Labour Minister Meets Prabowo, Reports Completion of National Internship Batch 1

JAKARTA - Labour Minister Yassierli met with President of the Republic of Indonesia Prabowo Subianto at Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, on Monday (27/4/2026).

Yassierli reported on the progress of strategic labour programmes, particularly in the field of competency development and vocational training for the national workforce.

“First, the National Internship has completed batch 1 with over 14,000 participants. I reported that earlier, including the evaluation results,” said the Labour Minister at the Palace, Jakarta, on Monday.

Yassierli explained that the outcome of the national internship is that participants receive free certification available at the Ministry of Labour’s training centres.

“So, the batch 1 internship participants are now preparing for certification to obtain BNSP (National Professional Certification Agency) certificates. I conveyed that, and alhamdulillah, his response was positive,” he stated.

“It will certainly be followed up with other technical ministries, the Ministry of Finance, the Coordinating Ministry for the Economy, and so on,” said Yassierli.

In addition to the national internship programme, Yassierli also reported on the implementation of the first batch of the national vocational training, which is currently underway.

Yassierli explained that this programme is designed to reach two target groups.

“So, we have a programme for university graduates and also a programme for high school and vocational high school graduates. The number is 10,500 people; I reported that earlier,” he said.

This is also supported by the distribution of Labour Ministry training centres in various regions.

“We already have several schemes and so on, and alhamdulillah, he supports it. And this will become one of our priority programmes in 2026,” said Yassierli.