to recognize different letters and their sounds.
6. Phonological awareness
Phonological awareness is the process by which children begin to understand
that words are made up of different sounds or phonemes, and that stringing
these sounds together creates words and results in meaning.

D Numeracy Training Course


The development of numeracy skills involves the act of teaching children the
concepts and skills in ways that relationships and connections are formed and apply
them meaningfully in their daily experiences.
When children first come to a preschool center, they bring with them knowledge
and experiences about numbers, shapes, and space in the environment. They see
numeracy concepts and skills being used at home and in the community. For children to
make sense of their daily encounters with numeracy, teachers should build on this prior
knowledge by designing learning activities that enable them to make connections
between what they already know and can do, and what we have planned for them to
learn in relevant and realistic contexts. Children should be provided with many hands-on
learning experiences so that they can construct their own understanding. When children
have opportunities to manipulate concrete materials, they will notice relationships in
numeracy, how they connect to one another and with other learning areas.

Numeracy in the Early Years


Children’s thinking in the early years is naturally dominated by their perception or
what their senses tell them. To help them in the learning and development of various
abstract numeracy concepts, teachers must provide them with opportunities to:

 explore with objects


 hear the sounds of the words representing the objects
 look at pictures of the objects
 recognize written words or symbols in their daily play experiences
 talk about their solutions when solving problems

These opportunities will help them in the development of skills and concepts,
such as matching, sorting,comparing,ordering, patterning, counting ad number sense,
basic shapes, and space.

*Note: Please see pages 190-196


Espiritu, R. I. (2018). National Service Training Program. Malabon: Mutya Publishing House,
Inc. .
E Computer-Based Literacy
A computer-based literacy training course is a comprehensive series of training
courses that teaches the essential computer concepts and skills needed in today’s
digital world.
The computer literacy training course is the basis for lifelong learning. This is
especially applicable to children in an environment that is full of information from
multiple technologies. In other words, this course is a set of cognitive and practical skills
with a proper for a better appreciation of the intended recipients.
Some of he topics in the computer literacy training course are the following:
a. basic computer skills
b. surfing the internet
c. email
d. Microsoft office
F Suggested Community Outreach Activities for LTS

Talking, singing, playing sound and word games, reading, writing, and drawing
with children are great ways to set a good literacy foundation.

*Note: Please see pages 189-190


Espiritu, R. I. (2018). National Service Training Program. Malabon: Mutya Publishing House, Inc.

Talking and Singing


a. Talking and singing with young children helps them to develop listening and
speaking skills. Here are some ideas to get you started: 
b. Use rhyme whenever you can. Use phrases like ‘snug as a bug in a rug’ or
make up nonsense rhymes about things you’re doing – for example, ‘putting fish
in the cat’s dish’.
c. Sing nursery rhymes with your child. Nursery rhymes teach your child
language, rhyme, repetition and rhythm. You could try ‘Baa baa black sheep’,
‘Miss Polly had a dolly’ or the ‘Alphabet song’.
d. Repeat sounds your child makes, or make up sounds and see whether your
child can copy them. For example, ‘Cows say moo. Can you say moo?’
e. At mealtimes, talk about the food you’re preparing, what you’re doing to it,
how it tastes and what it looks like.
f. Talk about objects inside and outside the house – for example, the rustling of
leaves, or the sounds of the birds or traffic. Ask your child if she can make the
sounds for wind, rain, water, aeroplanes, trains and cars.
g. Play games like ‘I spy’ using colours. This can be lots of fun, especially
for preschoolers. For example, ‘I spy with my little eye, something that’s green.
What’s something green I might be looking at?’.

Phonological Awareness – Hear and Know Sounds in Words


When children recognize rhymes, syllables and beginning sounds in words, they
can figure out how to break words into parts when trying to sound them out.
To help children hear and know the sounds in words, read

 Stories with rhyming words.


 Songs written in a book's format.
 Poetry or nursery rhymes.
 Books with alliteration (where the first letter in words begin with the same letter).
 Books featuring different sounds (animals, instruments, etc.).

