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NSTP 101
I. Course Title: Literacy Training Service

II. Course Number: NSTP 101

III. Course Description:

This course make students aware of the goals and objectives and its

importance to the youth and national development and use to real life situations.

IV. Total Learning Time: 18 weeks (54 hours)

V. Pre-requisite: None

VI. Overview:

The National Service Training Program (NSTP) Law of Republic Act 9163 is 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: Civic Welfare Training Service ( CWTS) ; Literacy Training
Service ( LTS ) and Reserve Officer Training Corps ( ROTC), especially designed to
enhance the youth’s active contribution to the general welfare.
VI. Learning Outcomes:
At the end of the module, the students are expected to:
1. define and discuss NSTP.
2. identify and discuss the components of NSTP
3. identify persons who shall take NSTP.
4. discuss all the mechanics in the implementation of NSTP.

VII. Indicative Learning Content:

Module 1- Orientation on the NSTP (Republic Act 9163)

Module 2- What is Literacy and why is it important to society?

What is NSTP?
-University of the Philippines
 Republic Act 9163 enabled the establishment of National Service Training Program for
Tertiary Level students with an aim to promote civic consciousness among the youth and
inculcate in them the spirit of nationalism and advance their involvement in public and civic
affairs.

NSTP is a program designed to develop the youth’s physical, moral, spiritual,

intellectual, and social well-being and promote defense preparedness and ethics of service
while undergoing training in any of its three program components. Its various components
are specially designed to enhance the youth’s active contribution to the general welfare.

What are its three program components?

The NSTP has three components which are as follows:

i. Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC)

A program institutionalized under Sections 38 and 39 of Republic Act No. 7077 designed to
provide military training to tertiary level students in order to motivate, train, organize and
mobilize them for national defense preparedness.

ii. Literacy Training Service (LTS)

A program designed to train students 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.

iii. Civic Welfare Training Service (CWTS)

It is composed of programs 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 morals of the citizenry.

Who are required to complete the NSTP?

Students of any baccalaureate degree course or at least two-year technical vocational

courses in public and private educational institutions shall be required to complete one of
the NSTP components as requisite for graduation.

Exemptions only apply to:

i. Students who have already taken NSTP from a prior degree completed;
ii. Transferees and shiftees who have completed NSTP prior to transferring or shifting; and
iii. Foreign students or aliens

How much time is needed to complete the NSTP?

Each of the NSTP program components shall be undertaken for an academic period of
two semesters (NSTP 1 and 2) or an equivalent one-semester integrated (NSTP 1-2) course.
The allotted time for NSTP classes per semester is 54 – 90 hours.

The whole NSTP program weighs six units and should be taken for two semesters,
three units each semester.
How are the NSTP classes structured?

Student enrolled in the first semester of NSTP shall undergo a Common

Module phase which will focus on: citizenship training; drug education; disaster awareness,
preparedness, and management; environmental protection; and other national security
concerns. Upon completion of the Common Module, the student must select the specific
program component that he/she will pursue.

Am I allowed to take NSTP 2 before NSTP 1?

No. NSTP 1 is a prerequisite for NSTP 2.

Am I allowed to take different program components for my NSTP 1 and 2?

No, you have to take six (units) of the same component to complete NSTP. According
to the Implementing Rules and Regulations of the National Service Training Program as
mentioned in Rule III, Section 4, you are “required to complete one (1) NSTP component of
[your] choice as a graduation requirement.”

Am I allowed to take the same program component but from different colleges? For
example, if I took CWTS 1 in CSSP, can I take CWTS 2 in CHK?

No. As a University policy, NSTP 1 and 2 should be taken in the same college.

What activities are expected from NSTP 2 classes?

NSTP 2 classes are mainly concerned with community engagement with the help of
partner communities and organizations. CWTS and LTS students are required to conduct
civic welfare and literacy activities or projects as part of the required 40-64 hours of
community engagement.

How are we graded in class?

