Kuala lumpur: The National Service Training Department (JLKN): will use the short messaging system (SMS) as one of the official channels to notify trainee selections for the National Service Training Programme (PLKN 3.0) Series 4/2026, scheduled to take place from October 3 to November 16.
According to BERNAMA News Agency, JLKN Director-General Major General Datuk Marzuki Mokhtar stated that the SMS method was chosen as an additional approach to strengthen the delivery of trainee selection information faster, more directly, and effectively to selected candidates. The SMS will instruct candidates to check the ePLKN website for complete information regarding reporting instructions, selection status, and necessary actions. This approach addresses past challenges where some candidates were unaware of their selection status or overlooked important details, leading to failures in attending as scheduled.
Marzuki emphasized that through SMS notification, candidates will receive important information directly to their mobile phones based on the numbers recorded in the system. This enables JLKN to convey information simultaneously to a large number of candidates without relying entirely on existing broadcast reach or the need for candidates to periodically check the ePLKN website.
Additionally, checks for prospective trainees of Series 4/2026, particularly those born in 2008, can be made through the ePLKN 3.0 System at https://plkn.mod.gov.my starting 11 am tomorrow. To ensure smooth registration processes and administrative matters, selected candidates must confirm their attendance through the ePLKN 3.0 System no later than September 18.
JLKN plans to operate eight National Service Training Branch (CLKN) camps for PLKN 3.0 Series 4/2026, involving three currently operational camps: Camp 504 Bukit Keteri, Perlis; Camp 505 Pekan, Pahang; and Camp 515 Kuala Lumpur. Five new camps are expected to open, including Camp 503 Hutan Melintang, Perak; Camp 506 Sungai Durian, Kelantan; Camp 513 Bukit Pinang, Kedah; and two other camps with Public Training Institute (ILA) status in Sungai Petani, Kedah, and Tuaran, Sabah. These will serve as alternative camps to increase training capacity.
Marzuki explained that using Public Training Institute (ILA) standard training centers reflects the government's strategic approach through inter-agency cooperation to strengthen PLKN 3.0 implementation, a major national agenda, while giving more youths the opportunity to participate. JLKN targets developing 13 CLKN camps overall to support PLKN 3.0 implementation, though some are still undergoing gradual development and upgrading. The use of alternative camps will help increase training capacity and meet this year's trainee intake targets.