National Service Training Program

Civic Welfare Training Service

GENERAL
ORIENTATION
A.Y. 2025-2026
 NSTP or the
NATIONAL SERVICE TRAINING PROGRAM
A program aimed at enhancing civic
consciousness and defense preparedness in
the youth by developing the ethic of service
and patriotism while undergoing training in
any of its three(3) program Components. Its
various components are specially designed to
enhance the youth’s active contribution to
the general welfare.
 What is the legal basis of the National Service Training
Program (NSTP)?

The National Service Training Program (NSTP Act of

2001) or RA9163 also known as “An Act Establishing the
National Service Training Program (NSTP) for tertiary level
students, amending for the purpose Republic Act No. 7077
and Presidential Decree No. 1706, and for other purposes.”
was enacted last January 2002 to amend the Expanded
ROTC.
 Guiding Principles
Responsibility of all Citizens
Defend the security and promote the general welfare of the State. In fulfillment thereof,
the government may require each citizen to render persona, military or civil service.

Roles of the Youth

a. Promote Civic Consciousness and defense preparedness among them.
b. Develop their physical, moral, spiritual, intellectual and social well-being
c. Inculcate the ideals of patriotism, nationalism, volunteerism and advance
their meaningful involvement in public and civic affairs.
d. Be motivated, trained, organized and mobilized in civic, military, literacy,
welfare programs, and other similar endeavors in the service of the
people.
The Three components of the NSTP
 The Components of NSTP

• Reserve Officer’s Training Corps [ROTC]

- Refers to the program component,
institutionalized under Section 38 and 39 of
Republic Act No. 7077, designed to provide
military training to motivate, train organize and
mobilize them for national defense
preparedness.
 The Components of NSTP

• Civic Welfare Training Service [CWTS] - Refers

to the program component or activities contributory
to the general welfare and the betterment of life for
the members of the community or the enhancement
of its facilities, especially those devoted to
improving health, education, environment,
entrepreneurship, safety, recreation and moral of the
citizenry and other social welfare services.
 The Components of NSTP

• Literacy Training Service [LTS] - Refers to

the program component designed to train the
students to teach literacy and numeracy skills to
school children, out-of-school youth and other
segments of society in need of their services.
 Who are covered by the NSTP Law?
• All incoming freshmen students, male, female, starting
school year (SY) 2002-2003, enrolled in any
baccalaureate and in at least two (2) year
technical-vocational or associate courses, are required to
complete one (1) NSTP component of their choice, as a
graduation requirement;
• All higher and technical-vocational education
institutions must at least offer one (1) of the NSTP
components.
 Who are covered by the NSTP Law?
• State universities and colleges (SUC’S), shall offer the
ROTC component and at least one
(1) other NSTP component.
• The Philippine Military Academy (PMA), Philippine
Merchant Marine Academy (PMMA), Philippine
National Police Academy (PNPA), and other SUC’s
of similar nature, in view of the special character of
these institutions, are exempted from the NSTP.
 Who are covered by the NSTP Law?
Private highereducation and technical-
•
vocational education institutions with at least 350
student cadets, may offer 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)
 What is the duration and equivalent course
unit of each of the NSTP Component?

• Each of the NSTP component shall be undertaken

for an academic period of two (2) semesters for 54
to 90 training hours per semester. It shall be
credited three (3) units per semester.
 What fees shall be charged to students
taking any of the NSTP components?
• No other fees shall be collected except basic tuition
fees, which should not be more than 50% of the
charges of the school per academic unit.
 Who will manage the NSTP
implementation?
• The school authorities shall exercise academic and
administrative supervision on the design, formulation,
adoption and implementation of the different NSTP
components in their respective schools.
• In the case of ROTC, the school authorities and Department
of National Defense (DND), subject to the policies,
regulations and programs of DND on the military
component of the training, shall exercise joint supervision
over its implementation.
 Who will manage the NSTP implementation?
• Schools who have contracted CHED accredited or
TESDA-recognized Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)
to formulate and administer training modules for any of the
NSTP components shall jointly exercise academic and
administrative supervision with those NGOs.
• 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
trainings are being conducted in consonance with the objectives
of the NSTP Law.
 IMPLEMENTERS

Commission on Higher Education (CHED)

Technical Education and Skills Development Authority

(TESDA)

Department of National Defense (DND)

In Coordination With:

Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)

Department of Health (DOH)

Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB)

Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency

National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council

 In Coordination With:

Department of the Interior and Local

Government

Armed Forces of the Philippines

Philippine Red Cross

 What is NSTP-One Summer Program
(NSTP-OSP)?
• NSTP-OSP is established for the three (3)
components: ROTC, CWTS and LTS. This is
intended for graduating students in baccalaureate or
at least two-year technical- vocational or associate
courses, who have yet to comply with the NSTP as a
requirement for graduation, as well as for students,
thus allow them to concentrate on the academic
subjects and other co-curricular concerns.
What is the National Service Reserve
Corps (NSRC)?
• NSRC is created under Section 11 of RA 9163 or the NSTP
Act of 2001, composed of graduates of the non- ROTC
components: the CWTS and LTS. Members of this Corps
maybe tapped by the State for literacy and civic welfare
activities, through the joint effort of DND, CHED, and
TESDA.
 The NSRC units are classified into two categories:

•Community-Based NSRC Reservists Units (CBNRUs) - These are units

organized at the barangay, municipal, city and provincial level. Graduates of
the CWTS and LTS components of NSTP who are residents of these
respective localities constitute the membership of the CBNRUs.

