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        "msgid": "13-companies-in-west-aceh-ready-to-support-maganghub-2026-programme-1783579976",
        "date": "2026-07-09 12:45:36",
        "title": "13 Companies in West Aceh Ready to Support Maganghub 2026 Programme",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Economy",
        "summary": "Thirteen private companies and business entities in West Aceh have committed to the Maganghub 2026 internship programme, a sharp increase from the previous year. The programme aims to provide local residents with six months of real industry experience, a living allowance, and professional certification. The local government is working to overcome corporate hesitancy to meet a target of 70 per cent local workforce absorption.",
        "content": "<p>The Manpower and Transmigration Office (Disnakertrans) of West Aceh\nRegency has recorded that 13 local companies are now ready to support\nthe Maganghub 2026 programme, as an effort to make it easier for the\npublic to obtain job opportunities. \u201cTo date, 13 private companies and\nbusiness entities in West Aceh have stated their willingness to open\ninternship vacancies. This figure has jumped sharply compared to the\nimplementation in 2025, which was sluggish because it was not yet\nmandatory for the business sector,\u201d said Aryo Brotoseno, Head of the\nManpower Division at the West Aceh Disnakertrans, in Meulaboh on\nThursday. Companies that have confirmed their participation in absorbing\nlocal interns through the Maganghub 2026 platform in West Aceh Regency\ninclude PT Agro Sinergi Nusantara (PT ASN), Hotel Parkside Meuligoe,\nHotel Portola Tiara, PT MTS, and PT Agro Makmur Utama (PT AMM). Others\ninclude PT Sapta, PT Gading Bhakti, BPJS Ketenagakerjaan (BPjamsostek),\nBPJS Kesehatan, PT Mon Jambee 2, PT PFU, PT Mifa Bersaudara, and PT\nBerkat Prima Lancar. Aryo explained that in 2025, the internship\nprogramme was not optimal because there was no absolute obligation\n(mandatory) from the ministry for companies, so the local government\nonly recorded five agencies that were involved. \u201cHowever, in 2026, after\napproaching them through the media, inviting success testimonials from\npredecessor companies, and directly writing to business actors, the\nresponse has increased dramatically to 13 companies,\u201d he said. The\nregistration deadline for corporations wishing to join the Maganghub\necosystem will close on 15 July 2026. Aryo acknowledged that in the\nprocess of inviting local corporations, his party still often encounters\nvarious obstacles and rejections with various technical reasons from\nmanagement, such as office facility readiness, limited employee housing,\nmine locations, and confidential internal company policies.\nNevertheless, the West Aceh Disnakertrans continues to convince them\nthat the programme\u2019s impact is very significant for regional economic\ngrowth. Through Maganghub 2026, participants will gain six months of\nreal work experience in the industry, relief from independently bearing\nfamily living costs through a stipend, and official certification from\nthe National Professional Certification Agency (BNSP) under the Ministry\nof Manpower. This simultaneously answers the classic complaint of the\nbusiness world, which always requires work experience for new\napplicants. \u201cThis is a real link and match concept. We have abundant\ngraduates from local universities such as UTU, STAIN, AKN, and Teuku\nUmar University Meulaboh. This programme is the answer so that the\ntarget of absorbing 70 per cent of local workers, as hoped by the\nRegent, can be fulfilled together,\u201d Aryo added. The success of this\napprenticeship programme is not just a discourse. Aryo cited an example\nfrom the previous period at PT Agro Sinergi Nusantara (ASN), where out\nof a total of 14 interns sent, three participants have now been directly\noffered employment contracts by the company after being assessed as\nhaving capable performance and competence during the internship period.\nThis proves that the Maganghub scheme is effective as a gateway to\nemployment for local youth, even if the company was not initially\nopening formal vacancies. The West Aceh Disnakertrans urges all elements\nof the media and the public to continue overseeing, disseminating, and\nutilising this registration momentum before the 15 July 2026 deadline to\ncreate a more productive and competitive work ecosystem in West\nAceh.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/13-companies-in-west-aceh-ready-to-support-maganghub-2026-programme-1783579976",
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