Government Discusses Increasing Internship Quota for 2026

Jakarta - Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya discussed plans to increase the internship quota for 2026-2027 with Minister of Manpower Yassierli. The proposal was one of the topics in their meeting at the Cabinet Secretariat Office in Jakarta on Saturday (25/4/2026). “For the 2026-2027 period, the government plans to increase the quota as well as improve the quality and skills of internship participants,” as quoted from the official Instagram account @sekretariat.kabinet. “This will provide greater encouragement for university graduates to register,” the post stated. In addition, Teddy and Yassierli discussed the progress of the 2025-2026 National Internship Programme, which is currently underway. President Prabowo Subianto’s flagship programme is participated in by 100,000 selected interns. “The initial number of applicants reached around 400,000 people,” the post stated. Beyond internships for university graduates, they also discussed plans for vocational training programmes for graduates of vocational secondary schools (SMK). The programme aims to enhance their readiness to enter the workforce. The Ministry of Manpower indeed implements many training programmes for workers and prospective workers. “Especially for labourers, outsourced workers, and domestic workers,” the post wrote. On a separate occasion, when closing the 2025 internship programme, Yassierli stated that 20 to 30 percent of participants were recruited by private companies. According to him, many companies have responded positively to the programme and praised the talents of the interns. “Some have already recruited, yes, 20 percent of the interns, some 30 percent, and we are currently collecting the data,” said Yassierli, quoted from the official Kemenaker YouTube channel, Thursday (24/4/2026).