KP2MI Opens First Phase of Asta Mandala SMK Go Global Training Registration
The Ministry for the Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers (KP2MI) has officially opened the first phase of registration for the Asta Mandala SMK Go Global capacity-building training programme, running from 12 to 16 August 2026. This initiative represents a government effort to encourage the younger generation to penetrate the international job market.
Minister for the Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers (P2MI) Mukhtarudin stated that the programme is part of the government’s strategy to prepare Indonesian human resources who are not only ready to work domestically but also possess the competence and competitiveness to meet labour demands in various countries. The SMK Go Global programme is an implementation of President Prabowo Subianto’s directive to strengthen the quality of human resources while expanding public access to international employment opportunities.
“The SMK Go Global programme is part of the government’s effort to prepare young Indonesian talent with the competence, skills, and readiness required by the global job market,” Mukhtarudin said in a written statement in Jakarta on Tuesday (11/8/2026).
Through this programme, the government is targeting 500,000 prospective Indonesian migrant workers, comprising 300,000 vocational school graduates and 200,000 participants from the general public. Mukhtarudin emphasised that this figure is not merely a participation target but part of a broader government strategy to build a workforce preparation ecosystem directly linked to the demands of overseas job markets.
The Asta Mandala SMK Go Global programme is designed with a market-demand approach. Participants will receive not only technical skills training but also language instruction, cultural understanding, work discipline, and knowledge of their rights and obligations as migrant workers.
“The training is not solely oriented towards technical skills but also towards participants’ readiness to adapt to the work environment and life in the destination country. Therefore, aspects of language, culture, work discipline, and understanding of migrant workers’ rights and obligations are also crucial components,” Mukhtarudin explained.
The programme covers several priority sectors, including healthcare, hospitality, manufacturing, transportation, construction, agriculture, sea-based work or ship crews, and foreign languages. In the healthcare sector, competencies prepared include caregiver, caretaker, elderly caretaker, and nursing home roles. The hospitality sector includes spa therapist, housekeeping, cleaner, waiter, barista, and cook.
“In the manufacturing sector, competencies available include welder, moulding, and operation production. The transportation sector covers driver, bus driver, and truck driver. Other sectors include construction worker; oil palm plantation worker, livestock, aquaculture, forestry, and farming in the agriculture sector; fisherman and merchant ship crew for the sea-based sector; as well as English, Japanese, German, Mandarin, and Korean language training,” he detailed.
The government has also mapped the required competencies based on sector and destination country. The hospitality sector is the largest contributor, with a target placement of 14,140 people to countries such as Turkey, Malaysia, the Maldives, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Eastern Europe. The healthcare sector targets 12,780 placements, with destination countries including Japan, the Netherlands, Singapore, Taiwan, and Germany.
“Other sectors also contribute, including manufacturing with 6,400 people to South Korea, Qatar, and Taiwan; agriculture with 4,300 people to Malaysia, Taiwan, and Japan; language training with 1,700 people; construction with 400 people; sea-based with 220 people; and transportation with 60 people,” Mukhtarudin stated.
Mukhtarudin stressed that this mapping was compiled based on the demands of the overseas job market to ensure that participants acquire competencies relevant to the needs of destination countries.
“Through this registration, we want to ensure that prospective Indonesian migrant workers are adequately equipped before entering the overseas job market. Strong competence will increase competitiveness while opening up opportunities for Indonesian migrant workers to obtain better jobs,” he said.
Mukhtarudin emphasised that the government’s paradigm in placing Indonesian migrant workers does not stop at departure. Instead, it ensures that every prospective worker has the competence, readiness, protection, and access to decent work.
“Capacity building is a crucial factor in ensuring that prospective Indonesian migrant workers can not only work abroad but also possess competencies that meet the standards and needs of destination countries,” he stated.
Therefore, participants will receive training tailored to placement needs. The material may include job skills, foreign languages, understanding of work culture and environment, and other preparations according to the characteristics of the destination country.
This approach is expected to transform the placement pattern of migrant workers from mere job seekers into skilled labourers with competitive value in the global market.
Registration for the first phase of the SMK Go Global capacity-building training programme is open from Wednesday, 12 August to Sunday, 16 August 2026. Prospective participants can obtain information regarding requirements, types of training, schedules, registration mechanisms, and programme provisions through official KP2MI channels and the 23 Indonesian Migrant Worker Protection Centres (BP3MI) across Indonesia.
Registration requirements include being at least 18 years old, providing a photocopy of the family card, identity card, national health insurance card, and a health certificate from the nearest health facility.