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        "msgid": "exciting-150-000-internship-positions-in-the-ministry-of-manpower-programme-to-open-in-2026-1775717456",
        "date": "2026-04-09 13:25:28",
        "title": "Exciting! 150,000 Internship Positions in the Ministry of Manpower Programme to Open in 2026",
        "author": "",
        "source": "CNBC",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "Indonesia's Minister of Manpower, Yassierli, has proposed expanding the national internship programme to accommodate 150,000 participants in 2026, up from 100,000, in response to strong public interest and positive feedback from businesses. The proposal, submitted to President Prabowo Subianto, awaits approval and budget support from the Finance Ministry and the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs. This initiative aims to enhance workforce skills, bridge industry needs with job seekers, and reduce unemployment rates through broader access to vocational training.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia - Minister of Manpower (Menaker) Yassierli\nattended a working meeting with Commission IX of the House of\nRepresentatives (DPR RI) to discuss the internship programme and various\nlabour issues. In the meeting, the DPR summoned the Minister to seek\nexplanations and the government\u2019s policy direction regarding the\nsustainability of the national internship programme.<\/p>\n<p>In the forum, Yassierli revealed that his side has proposed a\nsignificant increase in the number of internship programme participants\nfor 2026, from 100,000 to 150,000 people. This proposal is driven by\nhigh public interest and positive responses from the business world.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo based on the evaluation that we haven\u2019t conducted comprehensively\nyet, but it\u2019s still ongoing actually. We see extraordinary enthusiasm\nfrom participants, then appreciation from companies, we have proposed\nthe 2026 internship programme, we propose increasing the number to\n150,000 people. But Madam Chair (Commission IX DPR RI), this is just a\nproposal,\u201d said Yassierli during the working meeting at the\nParliamentary Complex, Jakarta, on Thursday (9\/4\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>He emphasised that the proposal is currently awaiting approval and\nbudget support from the government. The letter submitting the internship\nprogramme has been sent to President Prabowo Subianto and is now in the\nprocess of inter-ministerial discussion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe letter has been submitted to Mr President and we are still\nwaiting for budget availability, and hopefully with support from the\nMinistry of Finance, as well as from the Coordinating Ministry for\nEconomic Affairs,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThen this programme can be implemented, so the hope from the\ninternship participants that this internship programme can continue this\nyear can indeed be realised,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The internship programme itself is one of the government\u2019s\ninstruments in improving workforce skills while bridging industry needs\nwith job seekers.<\/p>\n<p>With the plan to increase the quota to 150,000 participants, the\ngovernment hopes this programme can expand access to job training while\ncurbing unemployment rates.<\/p>",
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