National Service Training
Program – USLS (NSTP)
What is NSTP?
• Republic act 9163 Act of 2001
”AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE NATIONAL SERVICE TRAINING PROGRAM FOR
THE TERTIARY LEVEL STUDENTS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE OF REPUBLIC ACT 7077 AND
THE PRESIDENTIAL DECREE 1706, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES”
There are three (3) program components:
•
Reserve
Officers Training Course (ROTC)
•
Literacy
Training Service (LTS)
•
Civic
Welfare Training Service (CWTS)
Fundamental Provisions
• The NSTP is an academic
requirement for a student before graduation.
• Faculty and non-teaching staff are
trained and qualified to handle the program as FACILITATORS
• The NSTP must be within the area
of concern specified in RA 9163 and its Implementing Rules and
Regulations, CHED Issuances, Memoranda and Thrusts of the
university.
USLS-NSTP Goal
·
The goal of the program is to develop our students
towards our ELGAs anchored on the three values which are fundamental to
Lasallian identity namely, the spirit of faith, zeal for service, and communion
in mission with deep awareness of their environment.
·
Specifically, it aims to integrate the University’s
thrust through the various program engagements as well as the DLSP advocacy
agenda.
·
NSTP is also part of the CSLP mainstreaming in the curriculum.
Christian
Service Learning Program (CSLP)
4 Principles:
·
Engagement
·
Reflection
·
Reciprocity
·
Public Dissemination
Management & Monitoring
•
Allowable number of absences is only THREE (3). A student is considered DROPPED on the FOURTH
absence.
•
Students must wear NSTP uniform during class
hour. Student not in uniform is considered
ABSENT.
•
Uniform
is available at the University Bookstore
•
Implementation
of the wearing of school uniform will be in line with the policy of Office of
Student Affairs
•
Wearing
of shorts and slippers is only allowed during MANGROVE/TREE planting activity.
•
NO
Student is ALLOWED to join off campus activity if he/she has NO SIGNED PARENTAL
CONSENT, NO SCHOOL ID or NOT in NSTP UNIFORM.
•
ALL NSTP students are REQUIRED to join in ONE
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION activity as part of the MAJOR REQUIREMENT of
the course for the 1st and 2nd semester.
•
No participation in the Tree/Mangrove Planting
activity will mean 5.0 final grade.
Exemption
•
Only
foreign students who enrolled in University and with proper documents as
required by CHED are exempted from the NSTP.
•
Students
with dual-citizenship are not exempted from taking NSTP.
Dropping
•
Official
dropping of the student from the course while enrolled in academic subjects
shall be governed by existing university policies on dropping of subjects.
•
The NSTP
Office shall be advised and pertinent papers related thereto should be
submitted for consolidation and reporting purposes.
Enrolment to NSTP Component
Program Enrolment Procedures:
•
Each
student is required to fill out the NSTP enrollment form in their chosen
component.
•
All
students who opt to enlist in ROTC shall be advised to cross enroll to partner
school for the program component. The
NSTP office will assist the student until he/she is officially enrolled in the
ROTC program.
•
Students
who opt for either LTS or CWTS shall be organized into classes by the NSTP
Office.
NSTP
Components
1)
ROTC
v Reserved
Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
•
Program
component or activity institutionalized under section 38 and 39 of Republic Act
no. 7707,
•
Designed
to provide military training to tertiary level students in order to motivate,
train, organize and mobilize them for national defense preparedness.
2)
LTS
v Literacy
Training Service (LTS)
•
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.
CWTS
3)
Civic Welfare Training Service (CWTS)
•
Program
component or activities contributory to the general welfare and the betterment
of life for the members of the community or the enrichment of the facilities,
especially those devoted to improving health education, environment,
entrepreneurship, safety, recreation and moral to the citizenry and other
social welfare services.
NSTP Personnel
Dexter Ian M. Tabujara
NSTP
Cluster Coordinator
Mr. Jerry Jarder and Ms. Leslie Abello
Cluster Coordinators
Mr. Ronald de Los Reyes
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