Module – Literacy Training Service

Lesson 1: Orientation on the National Service Training Program: Its Goals, Objectives and
Importance (NSTP)

Let’s Hit These:

At the end of this lesson, students should be able to:
1. Explain the goals, objectives and importance of the National Service Training Program
(NSTP).

Let’s Get Started:

Direction: Arrange the jumbled letters to form a word. In your own understanding define each.

1. I U G N G I D S E L P I C N I R P
2. M A R O R P G S T E M C O N P O N
3. N G I C U S L E T R
4. O R P G M A R N O I T A T I M E L P N E M
5. P S N T
6. S W T C
7. S L T
8. O T R C
9. T O R Y M E A N A D C E L S A U
10. I S R A N T R Y O T V I N S I O O R P S

Let’s Find Out:

A. What did you notice with the jumbled letters?
B. What can you say about the word that you formed?

Let’s Read:
Pursuant to Section 12 of Republic Act No. 9163 otherwise known as the National
Service Training Program (NSTP) Act of 2001, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED),
Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), and Department of National
Defense (DND), In consultation with concern government agencies, the Philippine Association
of State Universities and Colleges (PASUC), Coordinating Council of Private Educational
Association of the Philippines (COCOPEA), Non-Government Organization and recognized
student organization, hereby jointly issue, adopt and promulgate the following implementing
rules and regulation to implement the provision of the Act.
What is the prime duty of the government to its citizens?
How does the government recognize the role of the youth in nation building?
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RULE 1 – Guiding Principles

Section 1. Guiding Principle.
While it is the prime duty of the government to serve and protect its citizens, in turn it
shall be the responsibility of all citizens to defend the security of the state, and in fulfilment
thereof, the government may require each citizen to render personal, military or civil service.

Section 2. Role of the Youth.

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

RULE I1 – Definition of Terms

Section 3. As used in this implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR), the following terms shall
mean:
a. National Service Training Program (NSTP) – refers to the program aimed at
enhancing civic consciousness and defense preparedness in the youth, by developing the
ethics of the three (3) program components specifically designed to enhance the youth’s
active contribution to the general welfare.
b. Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) – refers to the program component,
institutionalized under section 38 and 39 of Republic Act No, 7077, designed to prove
military training to tertiary level students in order to motivate, train, organize and
mobilize them for national defense preparedness.
c. Literacy Training Service (LTS) – refers to the program component designed to train
the students to teach literacy and numeracy skills to school children, out-of-school youths
and other segments of society which is considerably in need of their services.
d. Civic Welfare Training Services (CWTS) – refers to the program component of
activities contributory to the general welfare and the betterment of life for the members of
the community service or the enhancement of their facilities, especially those devoted to
improving health, education environment, entrepreneurship, safety, recreation and moral
of the citizenry and other social welfare services.
e. Program Component – refers to the components of the NSTP as define herein.
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f. Clustering – refers to the grouping of students enrolled in the different school and taking
up the same NSTP component into one (1) group under the management and supervision
of the designated school.
g. Cross Enrollment - refers to the system of enrollment where a student is officially
enrolled in an academic program of a school but allowed to enroll in the NSTP
component of the other school
h. Non-Government Organization (NGO) – refers to any private organization duly
accredited by CHED or recognized by TESDA.

RULE III – Program Implementation

Section 4. Coverage
Who are required to complete one (1) NSTP component of their choice as a graduation
requirement?
All incoming freshmen students, male and female starting school year 2020 – 2021,
enrolled in any baccalaureate and in at least two (2) year technical vocational or associate
courses, are required to complete one (1) year NSTP component of their choice, as a graduation
requirement.
a. All higher and technical vocational educational institutions must offer at least one (1) of
the NSTP components.
b. State Universities and Colleges (SUCs), shall offer the ROTC component and at least one
(1) other NSTP component.
c. The Philippine Military Academy (PMA), Philippine Merchant Marine Academy
(PMMA), Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA), and other SUCs of similar
nature, in view of the special character of this constitution are exempted from the NSTP.
d. Private and higher technical-vocational education institutions with at least 350 student
cadets may offer the the ROTC component and consequently establish/maintain a
Department of Military Science and Tactics (DMST), subject to the existing rules and
regulations of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).

Section 5. Program Components

a. The NSTP shall have the following components which the students can choose from as
those defined in Rule II, Section 3 hereof, the Reserve Officers Training Course (ROTC),
Literacy Training Service (LTS), and Civic Welfare Training Service (CWTS).
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b. All program components; the ROTC in particular shall give emphasis on citizenship
training and shall instill patriotism, moral virtues and respect for the right of civilians and
adherence to the Constitution. The CHED and TESDA, in consultation with the DND,
and PASUC, COCOPEA and other concerns government agencies, may design and
implement such as other non military training components as maybe necessary in
consonance with the provisions of R.A 9163.
c. Within thirty (30) days of approval of this IRR, the CHED, TESDA and the DND shall
issue the minimum standards for the three (3) NSTP components, which shall form part
of these guidelines.

Section 6. Duration and Equivalent Course

a. Each aforementioned NSTP components shall be undertaken fro an academic period of
two (2) semesters. It shall be credited three (3) units per semester, for a duration of fifty-
four (54) to ninety (90) training hours per semester.
b. A one (1) semester program in lieu of the two (2) semester program may be design,
formulated and adopted by the DND, CHED and TESDA. However, it will be subjected
to the capability of the school and the AFP to handle the same.