Put literacy into motion to help children develop phonological awareness:


READ poems and Mother Goose rhymes. The rhythm of the rhymes mimics English
patterns of speech and promotes expression and fluency in reading.
TALK about rhymes and beginning sounds. Take a word from a story and make up
words that rhyme with it or other words that start with the same sound.  
SING songs with animal sounds, like “Old MacDonald Had a Farm” or “Six Little Ducks.”
WRITE a book with children that contain pictures and words of objects that rhyme or
have the same beginning sound.
PLAY a variety of games:

 Play “I Spy” where children find objects in a room that rhyme with words.
 Clap the syllables in their names or choose words from a story.
 Create tongue twisters that begin with the same sound. (“Sam went to the store
to select soup, sausage and steak.”)

About Literacy Activities


https://www.playgroupnsw.org.au/ParentResources/EarlyChildhoodDevelopment/
Talkingsinging-Literacyactivitiesforlittleones

G Instructional Materials

Learning materials in teaching are crucial to


the success of student achievement. That is,
the instructional components of lesson
planning in teaching depend on the selection
of teaching materials. "Teaching materials" is a
generic term used to describe the resources
teachers use to deliver instruction.
Teaching materials can support student
learning and increase student success. Ideally,
the teaching materials will be tailored to the
content in which they're being used, to the
students in whose class they are being used,
and the teacher.
Teaching materials come in many shapes and
sizes, but they all have in common the ability
to support student learning.
Teaching materials can refer to a number of
teacher resources; however, the term usually
refers to concrete examples, such as
worksheets or manipulatives. Learning tools or games help students develop
new knowledge. As students develop new learning skills, they practice with new
learning tools. Teaching materials are different from teaching resources, the
latter including more theoretical and intangible elements, such as essays,
support from other educators, and/or places to find teaching materials.

Instructional materials
https://www.theclassroom.com/importance-learning-materials-teaching-6628852.html

Learning Activity
Learning Activity 6.1
Name: Score:
Section: Facilitator:
As an NSTP student, make an insightful narration of how you can help
school children, out-of-school youth, and any other segments of the society in
need of your services to further deepen their understanding of new knowledge
undertaken during LTS activities.

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Done with the activity? Reminder!!!


Your output should be submitted via messenger or e-mail to ________________
on or before March 5, 2021.

Learning Activity 6.2


Name: Score:
Section: Facilitator:

Create sample of instructional materials by different subject areas. Be able to


show your resourcefulness and creativity.
.
Done with the activity? Reminder!!!
Your output should be submitted via messenger or e-mail to ________________
on or before January 22, 2021.

Rubrics

For Activity 6.1

5 4 3 2 1
Excellent Very Good Average Needs Unacceptabl
Improvement e

Ideas The idea is The idea is The idea The topic is The paper
clear mostly represents not well has
And focused. focused, the authors' defined no clear
It and have ideas, and/or there sense of
holds the some good evidence, are too many purpose or
reader's details and and topics. central
Attention. quotes. conclusions Theme.
Relevant accurately .
details and but not
quotes sufficiently
enrich the clear.
central
Theme.
Organization The Paper (and The Sentences The writing
organization paragraphs) organization within lacks a
enhances are al paragraphs clear sense
and mostly structure is make of
showcases organized, strong sense, but direction.
the in order, and enough to the order Ideas,
central idea makes move the of details, or
or sense to the reader paragraphs events
Theme. The reader. through the does seem strung
order, text without not. together
structure of too in a loose or
information is much random
compelling confusion. fashion;
and there is no
moves the identifiable
reader internal
through the structure.
text.
Understandin Writing Writing Writing Writing Writing
g shows a shows a shows shows little shows no
strong clear adequate understandin understandin
understandin understandin understandin g g
g g g
Sentence Sentence Sentence Sentence No sense of
Structure structure structure is structure is sentence
enhances evident; limited; structure or
meaning; sentences sentences flow
flows mostly flow need to flow
throughout
the piece

For Activity 6.2


Excellent Good Satisfactory Needs
(5pts) (4pts) (3pts)) Improvement
(1-2pts
Concept The video clearly The video The video The video does
demonstrates a demonstrates key demonstrates a not demonstrate a
key concept. concepts. previous concept. clear concept.
Design The quality and The quality and The quality and The quality and
materials in the materials in the materials in the materials in the
video are very well video adequately video lacked some video are not
organized and organized and organization and organized and lack
understandable. somewhat clear. 50% clear. clarity
Participation All members The majority of Half of the group Only one person
demonstrate an the members did most of the demonstrated an
active role in the demonstrate an work. active role.
process. active role.
Final Product Final product looks Final product looks Final product l Final product looks
professional and decent and the required more unrefined and the
the concepts were concepts were revisions and the concepts were not
visibly somewhat concepts were not demonstrated.
demonstrated. demonstrated clearly
demonstrated.

