NATIONAL SERVICE TRAINING PROGRAM CIVIC WELFARE TRAING SERVICE BACKGROUND AND RATIONALE:

The National Service Training Program was 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" or Republic Act No. 9163. It was signed into law in January 23, 2002 amidst the various calls of dissenting sectors for its abolition or reform. It invoked the constitutional provision regarding the "duty of the state to serv e and protect its citizens," specifically Article II (Declaration of Principles and State Policies), Section 2, which states that "The prime duty of the governm ent is to serve and protect the people. The government may call upon the people to defend the state, and in fulfillment thereof, all citizens may be required un der conditions provided by law, to render personal military or civil service" (i talics supplied). This is the same principle that created and sustained the Rese rve Officers Training Corps. The primary objective of the NSTP law is to promote the role of the youth in nat ion-building. As such, it aims to encourage the youth to become civic and/or mil itary leaders and volunteers whom could be called upon by the nation in cases th eir services are needed. Compared with the ROTC which specializes in military training, and the E-ROTC wh ich granted three options for students yet was limited in implementation, the NS TP law ensured that the three components - Civic Welfare Service, Literacy Train ing Service, and Reserve Officers Training Corps - will be given the same and eq ual implementation in educational institutions. Moreover, it defined the differe nt components, the duration of the training, coverage, etc. The Three NSTP Components The National Service Training Program is composed of three different components. The Civic Welfare Training Service is geared towards activities that have social impact through activities that could contribute to "health, education, environm ent, entrepreneurship, safety, recreation and morals of the citizenry"[1], thus the CWTS component of the NSTP stressed the importance of youth involvement in b road programs or activities that will benefit the people. While the CWTS focused on programs to enhance the living conditions of the people, the Literacy Traini ng Service has a more limited yet equally useful objective that is to "train stu dents to become teachers of literacy and numeracy skills to school children, out of school youth, and other segments of society in need of their service"[2]. LT S thus specializes in the education of the people, strengthening the education s ector to empower the people through education. Meanwhile, Reserve Officers Training Corps, while deemed equally important by th e NSTP law (it maintained its existence and nature mentioned in RA 7077 having t he primary objective to prepare the youth in national defense, became merely a c omponent of the program. To compare the Old ROTC to the NSTP, here is the ROTC organizational structure: Fig 4. NSTP organizational chart under the CHED, TESDA and the DND The NSTP required male and female students to undergo the program they have chos en for two (2) semesters or one (1) academic year in contrast with the ROTC whic h required males to take military training for four (4) semesters or two (2) aca demic years. Students taking NSTP will get three (3) units from taking the progr am; equivalent of 1.5 units every semester. Thus, in contrast to the mandatory yet free - ROTC, students will now have to pay for their NSTP. This included th e former cadets of the ROTC who enjoyed the free reservist program. Also, the la w states that private learning institutions could offer one of the three options but required state colleges and universities to maintain their ROTC units toget

her with an alternative unit from the two other options. The law also limited th e existence of the ROTC in private and vocational institutions requiring it to h ave 350 cadets for it to be called a unit, otherwise - and considering other fac tors such as insufficient cadet number, lack of logistics to support ROTC progra m of instruction (POI), etc. - cross-enrolling the students to other schools for their NSTP is an option. The goal of the law and of the program is to harness the strength and capacity o f the youth to contribute to nation-building, thus the National Service Reserve Force was created to enlist CWTS and LTS graduates which is also equivalent to t he Citizen Armed Force of the ROTC. In the event that the state will need people for its civic and literacy activities, it will merely utilize the personnel of the reserve force, the student volunteers the NSTP-CWTS and the NSTP-LTS has pro duced. As with the need of the Armed Forces for additional force for its defense campaigns, it can easily use its body of reservists in the Reserve Command.

On January 23, 2002, the NSTP was signed by President Gloria Macapagal - Arroyo into law as R.A. 9163 covering students, male and female, of all higher and tech nical-vocational institutions, public and private. A student is required to comp lete one (1) of the NSTP components for an academic period of two (2) semesters as requisite for graduation (Section 5 & 6). It is affirmed that the prime duty of the government is 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 fulfillment thereof, the government may require ea ch citizen to render personal, military and civil service. Recognizing the youth's vital role in nation - building, the State shall promote their consciousness and shall develop their physical, moral, spiritual, intelle ctual and social well-being. It shall inculcate in them patriotism, nationalism, and advance their involvement in public and civic affairs. In pursuit of these goals, the youth, the most valuable resource of the nation, shall be motivated, trained, organized and mobilized in military training, liter acy, civic welfare and other similar endeavors in the service of the nation. Specifically, CWTS, one of the NSTP components, shall offer activities contribut ory to the general welfare and the betterment of life for the members pf the com munity or the enhancement of its facilities, especially those devoted to improvi ng health, education (enhancement of instructional support materials and facilit ies), environment, entrepreneurship, safety, recreation and morals of the commun ity. To achieve these ends adopting them for the youth sector, it embodies a values e ducation framework that translate values from the abstract into a practical by p roviding mechanisms for values to be internalized and translated into action. He nce, it envisions to develop social entrepreneurs, defined as "value-driven inno vators who enhance society" (Drucker, 1986) through the inculcation of transform ational leadership (Covey, 1991) and the promotion of sustainable social mobiliz ation (UNICEF, 1989). The Implementation of the National Service Training Program in the University of Rizal System- an Assessment PROJECT 2. SYSTEM ANALYSIS I. DEFINING THE PROBLEM:

Some of the problems met in the implementation of the National Service Training Program of the University of Rizal System based on the SWOT Analysis made: PROBLEMS ASSESSED /MET: a. Not all facilitators in NSTP Attended seminar orientation for teachers; b. Facilitators are not given incentives/benefits for community works; c. Most NSTP Subjects were given to teachers who are under-load; d. Late submission of Accomplishment Reports by Campus; e. Unable to accommodate students in their chosen NSTP Component due to lack o f facilitators; f. Lack of rooms for NSTP subject to use; g. No distinct Office or unit to oversee the implementation of the NSTP compon ents; h. Available textbook used is inappropriate for Communities served in Rizal; i. Lack of budget to ensure the sustainability of the NSTP Projects; j. Budget not included in the procurement planning; k. Other Schools are Is this essay helpful? Join OPPapers to read more and access more than 650,000 j ust like it! GET BETTER GRADES more competitive in community services due to their allotted funds for community works; and l. Lack of funding support given by the LGUs. NEEDS: a. More competent teachers who are willing to undergo community works; b. Proper scheduling of NSTP classes; c. Re-alignment of Community Services in line with the Program Area of each Co llege; d. Creation of NSTP Module appropriate for NSTP Community needs in Rizal; e. Established an office for the NSTP Components: f. NSTP budget to be included in the Annual Procurement Plan for allocation of fund; II. OBJECTIVES: 1. To produce more competent and efficient facilitators in NSTP CWTS and LTS p rograms; 2. To established an NSTP university office for the three components of NSTP w ith its organizational structure; 3. To create a module for NSTP subjects to be used by the students; and 4. To realign the different community services to the college program area off ered.