NSTP Republic Act 9163 PDF

NSTP 10 REPUBLIC ACT 9163 II. Primer on the National Service Training Program (NSTP) ACT of 2001 A. NSTP Law NSTP Law or Republic Act 9163 a program aimed at enhancing civic consciousness and defense preparedness in the youth by developing the ethics of service and patriotism...

NSTP 10 REPUBLIC ACT 9163 II. Primer on the National Service Training Program (NSTP) ACT of 2001 A. NSTP Law NSTP Law or Republic Act 9163 a program aimed at enhancing 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 of Filipinos. II. Primer on the National Service Training Program (NSTP) ACT of 2001 B. Program Components of the NSTP a. Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) – designed to provide military training to tertiary level students in order to motivate, train, organize, and mobilize them for national defense preparedness. II. Primer on the National Service Training Program (NSTP) ACT of 2001 b. Literacy Training Service (LTS) -designed to train the students to teach literacy and numeracy skills to children out-of-school-youth and other segments of society in need of their services. II. Primer on the National Service Training Program (NSTP) ACT of 2001 c. Civic Welfare Training Service (CWTS) -refers to activities contributory to the general welfare and 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 service. II. Primer on the National Service Training Program (NSTP) ACT of 2001 C. Who shall take NSTP?? All incoming freshmen students, male and female, enrolled in any baccalaureate and in at least two year technical- vocational or associate courses are required to complete one (1) NSTP component of their choice, as a graduation requirement. II. Primer on the National Service Training Program (NSTP) ACT of 2001 D. Implementation of NSTP Implemented since the start of school year 2002- 2003 II. Primer on the National Service Training Program (NSTP) ACT of 2001 E. How to take NSTP? Each of the NSTP components is undertaken for an academic period of two (2) semesters and is credited for the three (3) units per semester with fifty- four (54) to ninety (90) training hours per semester. II. Primer on the National Service Training Program (NSTP) ACT of 2001 F. What if I cannot take the NSTP during the regular semester? A one-semester program in lieu of the two (2)-semester program, and may be designed, formulated, and adopted by (DND), (CHED), AND (TESDA), subject to capability of the school and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to handle the same. II. Primer on the National Service Training Program (NSTP) ACT of 2001 G. What if the NSTP component of my choice is not offered in my school? Students can cross enroll to other schools, irrespective of whether that school is under CHED or TESDA, for ROTC, whether they are managed by different AFP Branches of Service. Student are subjected to the existing school and the accepting school. II. Primer on the National Service Training Program (NSTP) ACT of 2001 H. Are currently-enrolled students covered by the NSTP Law? Male students currently enrolled but have not taken any program component of the previous Expanded ROTC (E-ROTC)/ National Service Program (NSP) are covered by the NSTP. II. Primer on the National Service Training Program (NSTP) ACT of 2001 I. Will a student who has completed all his academic requirements except ROTC be allowed to graduate? A student who has completed all his academic requirements except for ROTC will be allowed to graduate provided that he is a certified candidate by the school on or before the effectivity of the NSTP which is on March 23, 2002. II. Primer on the National Service Training Program (NSTP) ACT of 2001 J. What if a male student has completed two (2) semesters of the E-ROTC/NSP? He is deemed to have complied with the NSTP requirement. II. Primer on the National Service Training Program (NSTP) ACT of 2001 K. What if the male student has taken Only (1) semester of Basic ROTC or E-ROTC/NSP? He shall take one more semester of any of the NSTP components to qualify for  II. Primer on the National Service Training Program (NSTP) ACT of 2001 L. What will become of NSTP graduates? Graduates of non-ROTC components –belong to the National Service Reserve Corps (NSRC) which could be tapped by the State for literacy and civic welfare activities. Graduates of ROTC – shall form part of the AFP Citizen Armed Force, subject to DND II. Primer on the National Service Training Program (NSTP) ACT of 2001 M. How can a student continue to qualify for enlistment in the reserve force? He/She may qualify for enlistment in the AFP reserve force as long as he/she has completed the two (2) semesters of basic ROTC. II. Primer on the National Service Training Program (NSTP) ACT of 2001 N. How much fee will be charged for an NSTP component? No