Indonesia\u2019s Ministry of Social Affairs (Kemensos) is opening\nopportunities for collaboration with Regiono Group to prepare\nprospective caregiver workers to be sent to Japan. The prospective\nworkers to be prepared are graduates of People\u2019s Schools and social\nassistance recipients to strengthen the graduation programme.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo from poor families, then we train them, yes, as caregivers. And\nindeed, we hope this can become a permanent, strategic collaboration,\u201d\nsaid Deputy Minister of Social Affairs Agus Jabo Priyono, in a written\nstatement on Monday (13\/4\/2026).<\/p>\n
He conveyed this when receiving CEO of Regiono Group Nakashima\nYasuharu at the Kemensos office in Central Jakarta on Monday (13\/4).<\/p>\n
Regiono Group is a Japanese institution focused on education and\nhealthcare, including care for the elderly and children. The institution\noperates in Fukuyama and Hiroshima.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe hope this collaboration continues. So our task is to provide\ncaregivers. We train the caregivers, then they depart,\u201d said Agus.<\/p>\n
Agus stated that this collaboration is expected to support Kemensos\u2019s\nprogramme in terms of graduation or improving community welfare.<\/p>\n
Agus emphasised that his side is currently working to strengthen the\ngraduation programme.<\/p>\n
In addition, Agus explained that the group that can be prepared to\nbecome caregivers are graduates of People\u2019s Schools. Graduates who want\nto work directly can be facilitated to meet that need.<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter graduating from high school, there will be many of them. That\nmeans the prospects for transferring caregivers from Indonesia to Japan\nhave great potential,\u201d explained Agus.<\/p>\n
At the same location, Director General of Social Rehabilitation at\nKemensos Supomo stated that the curriculum applied at People\u2019s Schools\nis organised to train and develop students\u2019 talents, so they have the\nability to work after graduating from school.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo we have quite a few in districts and cities, all have People\u2019s\nSchools. That\u2019s where we prepare the children to become caregivers,\u201d\nsaid Supomo.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo in the final curriculum, if they don\u2019t want to go to university\nand prefer to work, that\u2019s where we also include it, we\u2019ve prepared it.\nSo once they graduate from that, they can depart to there (Japan),\u201d he\ncontinued.<\/p>\n
Supomo added that Kemensos will also invite other stakeholders to\nfollow up on this collaboration opportunity. One of them is the Ministry\nof Indonesian Migrant Worker Protection (KP2MI).<\/p>\n
\u201cTherefore, in the future, after perhaps going to Japan, there will\nbe recommendations given to us. Then we will invite KP2MI to regulate\nthe collaboration, because many need it,\u201d said Supomo.<\/p>\n
\u201cI realise that if only one institution collaborates, the\nopportunities are not great. But if there are many, then there will be\nmore. And we want to facilitate our citizens who need jobs to become\ncaregivers,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
CEO of Regiono Group Nakashima Yasuharu stated that over the next few\nyears, his side needs as many as 400 caregivers to work in Japan.<\/p>\n
The caregivers will later work in social homes to care for children\nor the elderly for 5 days a week. Their working duration is 8 hours.\nNakashima said his side is greatly helped by workers from Indonesia.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe, as Japanese citizens, are also helped by Indonesians,\u201d he\nconcluded.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/ministry-of-social-affairs-explores-collaboration-to-send-peoples-school-graduates-to-work-in-japan-1776081064", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }