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    "data": {
        "id": 1666040,
        "msgid": "labour-minister-proposes-increasing-national-internship-participants-to-150-000-1775713849",
        "date": "2026-04-09 11:44:53",
        "title": "Labour Minister Proposes Increasing National Internship Participants to 150,000",
        "author": "",
        "source": "TEMPO_ID_BISNIS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "Indonesia's Minister of Manpower, Yassierli, has proposed raising the number of national internship participants to 150,000 for the 2026 period, up from the initial 100,000 quota planned for mid-2025, pending presidential approval and budget availability. The proposal aims to enhance opportunities for participants, including those with disabilities, with many securing jobs before completing their six-month programme and receiving competency certifications from the National Professional Certification Agency. This initiative underscores the government's commitment to workforce development and youth employment amid economic challenges.",
        "content": "<p>Labour Minister Yassierli has proposed increasing the number of\nnational internship participants for the 2026 period to 150,000 people.\n\u201cThis is just a proposal; we have already submitted the letter to the\nPresident,\u201d Yassierli stated during a working meeting with Commission IX\nof the House of Representatives, broadcast live on YouTube on Thursday,\n9 April 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Yassierli said the Ministry of Manpower is still awaiting budget\navailability. He hopes the Ministry of Finance will provide support so\nthat the national internship programme can continue this year.<\/p>\n<p>The proposed number of participants put forward by Yassierli is\nhigher than the initial plan. Previously, Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra\nWijaya stated that the government is preparing a quota of 100,000\nparticipants to join the programme to be implemented in the middle of\nthis year.<\/p>\n<p>On the same occasion, Yassierli recounted findings from the Ministry\nof Manpower during an inspection of the national internship programme.\nHe said there were participants with disabilities from the regions who\nhad the opportunity to intern in Jakarta, as well as participants who\nused their allowances to help their parents.<\/p>\n<p>Yassierli stated that participants who complete the six-month\nnational internship programme will receive a certificate of completion.\nHe also revealed that some participants were recruited by companies\nbefore finishing their internship period. \u201cBefore being recruited by\nother companies because they have already invested, they know well the\ndedication and work performance of the young interns, so they are\nrecruited before the six months are up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Although not mandatory, Yassierli urged companies to facilitate\ninternship participants in obtaining work competency certifications from\nthe National Professional Certification Agency (BNSP). He hopes that\ncertification can become one of the criteria for determining companies\nthat participate in the national programme this year.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/labour-minister-proposes-increasing-national-internship-participants-to-150-000-1775713849",
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