References
Espiritu, R. I. (2018). National Service Training Program. Malabon: Mutya Publishing
House, Inc.

https://www.playgroupnsw.org.au/ParentResources/EarlyChildhoodDevelopment/
Talkingsinging-Literacyactivitiesforlittleones

https://www.theclassroom.com/importance-learning-materials-teaching-6628852.html

Compiled by:

Prof Irene O. Feliciano is a graduate of Bachelor of Elementary


Education with preschool specialization at the Philippine Normal
University. She finished her Master of Education major in Educational
Management at the University of Rizal System. She obtained her
TESOL license in ATA TESOL College through Australasian Training
Academy in Vietnam. She has also acquired units in PhD major in
Educational Leadership Management in Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng
Marikina. She is currently teaching in URS Antipolo campus where she
is the campus head of the Extension Unit.
UNIT 4

PROGRAM
EVALUATION
AND
REPORTING
Module 7: Program Monitoring and Evaluation

Learning Outcomes:
After completion of the module, the students will be able to:
1. develop awareness on the importance of monitoring and evaluation;
2. identify the steps and types of monitoring and evaluation;
3. acquire concrete ideas in preparing a modified monitoring and evaluation
system.

Introduction:
Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) is used to assess the performance of projects,
institutions and programmes set up by governments, international organizations and
NGOs. Its goal is to improve current and future management of outputs, outcomes and
impact. This topic focuses on the students’ understanding and learning the effective and
efficient process on the latter.

Lesson Proper:

TYPES OF MONITORING AND EVALUATION (M&E)

Monitoring is the systematic and routine collection of data during project


implementation for the purpose of establishing whether an intervention is moving
towards the set objectives or project goals. In this case, data is collected throughout the
life cycle of the project. The data collection tools are usually embedded into the project
activities in order to ensure that the process is seamless. There are several types of
monitoring in M&E and they include process monitoring, technical monitoring,
assumption monitoring, financial monitoring and impact monitoring.

Process monitoring/ physical progress monitoring


In process monitoring, routine data is collected and analyzed in order to establish
whether the project tasks and activities are leading towards the intended project results.
It authenticates the progress of the project towards the intended results. This kind of
monitoring measures the inputs, activities and outputs. In other words, process
monitoring answers the questions “what has been done so far, where, when and how
has it been done?” Most of the data collected during project implementation usually
serves this kind of monitoring.

Technical monitoring
Technical monitoring involves assessing the strategy that is being used in project
implementation to establish whether it is achieving the required results. It involves the
technical aspects of the project such as the activities to be conducted. In a safe water
project for example, physical progress monitoring may show that there is little or no
uptake of chlorination as a water treatment strategy. Technical monitoring may establish
that this could be a result of installing chlorine dispensers at the water source and
women are too time constrained that they have no time to line up to get chlorine from
the dispensers. This may prompt a change of strategy where the project might opt for
household distribution of bottled chlorine.

Assumption monitoring
Any project has its working assumptions which have to be clearly outlined in the
project log frame. These assumptions are those factors which might determine project
success or failure, but which the project has no control over. Assumption monitoring
involves measuring these factors which are external to the project. It is important to
carry out assumption monitoring as it may help to explain success or failure of a
project1. For example, a project that was promoting the use of contraceptives may
realize that uptake of use of contraceptives has dropped. The drop in use of the
contraceptive could however, be attributed to increased taxation on the importation of
contraceptives in the country which makes them more expensive, rather than on project
failure.

Financial Monitoring
Just like the name suggests, financial monitoring simply refers to monitoring
project/ program expenditure and comparing them with the budgets prepared at the
planning stage. The use of funds at the disposal of a program/project is crucial for
ensuring there are no excesses or wastages. Financial monitoring is also important for
accountability and reporting purposes, as well as for measuring financial efficiency (the
maximization of outputs with minimal inputs).

Impact Monitoring
Impact monitoring is a type of monitoring which continually assesses
the impact of project activities to the target population. Indeed, impacts are usually the
long term effects of a project. However, for projects with a long life span or programs
(programs have no defined timelines) there emerges a need for measuring impact
change in order show whether the general conditions of the intended beneficiaries are
improving or otherwise2. In this case, the manager monitors impact through the pre-
determined set of impact indicators. Monitoring both the positive and negative impacts,
intended and un-intended impacts of the project/program becomes imperative.