Numeric grading will be used for NSTP classes. The grading system is upon the
discretion of the instructor who is handling the NSTP class.

After graduation, what will happen to us?

Graduates of the CWTS and LTS 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 while graduates of the ROTC program shall form
part of the Citizen Armed Force.

The importance of literacy, reading, and writing in modern society

 In order to succeed in modern life, your career, and improve your quality of life, it is
vital to have good literacy skills. It is more than just being able to read, but rather how you
use written information to function in modern society. We can all agree that being able to
read and write effect our daily live in so many ways. It has an impact on the way we think,
career progress and earning potential, and helps us to fit into our environment and social
circles.

Literacy is helps us to communicate through reading and there is even a literacy day
set aside by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) to
help promote the importance of literacy.

Being able to communicate, read and write is a priority and the ultimate investment
we can make for our future. The goal of Unesco and literacy day is to one promote literacy
such that one day every child will have the ability to read and in turn be able to use these
skills to gain independence and autonomy. Individual with good literacy skills are far more
likely to find good paying job, earn a decent salary, and have access to training
opportunities. On the other hand, individual with weak literacy skills are more likely to find
themselves unemployed, and if they are employed, it probable that the jobs are low paying,
offer poor hours or working conditions.

Research done by Unesco Institute for Statistics show that there are roughly 774
million adults who cannot read or write of which almost 60% are women. Unesco Institute
for Statistics estimates that some 123-million youths are illiterate and that only 87% of
females have basic literacy skills compared to 92% of males. Statistics for South Africa
estimate that roughly 8.5 million adults are illiterate according to Unesco.

Local research done in South Africa estimate that about 4 million people have never
attended school. Even with these bleak statistics, the number of students graduating from
universities is growing year by year.

There is no doubt that literacy is a fundamental tool to achieve success and further
career opportunities and, on a whole, improve the quality of life individual and communities
they live in. Having the skills to communicate, read, and write is vital for social and
economic development. It allows individuals to expand their knowledge and understanding
of society.

Literacy is not simply the ability to read and write, but rather the ability to use these
skills and communicate effectively. In modern society and our globalized world, literacy is
far more diverse that simply reading a book and understanding what we have read. Digital
literacy, for example, is the ability to understand and use information across multiple
formats from computers to the internet and cellphones.
 Media literacy is the ability to access, analyze, evaluate, and create media in a variety
of forms. Cultural literacy is the ability to understand and appreciate other cultures. It
requires a person to examine and understand the different beliefs, values and traditions of
others.
Having a population with high literacy skills also helps a country as a whole and improved
the ability of a nation to tackle different social challenges it faces. Countries with strong
literacy skills generally have a better standard of health and outcomes for individuals. Highly
literate populations and communities are in a far better position to deal governance in a
highly diverse society.

Literacy is a fundamental human right and the basis for any individual’s ability to
learn. It is essential for social and human development and provides individual the skills and
empowers them to transform their lives, in turn, an improved standard of health and ability
to earn a higher income.

NSTP 101

VIII. Learner’s Tasks

I. Multiple Choice. Read and comprehend each questions. Choose the correct answer in each item. God
bless everyone and Stay safe always. You can do it.

1. What Republic Act that implements the National Service Training Program to be offered in Higher
Institution and TESDA?
A. 9173
B. 1987
C. 9163
D. 8264

2. It refers to program component designed to train the students to teach literacy and numeracy skills to
school children, out-of-school youths and other segments of the society.
A. CWTS
B. ROTC
C. NSTP
D. LTS

3. The following are the citizens of the Philippines except

A. Those who are naturalized in accordance with law
B. Those whose fathers or mothers are citizens of the Philippines
C. Those born after January 17, 1973, of Filipino mothers
D. Those who are citizens of the Philippines at the time of the adoption of this constituion.

