Exciting! 150,000 Internship Positions in the Ministry of Manpower Programme to Open in 2026

Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia - Minister of Manpower (Menaker) Yassierli attended a working meeting with Commission IX of the House of Representatives (DPR RI) to discuss the internship programme and various labour issues. In the meeting, the DPR summoned the Minister to seek explanations and the government’s policy direction regarding the sustainability of the national internship programme.

In the forum, Yassierli revealed that his side has proposed a significant increase in the number of internship programme participants for 2026, from 100,000 to 150,000 people. This proposal is driven by high public interest and positive responses from the business world.

“So based on the evaluation that we haven’t conducted comprehensively yet, but it’s still ongoing actually. We see extraordinary enthusiasm from participants, then appreciation from companies, we have proposed the 2026 internship programme, we propose increasing the number to 150,000 people. But Madam Chair (Commission IX DPR RI), this is just a proposal,” said Yassierli during the working meeting at the Parliamentary Complex, Jakarta, on Thursday (9/4/2026).

He emphasised that the proposal is currently awaiting approval and budget support from the government. The letter submitting the internship programme has been sent to President Prabowo Subianto and is now in the process of inter-ministerial discussion.

“The letter has been submitted to Mr President and we are still waiting for budget availability, and hopefully with support from the Ministry of Finance, as well as from the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs,” he stated.

“Then this programme can be implemented, so the hope from the internship participants that this internship programme can continue this year can indeed be realised,” he added.

The internship programme itself is one of the government’s instruments in improving workforce skills while bridging industry needs with job seekers.

With the plan to increase the quota to 150,000 participants, the government hopes this programme can expand access to job training while curbing unemployment rates.