NSTP is a program aimed at enhancing civic consciousness and defense preparedness in the youth by developing the ethics of service and patriotism while undergoing in any training in any of its three (3) program components. Its various components are specially designed to enhance the youth’s active contribution to general welfare of the country.(Section 3,RA 9163)

Graduates of NSTP are encouraged to actively participate in the formation of School-Based National Service Reserve Corps (SBNSRC) and to pursue voluntarism in the planning and implementation of community projects and programs established with the adopted and partner communities.