4. What are different components of NSTP?

A. LTS, ROTC & DND
B. ROTC,CWTS & DSWD
C. CHEd, DepEd &TESDA
D. CWTS, ROTC & LTS

5. It refers to the program aimed at enhancing civic consciousness and defense preparedness in the youth.
A. Reserved Officers Training Corps Program
B. Civic Welfare Training Service Program
C. National Service Training Program
D. Literacy Training Service Program

6. Patriotism want all human life to be preserved, nurtured and safeguarded.

A. True
B. False

7. We want organization, system, and predictability in all aspects of our daily life and life as a nation What
basic value is being define?
A. Work
B. Peace
C. Order
D. Freedom

8. If the people would disregard them, our country would collapse and we will not have peace and order.
What duties and obligations of citizens is being described?
A. To be loyal to the Republic
B. To engage in gainful work
C. To cooperate with duly constituted authorities
D. To uphold the Constitution and obey the laws.

9. Equality is one of the sixteen values enumerated in Preamble of 1987 Philippine Constitution.
A. True
B. False

10. Who stated this quote: "Give a fish to a man and have food to eat for a day; teach him how to fish and he
shall have food to eat throughout his lifetime."
A. Cathy Better
B. Thomas Paine
C. Confucius
D. St. Augustine

11. This means that employer should provide sufficient and lawful wage to enable the worker and his family
to live in reasonable and frugal comfort. In what particular rights of workers is being applied?
A. Right to collective bargaining
B. Right to security of tenure
C. Right to a living wage
D. Right to self-organization

12. Which of the following verses and notable person is under the good citizenship value of love?
A. Romans 13:10
B. Pope John Paul II
C. Mark 8:35
D. Sen. Benigno Aquino Jr.

13. "The truth can be hidden for a time, but it cannot be overcome" is under what type of Good citizenship
values?
A. The Good Citizenship of Concern for the family and future generations
B. The Good Citizenship of Freedom
C. The Good Citizenship of Truth
D. The Good Citizenship of Peace

14. Martin Luther King Jr. stated that the willing sacrifice of the innocent is the most powerful answer to
insolent tyranny that has yet been cancelled by God and man.
A. True
B. False

15. Everybody wants to have a job to support the basic needs of his family.

16. It refers to the program component of activities contributory to the general welfare and the betterment of
life for the members of the community.
A. Literacy Training Service
B. Reserve Officers Training Corps
C. Non-Government Organization Program
D. Civic Welfare Training Service
17. It refers to the system of enrollment where a student is officially enrolled in an academic program of a
school but allowed to enroll in the NSTP component of other school.
A. Mega Enrollment
B. Cross Enrollment
C. Cluster Enrollment
D. Late Enrollment

18. Clustering refers to the services components of the NSTP as defined.

A. True
B. False

19. In what Republic Act which states that the graduates of the ROTC program shall be part of the Citizen
Armed Force subject to the requirements of Department of National Defense.
A. 9163
B. 7082
C. 9125
D. 7077

20. The graduates of the non ROTC components of the NSTP shall belong to _________.
A. National Service Renewed Corporation
B. Department of National Defense
C. National Service Reserve Corps
D. Department of Interior and Local Government

21. What bible verse stated that "Treat others the way you have them treat you."?
A. Romans 2:15
B. Matthew 7:12
C. Luke 19: 8-9
D. Philippinians 2:2

22. We cherish as a co-citizens of our country as members of our family and as co-workers in an institution.
What basic value is being described?
A. Respect for life
B. Justice
C. Love
D. Unity

23. This is one of the basic value of a Filipino in which we want that the rule of law be upheld by all and at
all times.
A. Freedom
B. Concern for the environment
C. Equality
D. Respect for law and government

24. It refers to the program component, institutionalized under section 38 and 39 of R.A No. 7077.
A. Literacy Training Service
B. Civic Welfare Training Service
C. National Reserve Training Corps
D. Reserve Officers Training Corps

25. The prime duty of the government to its citizens is to serve and protect its citizens.
A. True
B. False