References
1. Water Affairs and Forestry Department, Republic of South Africa. Project Monitoring
and Evaluation. 2005

2. Dannish Demming Group. Impact Monitoring: An Introduction. 2012

TYPES OF EVALUATION

1. Participatory Evaluation in which representatives of agencies and stakeholders


work together in designing, carrying out and interpreting an evaluation.
2. Process based an evaluation of the internal dynamics of a project, its policy
instruments, its service delivery mechanisms, its management practices, and the
linkages among these.
3. Outcome based evaluation it facilitates the asking if the organization is doing
right activities to bring about the expected outcomes.

10 Steps To Design a Monitoring and evaluation (M&E) System


Before launching into the steps, please note that the development of a M&E
system is a participatory exercise. Staff at different levels of the organisation who will be
expected to maintain or use the new M&E system should always be consulted. This
might include staff at head offices or secretariats, staff in regional or country offices, and
staff at programme or project level.

Step 1: Define the scope and purpose


This step involves identifying the evaluation audience and the purpose of the
M&E system. M&E purposes include supporting management and decision-making,
learning, accountability and stakeholder engagement.
Will the M&E be done mostly for learning purposes with less emphasis on
accountability? If this is the case, then the M&E system would be designed in such a
way as to promote ongoing reflection for continuous programme improvement.
If the emphasis is more on accountability, then the M&E system could then collect and
analyse data with more rigor and to coincide with the reporting calendar of a donor.
It is important that the M&E scope and purpose be defined beforehand, so that the
appropriate M&E system is designed. It is of no use to have a M&E system that collects
mostly qualitative data on an annual basis while your ‘evaluation audience’ (read:
'donor') is keen to see the quantitative results of Randomised Controlled Trials (RCTs)
twice a year.
'Be on the same page as the ‘evaluation audience''

Step 2: Define the evaluation questions


Evaluation questions should be developed up-front and in collaboration with the
primary audience(s) and other stakeholders who you intend to report to. Evaluation
questions go beyond measurements to ask the higher order questions such as whether
the intervention is worth it or if it could have been achieved in another way (see
examples below).

Step 3: Identify the monitoring questions


For example, for an evaluation question pertaining to 'Learnings', such as
"What worked and what did not?" you may have several monitoring questions such as
"Did the workshops lead to increased knowledge on energy efficiency in the home?" or
"Did the participants have any issues with the training materials?".
The monitoring questions will ideally be answered through the collection of
quantitative and qualitative data. It is important to not start collecting data without
thinking about the evaluation and monitoring questions. This may lead to collecting data
just for the sake of collecting data (that provides no relevant information to the
programme).

Step 4: Identify the indicators and data sources


In this step you identify what information is needed to answer your monitoring
questions and where this information will come from (data sources). It is important to
consider data collection in terms of the type of data and any types of research design.
Data sources could be from primary sources, like from participant themselves or from
secondary sources like existing literature. You can then decide on the most appropriate
method to collect the data from each data source.

“Data, data and more data”

Step 5: Identify who is responsible for data collection, data storage, reporting,
budget and timelines
It is advisable to assign responsibility for the data collection and reporting so that
everyone is clear of their roles and responsibilities.
Collection of monitoring data may occur regularly over short intervals, or less
regularly, such as half-yearly or annually. Likewise the timing of evaluations (internal
and external) should be noted.
You may also want to note any requirements that are needed to collect the data
(staff, budget etc.). It is advisable to have some idea of the cost associated with
monitoring, as you may have great ideas to collect a lot of information, only to find out
that you cannot afford it all.
Additionally, it is good to determine how the collected data will be stored. A
centralised electronic M&E database should be available for all project staff to use. The
M&E database options range from a simple Excel file to the use of a comprehensive
M&E software such as LogAlto.
LogAlto is a user-friendly cloud-based M&E software that stores all information
related to the programme such as the entire log frame (showing the inputs, activities,
outputs, outcomes) as well as the quantitative and qualitative indicators with baseline,
target and milestone values. LogAlto also allows for the generation of tables,
scorecards, charts and maps. Quarterly Progress reports can also be produced from
LogAlto.