•School-Based NSRC Reservists Units (SBNRUs) - These units are

organized by higher education institutions under CHED and
technical-vocational education and training institutions under TESDA. Its
membership is composed of graduates of the CWTS and LTS who are still
happen to be enrolled in the said schools.
THE NSTP-CWTS DIMENSIONS OF
DEVELOPMENT
S-afety and Security
E-ducation
R-ecreation
V-alues Formation and Moral Recovery
I-ndustry and Entrepreneurship
C-are for Health
E-nvironment
 THE NSTP-CWTS DIMENSIONS OF
DEVELOPMENT

• Safety and Security - This area involves disaster preparedness

during fire, earthquake or other calamity that needs immediate
response from any trained civilians during emergency
situations. Basic life saving seminar, fire drill and the like are
some of these examples.
 THE NSTP-CWTS DIMENSIONS OF
DEVELOPMENT
• Education - This area involves enhancement of institutional
support materials and facilities for the community and
school such as providing materials containing basic literacy
skills for pre-schoolers, alternative learning system for
out-of-school youths and adults, mathematics and science
tutorials and extended services of skilled students.
 THE NSTP-CWTS DIMENSIONS OF
DEVELOPMENT

• Recreation - This area involves sports fest, parlor games for

street children and painting that enrich youth’s capacities to
relate with one another in the community.
 THE NSTP-CWTS DIMENSIONS OF
DEVELOPMENT
• Values Formation and Moral Recovery - This involves the
development of youth to be good leaders, responsible
individuals imbued with good moral values and active agent
of development of the community.
 THE NSTP-CWTS DIMENSIONS OF
DEVELOPMENT

• Industry and Entrepreneurship - This area includes

programs and activities that are vital to economic growth.
CWTS students demonstrate technical skills in communities
like meat processing, silkscreen making and how to establish
small business.
 THE NSTP-CWTS DIMENSIONS OF
DEVELOPMENT
• Care for Health - This area aims to give knowledge on
medical-related fields and extend health services needed in
the community. It includes medical services like first- aid
operation, vaccination, info dissemination, basic life saving
seminars, heath / nutrition technical assistance and training of
youth to be first aid assistants.
 THE NSTP-CWTS DIMENSIONS OF
DEVELOPMENT
• Environment - This area inculcates environmental awareness and
its contribution to health and related fields. It involves
management of waste, environmental protection, dissemination
and application of technologies supportive of the community
needs and livelihood activities related to environment and other
related fields supportive of the national thrust.
 NSTP-CWTS Requirements:
• 1. Basic First Aid Training Certificate
• 2. Emoji Pillow(1 per Sem.) – “Save Mother Earth, Share a Smile Project”
 NSTP-CWTS Requirements:
• 1. Basic First Aid Training Certificate
• 2. Emoji Pillow
• 3. Community Building
• Profiling
• Community Needs Assessment
• Community Projects
 NSTP-CWTS Requirements:
• 1. Basic First Aid Training Certificate
• 2. Emoji Pillow
• 3. Community Building
• Profiling
• Community Needs Assessment
• Community Projects
• 4. Share a Bundle of Joy 2025 Goods
 NSTP-CWTS Requirements:
Share a Bundle of Joy 2025 Goods
 NSTP-CWTS Requirements:
• 1. Basic First Aid Training Certificate
• 2. Emoji Pillow
• 3. Community Building
• Profiling
• Community Needs Assessment
• Community Projects
• 4. Share a Bundle of Joy 2023 Goods
• 5. Reporting
 NSTP-CWTS Requirements:
• 1. Basic First Aid Training Certificate
• 2. Emoji Pillow
• 3. Community Building
• Profiling
• Community Needs Assessment
• Community Projects
• 4. Share a Bundle of Joy 2023 Goods
• 5. Reporting
• 6. Refection Papers
 NSTP-CWTS Requirements:
• 1. Basic First Aid Training Certificate
• 2. Emoji Pillow
• 3. Community Building
• Profiling
• Community Needs Assessment
• Community Projects
• 4. Share a Bundle of Joy 2023 Goods
• 5. Reporting
• 6. Refection Papers
• 7. Complete Attendance
Thank You For Listening!
“That in all things, God may be glorified.”