Government Opens 150,000 Paid Internship Positions with Minimum Wage Salary
Minister of Manpower Yassierli, together with Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya, launched the second wave of the National Internship Programme (MagangHub) for 2026 in Jakarta on Monday (29/6/2026). In this second wave, the government has increased the participant quota from 100,000 to 150,000 people in an effort to expand opportunities for university graduates to gain work experience while accelerating their transition into the workforce.
Registration for organising partners and the submission of vacancies through the SIAPKerja platform is open from 29 June to 15 July 2026. Meanwhile, participant registration will take place from 15 to 28 July 2026 via the link https://maganghub.kemnaker.go.id/pendaftaran/magang-nasional. The selection process will be carried out from 29 July to 5 August 2026, and successful participants are scheduled to begin their internships on 10 August 2026. The Kick Off for MagangHub Wave II Batch I will be held on 11 August 2026.
Minister of Manpower Yassierli stated that the quota increase is a follow-up to the evaluation of the first wave, which showed positive results in supporting labour absorption. He noted that the government continues to refine the programme’s implementation so that its benefits become broader and more capable of meeting the needs of the business and industrial world. “This is certainly good news for our younger siblings who have just graduated from university. This quota increase is a form of the government’s commitment to expanding job opportunities while strengthening the transition of university graduates into the workforce,” Yassierli said.
In addition to increasing the number of participants, the government is also strengthening the quality of the programme’s implementation. Companies, ministries, and institutions must first submit their available internship position requirements. The Ministry of Manpower then conducts verification to ensure these positions match the competencies and educational backgrounds of prospective participants. Yassierli added that the selection process for organising partners is also carried out strictly so that participants gain work experience relevant to the needs of the business and industrial world and have greater opportunities to develop their careers after completing the internship period.
Besides gaining work experience, all participants who successfully complete the National Internship Programme (MagangHub) will also receive free competency certification facilitation according to their respective fields of expertise. This facility is expected to further strengthen graduates’ competitiveness by providing recognition of the competencies required by the business and industrial world. “We express our appreciation to the ministries, institutions, the business world, and all parties who have supported the implementation of this programme. Internships are one of the priority programmes that receive direct direction from the President. Therefore, we continue to make improvements so that the benefits can be felt more widely,” he said.