Philosophy

The CEOP-NSTP Office adheres to the principle that real and meaningful learning transcends beyond the four walls of the classroom. However, the CEOP-NSTP Office believes on the interrelatedness of the significant components of the trilogy of higher education—instruction, research and extension/outreach. These are considered essentials in the development of effective, responsive and meaningful participation in development process.
Being one of the components of the trilogy of higher education, the CEOP-NSTP Office believes on the importance of the shared learning experience between the EA College Community and the target community—that is, the academe provides the formal education and enriching endeavors for the holistic development of the members of the EAC Community, i.e. administration, teachers and non-teaching personnel and students, while the target clientele remain active and participative recipients of sustainable extension and outreach program.

Thrust Programs

The CEOP-NSTP Office operates and functions within the following inter-dependent directions or thrusts:

1. Health care delivery and services;
2. Sustainable development;
3. Gender sensitivity;
4. Institutional development; and
5. Socially, politically and psychologically empowerment

Functions and Services of the Community Extension/Outreach Office

The CEOP-NSTP Office performs a dual function—as the extension/ outreach arm of Emilio Aguinaldo College and as implementing department of the National Service Training Program:

A. Community Extension/Outreach Program (CEOP)

1. Assists the different departments (e.g. colleges and offices) in Emilio Aguinaldo College and other agencies outside the institution in cultivating social responsibility among the members of the EAC community; and
2. Help in the development of social awareness in the EAC community through active participation in programs and projects that aim to:
   1. improve health condition and health care delivery;
   2. harness the potentials; strengthen capabilities and develop the competencies of the target partner communities;
   3. enhance the transfer of “research and development” (R & D) results, especially in the area of health care and human resource development, as solution of contemporary problems and in response to the priority needs of the target partner community;
   4. empower people through the promotion of community-based organizations; and
   5. promote equal access to information and services, especially in the areas of health care and human resource development, through deliberate social marketing strategies and innovative and sustained advocacy; and
3. Serve as linkage between the EAC and the community.

B. National Service Training Program (NSTP)

1. Design a more socially responsive NSTP curriculum, which includes:
   1. theoretical training; and
   2. practice application.
2. Implement policies, rules, regulations, and laws related to the implementation NSTP;
3. Submit reports to the concerned government agencies and school authorities on the implementation of the NSTP; and
4. Perform other tasks mandated by Republic Act 9163 or the NSTP Law

Services

In order to its realize functions, the CEOP-NSTP Office offers the following services within and outside the College:

1. Trainings, seminars, forums, symposia, and conferences on skills and technology promotion and utilization, especially along the fields of:
   1. social health care and health delivery;
   2. livelihood opportunities;
   3. community organizing (C.O.) and development (C.D.); and
   4. other concerns for human development.
2. Promotion/Marketing of research and development (R & D) results, especially those developed by the College, through:
   1. demonstrations activities;
   2. pilot and pre-tests of skills and technologies;
   3. distribution and production of development materials, such as pamphlets, leaflets, modules, magazines; and
   4. other forms of development communication techniques.
3. Assistance for academic and non-academic staff and students in conducting CD works and field practice related to community extension/outreach concerns;
4. Conduct of special community development program and projects;
5. Implementation of extension cum research activities aimed to improve extension research delivery;
6. Documentation, assessment, monitoring, and evaluation of extension and outreach activities for comprehensive data management and analysis as well as for input to re-planning; and

Operation and maintenance and/or co-management of a community extension and outreach convergence facility (center) to serve as venue for community training and education and other related activities.