Step 6: Identify who will evaluate the data and how it will be reported
In most programmes there will be an internal and an independent evaluation
(conducted by an external consultant).
For an evaluation to be used (and therefore useful) it is important to present the findings
in a format that is appropriate to the audience. A 'Marketing and Dissemination Strategy’
for the reporting of evaluation results should be designed as part of the M&E system.
See my article, ‘4 Reasons Why No One Reads Your Evaluation Report’ for more
information on this.
‘Have a strategy to prevent persons from falling asleep during the presentation of
evaluation findings’
Step 7: Decide on standard forms and procedures
Once the M&E system is designed there will be a need for planning templates,
designing or adapting information collection and analysis tools, developing
organisational indicators, developing protocols or methodologies for service-user
participation, designing report templates, developing protocols for when and how
evaluations and impact assessments are carried out, developing learning mechanisms,
designing databases and the list goes on Simister, 2009.
However, there is no need to re-invent the wheel. There may already be examples of
best practice within an organisation that could be exported to different locations or
replicated more widely. This leads to step 9.

Step 8: Use the information derived from Steps 1- 7 above to fill in the 'M&E
System ‘template
You can choose from any of the templates presented in this article to capture the
information. Remember, they are templates, not cast in stone. Feel free to add extra
columns or categories as you see fit.

Step 9: Integrate the M&E system horizontally and vertically


Where possible, integrate the M&E system horizontally (with other organizational
systems and processes) and vertically (with the needs and requirements of other
agencies). Simister, 2009
Try as much as possible to align the M&E system with existing planning systems,
reporting systems, financial or administrative monitoring systems, management
information systems, human resources systems or any other systems that might
influence (or be influenced by) the M&E system.
Step 10: Pilot and then roll-out the system
Once everything is in place, the M&E system may be first rolled out on a small
scale, perhaps just at the Country Office level. This will give the opportunity for
feedback and for the ‘kinks to be ironed out’ before a full scale launch.
Staff at every levels be should be aware of the overall purpose(s), general overview and
the key focus areas of the M&E system.
It is also good to inform persons on which areas they are free to develop their
own solutions and in which areas they are not. People will need detailed information
and guidance in the areas of the system where everyone is expected to do the same
thing, or carry out M&E work consistently.
This could include guides, training manuals, mentoring approaches, staff
exchanges, interactive media, training days or workshops.

Final Thoughts
In conclusion, a good M&E system should be robust enough to answer the
evaluation questions, promote learning and satisfy accountability needs without being
so rigid and inflexible that it stifles the emergence of unexpected (and surprising!)
results.

Kruno Karlovcec, a fellow blogger made a valid observation that the 10 steps
should be envisioned as a loop, with the last step feeding back into Step 1. This is
better than a sequentially ordered process. A feedback loop facilitates continuous
development and improvement. I quite agree! Thanks Kruno.

References:
Developing M&E Systems for Complex Organisations: A Methodology (2009), Nigel
Simister
#MonitoringandEvaluationsystem #MESystem

Learning Activity
Learning Activity 7.1
Name: Score:
Section: Facilitator:
Based on the project proposal made, make a monitoring and
evaluation plan for the project. Create a monitoring
and evaluation tool that could be used to monitor the progress
of the project and its impact..

Done with the activity? Reminder!!!


Your output should be submitted via messenger or e-mail to ________________
on or before March 12, 2021.

Rubrics

Cri Asking and Answering Questions

Needs Support Developing Accomplished Exemplary


1 pts 2 pts 3 pts 4 pts
Accuracy Needs Support Developing Accomplished Exemplary
90 %
Student is unable Student is able Student is able to Student is able
to correctly to correctly answer most to answer all
answer any answer some questions. Most of questions
questions. The questions. the answers make correctly. All of
answer does not Some of the sense. the answers
make sense. answers make make sense.
Answer is sense. Answer is
incorrect or no incomplete.
response is
given.
Details and Needs Support Developing Accomplished Exemplary
Support
5% The student The student The student The student
provides no provides limited provides details provides many
details or support details or and support from details and
from the content. support from the the content. support from the
content. content.
Mechanics Needs Support Developing Accomplished Exemplary
5%
The student Some of the The student's The student's
exhibited student's answers have answers are free
numerous answers are mostly been of any spelling,
spelling, corrected for corrected or contain capitalization,
capitalization, spelling, only a few errors in punctuation, and
punctuation, capitalization, spelling, grammar errors.
and/or grammar punctuation, capitalization,
errors. and/or grammar punctuation, and/or
errors. grammar errors.

Assessment
Name: Score:
Section: Facilitator:

Identify the word or group of words that corresponds with each


statement below.