Section 7. Clustering and Cross Enrolment

a. Clustering of students from different educational institutions during semestral or summer
periods may be done in any of the NSTP component, taking into account logistics, branch
of service and geographical location. The host school shall be responsible in managing
the program.
b. Schools do not meet the required number of students to maintain the optional ROTC
and/or any of the NSTP components, or do not offer the components chosen by the
students, shall allow their students to cross-enroll in other schools, irrespective of
whether such school is under CHED or TESDA. In the case of students taking the ROTC is
administered/managed by different branches of service of the AFP.

c. Students intending to cross-enroll shall be subject to the existing rules and regulation of
the school of origin and the accepting school.

Section 8. Management and Monitoring

a. The school authorities shall exercise academic and administrative supervision over the
design, formulation, adoption and implementation of the different NSTP components of
their respective schools.
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b. In case of ROTC, the school authorities and the DND, based on the policies and
regulations and programs of DND on the military component of the training, shall
exercise joint supervision over its implementation.
c. Schools which have contracted CHED accredited or TESDA recognized NGOs to
formulate or administer training modules for any of the NSTP components shall jointly
exercise such academic and administrative supervision which those NGOs within forty-
five (45) from approval and issuance of this IRR, the CHED, TESDA and DND shall
issue the necessary guidelines for the accreditation of non-government organizations
(NGOs) and training modules to be utilized by these NGOs.
d. CHED Regional Offices, TESDA Provincial/District Offices and DND-AFP (through the
Major Service Reserve Commands, shall oversee and monitor the implementation of the
NSTP under their respective jurisdiction, to determine if the training conducted is in
consonance with the Act. These offices shall submit periodic report to the Central Offices
of the CHED, TESDA and DND.

RULE IV – Fees and Incentives

Section 9. Fees and Incentives
No fees shall be collected for any of the NSTP component.

Section 10. Incentives

a. A program of assistance/incentives for ROTC students shall be provided and
administered by DND, in accordance with existing laws and regulations and subject to
the availability of funds.
b. School authorities concerned, CHED and TESDA shall ensure that health and accidents
group insurance is provided for students enrolled in any of the NSTP components.
c. Schools that already provided health and accident group insurance is provided for
students as of the effectivity of this rule, are deemed to have complied with this
requirement.
d. A special scholarship program for qualified NSTP students shall be administered by
CHED and TESDA, with funds for the purpose to be included in the annual regular
appropriations of the two agencies, subject to the availability of funds.
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RULE V – Organization of NSTP Graduates

Section 11. Organization of NSTP Graduates
a. Graduates of non ROTC component of the NSTP shall belong to the National Service
Reserve Corps (NSRC) that could be tapped by the state for literacy and civic welfare
activities through the joint efforts of DND, CHED and TESDA in coordination with
DILG, DSWD and other concerned agencies/associations.
b. The CHED, TESDA and DND, in consultation with other concerns government and non-
government agencies, shall issue the necessary guidelines for the establishment,
organization, maintenance and utilization of the National Service Reserve Corps.
c. Graduates of the ROTC program shall for part of the Citizen Armed Force pursuant to
R.A 7077, subjects to the requirements of DND.

RULE VI – Transitory provisions

Section 12. Suspension of ROTC requirement.
The completion of ROTC training as a requisite for graduation is set aside for students
who have completed all their academic requirements for their respective courses as certified by
the school on or before the effectivity of the NSTP Act of 2001, which is March 23, 2002. The
concerned students may apply for graduation with their respective schools.

Section 13. Transitory Provisions

a. Male students who are not covered by section 12 of this rule and currently enrolled but
have not taken any of the Military Service (MS), Civic Welfare Service (CWS) or Law
Enforcement Services (LES) program shall be covered by the NSTP Law.
b. Male students who have completed two semesters of the Expanded ROTC
(E_ROTC)/National Service Program (NSP) are deemed to have complied with the
NSTP requirement.
c. Male students who are not covered by section 12 of this rule and have taken only one (1)
semester of Basic ROTC or EROTC/ NSP shall take one more semester of any of the
NSTP components to qualify for graduation.
d. Students who want to qualify for enlistment in the Reserve Force or attend the advance
ROTC program shall undertake a special program for this purpose.
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RULE VII – Miscellaneous Provisions

Section 14. Transitory Provisions
The CHED, TESDA and DND shall provide information on these Act and IRR to all
concerned publics through the different modes of disseminating information.
Section 15. Amendatory Clause
a. Section 35 of Commonwealth Act No. 1, Executive Order No. 207 of 1939, Section 2
and 3 of Presidential Decree No. 1706, and Section 38 and 39 Republic Act No. 7077,
as well as all laws, decrees, orders, rules and regulations and other issuances
inconsistent with the provision of the ACT are hereby deemed amended and modified
accordingly.
b. This rule may be amended, modified or replaced jointly by CHED, TESDA and DND
in consultation with PASUC, COCOPEA, NGOs and recognized student
organizations.

Section 16. Separability Clause

If any section or provision of this IRR shall be declared unconstitutional or invalid, the
other sections or provisions not affected thereby shall remain in full force and effect.

Section 17. Effectivity. These rules shall take effect immediately upon adoption and issuance.