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    "data": {
        "id": 1712422,
        "msgid": "economist-job-certainty-for-national-internship-participants-is-very-important-1777618381",
        "date": "2026-05-01 12:55:09",
        "title": "Economist: Job certainty for National Internship participants is very important",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "Economists from CORE Indonesia and Celios have emphasised the need for job continuity and certainty for participants in the National Internship programme, urging alignment with industry policies and priorities to ensure meaningful career starts. They call for enhanced dialogue and coordination between the government and businesses to match internships with labour market demands. The Ministry of Manpower reports that 11,949 individuals have completed the first phase, with some companies recruiting 20-30% of participants, though data collection on hires continues.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta (ANTARA) - Executive Director of the Center of Reform on\nEconomics (CORE) Indonesia, Mohammad Faisal, believes that the\nsustainability and job certainty for National Internship participants\nare very important to examine further with industry stakeholders. \u201cThe\ngrand design of the internship programme should be aligned with industry\npolicies or business development policies in the relevant sectors, which\nis crucial,\u201d Faisal said when contacted in Jakarta on Friday.\nConsidering the programme\u2019s relevance and workforce needs, he continued,\nit is hoped that participants not only gain experience before entering\nthe job market but also have assured pathways to start their careers\nproperly. \u201cTherefore, dialogue and coordination with industry parties\nare needed so that this internship programme truly aligns with needs and\nfuture priorities,\u201d he stated. In agreement with Faisal, economist from\nthe Center of Economics and Law Studies (Celios), Nailul Huda, said\ncompanies are also expected to provide certainty for internship\nparticipants to work after completing at least six months of the\nprogramme. \u201cWe continue to push for clear career certainty for\ninternship participants. That is the most important aspect of the\nNational Internship programme,\u201d Nailul remarked. Meanwhile, the Ministry\nof Manpower (Kemnaker) recorded that 11,949 people have completed Phase\nI of the National Internship. Kemnaker is still collecting data on the\nnumber of internship participants recruited by the companies where they\nundertook the programme. From the latest information, Kemnaker noted\nthat some companies have recruited 20-30% of those internship\nparticipants.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/economist-job-certainty-for-national-internship-participants-is-very-important-1777618381",
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