fees shall be collected for any of the NSTP components except basic tuition fees which should not be more than fifty (50%) percent of the charges of the school per academic unit. II. Primer on the National Service Training Program (NSTP) ACT of 2001 O. Are there any student incentives provided for by the NSTP? a.) Program of assistance/incentives for ROTC students from DND which will in accordance with existing laws and regulations and subject to the availability of funds. b.) A team of school authorities concerned, CHED and TESDA which shall ensure that health and accident group insurances are provided to students enrolled in any of the NSTP components c.) A Special Scholarship Program for qualified NSTP students which shall be administered by CHED and TESDA subject to the availability of funds.  II. Primer on the National Service Training Program (NSTP) ACT of 2001 P. Who is responsible in supervising the NSTP to students? School Authorities shall exercise academic and administrative supervision over the design, formulation, adoption, and implementation of the different NSTP components in their respective schools. In the case of ROTC, the school authorities and DND shall exercise joint supervision over its II. Primer on the National Service Training Program (NSTP) ACT of 2001 Q. What lead agencies will monitor the implementation of the NSTP? ◦CHED - regional offices, ◦TESDA - provincial and district offices ◦DND-AFP - through major service commands and their ROTC Shall oversee and monitor the implementation of the NSTP under their respective jurisdiction to determine if the trainings conducted are in consonance with RA 9163.  II. Primer on the National Service Training Program (NSTP) ACT of 2001 R. Is the NSTP available in all schools and universities? All higher and technical-vocational educational institution offer at least (1) of other NSTP component. Private Schools that have at least 350 student cadets offer the ROTC component through its Department of Military  III. GUIDELINES FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NATIONAL SERVICE RESERVE CORPS (NSRC) A. Background Section 11 of RA 9163/ or the National Service Training Program Act 2001 specifically provides for the creation of a National Service Reserve Corps (NSRC), composed of graduates of the non-ROTC Components: the Civic Welfare Training Service (CWTS) and Literacy Training Service (LTS). Members of this Corps may be tapped by the State for literacy and civic welfare activities, through the joint efforts of DND, CHED, and TESDA.  III. GUIDELINES FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NATIONAL SERVICE RESERVE CORPS (NSRC) B. The National Service Reserve Corps (NSRC) 1.Mission To provide a trained and motivated manpower pool that can be tapped by the State for civic welfare, literacy, and other similar endeavors in the service of nation. 2.Function a. To assist in the disaster preparedness, mitigation, response, and rehabilitation programs. b. To serve as an auxiliary to the Disaster Coordinating Council (DCC) response units c. To assist in the promotion of civic welfare activities d. To assist in socioeconomic development e. To assist in environmental protection f. To perform other similar endeavors  III. GUIDELINES FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NATIONAL SERVICE RESERVE CORPS (NSRC) B. The National Service Reserve Corps (NSRC) 3. Composition The NSRC shall be composed of the graduates of CWTS and LTS components of the NSTP. 4. Organization The NSRC is organized under the umbrella of the National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC). It shall have a national, regional, provincial, and city/ municipal level of organization parallel to the Disaster Coordinating Council (DCC) structures at all levels. The DCC centers shall serve as the headquarters of the NSRC at the respective level organization. Its National Center shall be based at the respective level organization. Its National Center shall be based at the NDCC Disaster Preparedness Center, Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo, Quezon City. A Secretariat at all levels shall be organized and composed of representatives from CHED and TESDA  III. GUIDELINES FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NATIONAL SERVICE RESERVE CORPS (NSRC) B. The National Service Reserve Corps (NSRC) 5. Inter-Agency Relationship of the NSRC Concerned Agencies. ◦ RDCC- Regional Disaster Coordinating Council ◦ PDCC- Provincial Disaster Coordinating Council ◦ CDCC- City Disaster Coordinating Council ◦ MDCC- Municipal Disaster Coordinating Council ◦ BDCC- Barangay Disaster Coordinating Council ◦ CHEDRO-CHED Regional Office ◦ OCD- Office of Civil Defense ◦ TESDA RO- TESDA Regional Office ◦ TESDA PO- TESDA Provincial Office ◦ HEI- Higher Education Institution