_____________1. It is the systematic and routine collection of data during


project implementation for the purpose of establishing
whether an intervention is moving towards the set
objectives or project goals.
_____________2. It is collected and analyzed in order to establish whether
the project tasks and activities are leading towards
the intended project results.
_____________3. An evaluation of the internal dynamics of a project, its
policy instruments, its service delivery mechanisms,
its management practices, and the linkages among these.
_____________4. An evaluation in which representatives of agencies
and stakeholders work together in designing, carrying out
and interpreting an evaluation.
_____________5. It is a type of monitoring which continually assesses
the impact of project activities to the target population.
_____________6. It refers to monitoring project/ program expenditure
and comparing them with the budgets prepared at
the planning stage.
_____________7. It facilitates the asking if the organization is doing
right activities to bring about the expected outcomes.
_____________8. It involves measuring these factors which are external
to the project.
Answers to Self Assessment Questions
1. Monitoring
2. Process Monitoring
3. Process based
4. Participatory Evaluation
5. Impact Monitoring
6. Financial Monitoring
7. Outcome Based Evaluation
8. Assumption Monitoring

References

Water Affairs and Forestry Department, Republic of South Africa. Project Monitoring


and Evaluation. 2005

Dannish Demming Group. Impact Monitoring: An Introduction. 2012

Developing M&E Systems for Complex Organisations: A Methodology (2009), Nigel


Simister
#MonitoringandEvaluationsystem #MESystem

Compiled by:

Prof. Eusebio S. Oliva Jr. , an Instructor II from the


College of Business, URS Binangonan Campus. He is
currently designated as the Campus NSTP Coordinator. He took
up BS Business Administration Major in Management and has
completed 42 units in Master in Management at University of
Rizal System.
Module 8: Accomplishment and Narrative Report Preparation
UNIT 1: NSTP COMMON MODULESIT 1: NSTP COMMON MODULES
Learning Outcomes:
After completion of the module, the students will be able to:
1. Identify an accomplishment and Narrative Report;
2. Differentiate accomplishment from Narrative Report; and
3. Create an accomplishment and Narrative report based on the community
project made

Introduction:

Whenever an objective is met, that means that something has been done in
order to accomplish it. So let’s say that you’ve completed your implemented project.
You have to learn how to write down the details of your accomplishments and of course
your narrative report which will be submitted before the end of this semester. The
reason for this is to find out what you have learned and how you accomplished all the
needed requirements in this NSTP 2 subject.
This module includes compilations about how to create an accomplishment and
narrative report based on the project being implemented. Copyrighters are
acknowledged.

Lesson Proper:
What is an Accomplishment Report?

An accomplishment report details the goals that were met within a specific time
period. It requires a lot of information gathering and prep work. Before starting to make
an accomplishment report, it’s important to have the necessary data on hand before.
Start taking down all major accomplishments as they happen in a timeline. That way,
when it comes time to write the report, a lot of the prep work is completed.
Source: https://www.template.net/business/report-templates/accomplishment-report/

Preparing to Write an Accomplishment Report


Accomplishment report is the summary of the things you have done or made
throughout the whole service learning course from the (community) survey, planning,
until the evaluation of the project. In order to do this, you have to write down the time
frame for your report. An accomplishment report can be done from the date you
started recording all the activities and accomplishments.

How to Format an Accomplishment Report

Instead of writing several pages of dense paragraphs, which can be difficult to


absorb, it’s best to vary the formatting of your report. It can be done in a tabular
format. You can include photographs of your activities and those who helped
accomplish your goals. You can also create info-graphics that engage the reader and
tell a story about the accomplishments. Use desktop publishing software to create a
polished and formal document that invites the reader to engage with all of the content.
Be sure to use a combination of paragraph form and bullet points, as well as a variety
of headings to organize your report. Example:

I. Project Title:
II. Duration:
III. Proponent/S:
IV. Budget/ Source Of Fund:
V. Project Summary:
VI. Accomplished Activities:

