NSTP 1 Lecture 1 RA 9163 PDF

Lecture 01: R.A.9163 National Service Training Program Law INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOME: At the end of the session, the students should be able to: 1. Familiarize their common interest and identify their expectation from co- students, faculty and from the course. 2. Assess the plight of the...

Lecture 01: R.A.9163 National Service Training Program Law INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOME: At the end of the session, the students should be able to: 1. Familiarize their common interest and identify their expectation from co- students, faculty and from the course. 2. Assess the plight of the country. 3. Determine the vital role of the youth in nation-building; and 4. Explain the salient points and provision of RA 9163 and the guidelines for the establishment of the National Service Reserve Corps. REPUBLIC ACT 9163 NATIONAL SERVCE TRAINING PROGRAM (NSTP) ACT OF 2001 According to the Chairperson of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), “the National Service Program (NSTP) Act of 2001 (RA9163) has been signed into law by Her Excellency, former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, in response to the public clamor for reforms in the Reserved Officers Training Corps (ROTC) Program.” Thus the law be implemented in the Academic year 2001-2002. REPUBLIC ACT 9163 Declaration of Policy It is hereby affirmed the prime duty of the government to serve and protect its citizen. In turn, it shall be the responsible of all citizen to defend the security of the state and in fulfilment thereof, the government may require its citizen to render personal, military or civil service. Recognizing the youth’s vital role in nation-building, the state shall promote civic consciousness among the youth and shall develop their physical, moral, spiritual, intellectual and social well - being. It shall inculcate in the youth patriotism, nationalism, and advance their involvement in public and civic affairs. NSTP COMPONENTS Refers to the program aimed at enhancing civic consciousness and defense preparedness in the youth, by developing the ethics of service and patriotism while under going training in any of the three (3) Program components, specifically designed to enhance the youth’s active contribution to the general welfare; MTS/ROTC CWTS LTS Military Training Service (MTS) / Reserve Officer’s Training Corps (ROTC) is a program institutionalized under section 38 and 39 of Republic Act no. 7077 designed to provide military training to tertiary level students in order to motivate, train, organized and mobilized them for national defense preparedness. Civic Welfare Training Service (CWTS) refer to the program of activities contributory to 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 citizenry  Literacy Training Service (LTS) - is a program designed to trained students to become teacher of literacy and numeracy skills to children, out of school youth, and other segments of society in need of service. IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONS Section 12 of Republic Act No. 9163 otherwise known as the National Service Training Program (NSTP) Act of 2001, the In consultation with concerned government agencies NGO hereby jointly issue, adapt and promulgate the following implementing rules and regulations to implement the provisions of the Act. Program Implementation COVERAGE All INCOMING FRESHMEN STUDENTS, male and 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. The above provision however does not cover the following:  Students who finished or graduated from a baccalaureate degree or two year technical- vocational or associate course and pursuing or enrolled in another or additional baccalaureate degree or two-year technical-vocational or associate course in SY 2003-2004, and;  Foreign students or aliens. Program Implementation All higher educational institutions including State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) and technical-vocational education institutions must offer upon enrolment, all the three (3) NSTP components. (However,) State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) are required to provide and maintain the ROTC component. Students enrolled in the first semester of the freshman year shall be made to undergo a common module phase for 25 hours training;  Drug Education  Disaster Awareness, Preparedness and Management  Environmental Protection and  Other National Security concerns. Program Implementation DURATION AND EQUIVALENT COURSE UNIT Each of the aforementioned NSTP components shall be undertaken for an academic period of two (2) semesters. It shall be credited for three (3) units per semester, for fifty-four (54) to ninety (90) training hours per semester. A One (1) Summer Program (OSP) in lieu of the two (2) semester program may be designed, formulated and adopted by the DND, CHED and TESDA, subject to the capability of the school and the AFP to handle the same. ORGANIZATION OF NSTP GRADUATES Graduates of the non-ROTC components of the NSTP shall belong to the National Service Reserve Corps (NSRC) and could be tapped by the State for literacy and civic welfare activities, especially in times of calamities through the joint efforts of DND, CHED, and TESDA, in coordination with DILG, DSWD and other concerned agencies/associations. The CHED, TESDA and DND, in consultation with other concerned government and non- government agencies, shall issue the necessary guidelines for the establishment, organization, maintenance and utilization of the National Service Reserve Corps. Graduates of the ROTC program shall form part of the Citizen Armed Force pursuant to RA 7077, subject to the requirements of DND.  FOR MORE LEARNING INSIGHT/INFORMATION Kindly Visit/view the Video clip from YouTube.com: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rvg5HUN1fAw YouTube Credit to NSTP UP Diliman Credits to NSTP UP Diliman Youtube Channel Lecture 01: R.A.9163 National Service Training Program Law LEARNING ACTIVITY NO. 2425-01-001 Will be posted on your Google Classroom / Group Messenger after this class. Lecture 01: R.A.9163 National Service Training Program Law LIKE AND FOLLOW! https://www.facebook.com/OfficialEARISTNSTP