Intro To NSTP ROTC

Introduction to NSTP
What is the legal basis of the National

Service Training Program (NSTP)?
1. The National Service Training Program
(NSTP) Law or RA 9163 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.
What is the legal basis of the National
Service Training Program (NSTP)?
2. This program aimed to enhance civic
consciousness and defense
preparedness in the youth by developing
the ethics of service and patriotism while
undergoing training in any of its three (3)
program components, specifically
designed to enhance the youth’s active
contribution to the general welfare.
What are the components of the
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.
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.
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.
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.
Law?
• Private higher education 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 for 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.
How are Clustering and Cross-
Enrollment done?
• Clustering of students from different
education institutions during semestral
or summer periods may be done for
any of the NSTP component, taking
into account logistics, branch of
service and geographical locations.
The host school shall be responsible in
managing the Program.
How are Clustering and Cross-
Enrollment done?
• Schools that do not meet the required number of
students to maintain the optional ROTC and any of
the NSTP components, or do not offer the component
chosen by the student shall allow their students to
cross-enroll to other schools irrespective of whether
such school is under CHED or TESDA; and in the
case the students taking the ROTC component
irrespective of whether the two semesters hall be
taken from different schools whose ROTC are
managed by different branches of service of the
Armed forces of the Philippines (AFP).
Who will manage the NSTP
implementation?
a. 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.
b. 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?
c. 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.
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 trainings are being
conducted in consonance with the objectives of the
NSTP Law.
What is NSTP-One Summer
Program (NSTP-OSP)?
• NSTP-OSP is created under RA 9163 or the NSTP
Act of 2001, especially Section 6 and jointly devised,
formulated and adopted by DND, CHED and
TESDA.
• NSTP-OSP is established for the three (3)
components: ROTC, CWTS and LTS. This is
intended for graduating students in baccalaureate or
at least two-year technical-vocational or associate
courses, who have yet to comply with the NSTP as
a requirement for graduation, as well as 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.
Grade components:
Area Percentage
Attendance 30%
Subject Proficiency 40%
Aptitude 30%
Total 100%

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