NO. TITLE DATE STRATEG RECIPIEN VENUE DOCUME


Y/ T/S NTATION
ACTIVITY
MADE
Covid19 May 24, Story 12 children Brgy. (Pictures)
Awaren 2020 Telling in the San Jose
ess Neighborh
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Based on the accomplishments you’re going to have to include all of the
necessary details.  Understanding how to write such a report well can make a big
difference in whether you are perceived as a success or someone that isn’t exactly
meeting the standards of the company.
So here are the steps that will help you make a proper accomplishment report
summary:
1. Open With a Summary Paragraph
At the very top of your accomplishment report, you’re going to have to
provide a summary of the report’s entire overview. This will basically give the reader
a short rundown of the things that you’ve managed to accomplish.
2. Provide Details That Will Backup the Points in Your Summary
Since you’ve already provided your points, the next step is to back them up.
This would mean you’re going to have to point out specifics further down in the
report.  Use outline form.
3. Make Use of Professional Formatting
You don’t want your report to look like a jumbled mess or something that you
just decided to cook up last minute. You want the document to look organized,  in a
professional font, and on paper that will make it look even better.

4. Keep Track of Time Period Where You Have to Write Down all
Accomplishments
It’s best that you have a journal in which you can write down all of the details
regarding how certain goals have been accomplished. Also, having the journal will
make it much easier for you end as you gather accomplishments as soon as they
happen.
5. Provide Visuals
Include a few charts or graphs if you think they will help the reader visualize
all of the data you want to present in the report.
6. Focus on the Challenge, Actions, and Results
This is one of the best techniques that will help you document and organize
your accomplishments and it’s recommended that you do this.
7. Focus on Your Accomplishments
This is the main reason for your entire report. While you’re picking out all of
the school – related accomplishments that you want to present in the report, you
have to think about the ones that are relevant to the objectives and those that you
are particularly proud of.  While it’s important to tell your reader about your
accomplishments, don’t throw in too many details that could possibly overwhelm or
wastes the reader’s time.  Focus on things such as how difficult it was for you to
achieve these goals or the impact once you were able to achieve them.
8. Explain Your Value
Don’t just point out the results of what you’ve worked hard for, you also
want to point out just how valuable these accomplishments are to you.
9. Proofread the Report Before Submission
Remember to treat this as a formal document as the information in here is
what you’re going to present to your professor and classmates if ever. It won’t
exactly make you look good if you create something that looks as if it were just
tossed together as unprofessionally as one could possibly make it.
 You’re going to have to proofread the report for any  grammar, punctuation, and
spelling errors. Remember that you should also spot for errors in terms of
information. You might end up writing down an accomplishment that you didn’t
achieve and fail to mention those who helped you.

DISCUSSING NARRATIVE REPORT


The following discussion is based on the source: https://snappyessays.com/blog/how-
to-write-a-narrative-report/ Acknowledge: Copyright. SnappyEssays.com 2016 - 2020
Before we cover the details of narrative report writing, it is important we define
what it is. Narrative Report Writing is the process of writing a report in a story-like
manner. It narrates events in a sequential manner that has a beginning, body, and
conclusion. Making these reports in a narrative form helps the reader to grasp the sense
of what the report contains because they can get a clear picture of what happened and
in a chronological order.

THE DETAILS OF NARRATIVE REPORT

When making a narrative report, you need to stick to the details that should be
known by the readers. Since this report focuses on what happened, you need to spice it
with journalistic elements. By giving it a journalistic angle, you have to make the reader
get the following essential details: who did what, where, why, and when it happened.
This way, you give your reader a graphic description of events.
NEED HELP?
THE STRUCTURE OF A NARRATIVE REPORT
This section will show you the format to follow when writing a narrative report.

The introduction
You should ensure that this section of your report gives the reader the topic you
are going to discuss. Let it grab the attention of your reader.

The body

This section of your report will have all the details that strengthen what you
introduced in the first paragraph.

The conclusion

This section of your narrative report should summarize your ideas as you
presented them in the body. Ensure that your conclusion interweaves everything in a
single theme.

1. Proofing and editing your report

You have to proofread the report to spot and remove any grammar errors. You should
also check it to ensure that it flows as per the instructions and whether you have written
everything within your topic.

Additionally, check the report to ensure that you have not go off the pointed into
irrelevant details that your readers don’t need to know and delete them. Likewise, you
should examine your narrative report to make sure you include any relevant information
you may have forgotten to write.

This lesson has provided you with a comprehensive coverage of what you need
to know about how to write an accomplishment and narrative report for a project. An
example of a narrative report format is given on the next page.

