20,000 expected to join national service in March next year

Hishammuddin together with Khairy meeting trainees at the Princess Haliza NS camp in Sungai Pelek, Sepang on Tuesday.

SEPANG: Some 20,000 trainees are expected to take part in the National Service (NS) Training Programme 2.0 at 81 camps nationwide in March next year. 

Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein said the National Service Training Department (NSTD) would be working with 10 ministries and had identified a total of 400 skills training institutes to accommodate trainees.