Page 1:

1. Title: Narrative Report


2. A Compilation Of Narrative Experiences In
3. In Partial Fulfillment Of The Requirements For Nstp 2
4. Name Of Student
5. Date Submitted
6. Name Of Facilitator

Page 2: ACKNOWLEDGEMENT/ DEDICATION


For the Next Pages it should include the following:

I. INTRODUCTION
a. Background of the project and Recipient
b. Location Map:
II. NARRATIVE ACTIVITIES WITH PICTURES :
III. ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS (IF ANY)

a) Student Weekly Logbook


b) Pictures With Caption.
IV REFLECTION EXPERIENCES: This can be included in the Narrative Paragraph.

A. This is what I did: (Assignments or given responsibilities)


B. This is what I learned:
C. I helped:
D. I think that the project made a difference because:
E. My thoughts and feelings as I did the project were:
F. Next time I would:
G. As I look back at the WHOLE NSTP EXPERIENCE, those that I accomplished
were:
H. I would apply the skills that I learned from the project in this way:
I. Overall I feel that the project:
This is how I can share what I learn:

V. DOCUMENTATIONS WITH CAPTIONS:

Learning Activity
Learning Activity 8.1
Name: Score:
Section: Facilitator:

Direction: Based on your Implemented Project done in your


community, create your accomplishment and narrative reports using the
above outline. You can write your reports in a whole sheet of paper
and clearly screenshot it or you can also use a word – doc and submit
it through email

Done with the activity? Reminder!!!


Your output should be submitted via e-mail to ________________ on or before
April 30, 2021

Rubrics
Task Description: This rubrics will be used in grading your Accomplishment and
Narrative reports based on your Community Project

Exemplary Accomplished Developing Beginning

weight
Criteria 4 3 2 1
Yes Yes, but No, but No
 Directly  Somewhat  Remotely  Totally
relevant relevant related unrelated
Topic/Title 10% Community Community Community Community
Project Title Project Title Project Project
Title Title
 Good  Organized;  Some  Poorly
organization points are organizatio organized;
; points are somewhat n; points no logical
logically jumpy; there jump progressio
Organization 30% ordered; is a sense of around; n;
there is a beginning there is an beginning
sense of and ending unclear and ending
beginning beginning are not
and end and ending found
 Supporting  Some  Details are  Unable to
details details are somewhat find
specific to non- sketchy. specific
Quality of project with supporting Do not details
30%
Information documentati to the support
on/ pictures project with topic with
minimal no pictures
pictures
 No errors  Only one or  More than  Numerous
Grammar, two errors two errors errors
Usage, distract
10%
Mechanics, from
Spelling understand
ing
 Typed;  Legible  Legible  Illegible
clean; neatly writing, well- writing, writing;
bound in a formed some ill- loose
report cover; characters; formed pages
Neatness 10% illustrations clean and letters, print
provided neatly too small or
bound in a too large;
report cover papers
stapled
together
 Report on  Report one  Report two  Report
Timeliness 10% time week class weeks more than
period late class period three
late weeks late

Assessment
Name: Score:
Section: Facilitator:

Directions: Identify the following. You can write your answers in a ½ sheet of
paper and clearly screenshot it or you can also use a word – doc and submit
it through email

1. This kind of report details the goals that were met within a specific time period.
2. A kind of report that the process of writing is done in a story-like manner.
3. A section or part of a report that the reader the topic you are going to discuss
4. This section of your narrative report is the summarization of ideas as presented
them in the body.
5. A process by which the report should be read once or twice to spot and remove
any grammar errors.

Answers to Self Assessment Questions


1. Service – Learning
2. Public Service Announcement
3. Schools, Universities and Colleges
4. Traditional face-to-face classes
5. Project

References

Sources: Professor Divino Cantal Jr. Department of Trinity University of Asia

https://www.google.com/search?
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Compiled by:
Prof. Marivic C. Reyes, an Instructor III from the College of
Industrial Technology, URS Cainta Campus. She took up
Bachelor of Science in Industrial Education at Marikina Institute
of Science and Technology and is currently writing her thesis for
her Master of Arts in Education degree at University of Rizal
System. She is currently designated as the NSTP and GAD
Campus Coordinator teaching NSTP and GA2S. She has
written NSTP books which are being utilized in the University

Course Requirements:

Prelim and Midterm Grade

Class Standing: 60% (Quizzes/Assessment, Learning Activities/Projects)

Term Exams: 40%

100%

Tentative Final Grade

Class Standing: 100% Implementation of Proposed Project


Narrative Report/Accomplishment Report

Final Grade = PG + MG + TFG


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Ref: Memo. No. 28 S. 04-09

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