Riau Manpower Office Opens 2026 National Vocational Training Programme

Pekanbaru - The Manpower and Transmigration Office (Disnakertrans), through the Technical Implementation Unit for Job Training (UPTLK), has reopened the 6th Batch of the National Vocational Training Programme (PVN) for 2026.

The Head of the Riau Provincial Manpower and Transmigration Office, Roni Rakhmat, stated that the programme is open to the public and is free of charge. Participants will also receive various benefits designed to support work-ready skills.

“This programme is a collaboration between the Riau Provincial Government, SIAPkerja, and the Ministry of Manpower of the Republic of Indonesia. Everything is free, as it is funded by the State Budget (APBN),” he said in Pekanbaru on Friday.

For this 6th Batch, he continued, there are five types of training available for participants to choose from. These include Garment Making Assistant, consisting of 220 lesson hours (JP) lasting 28 days for a quota of 16 people, located at the Transito Workshop in Pekanbaru.

Additionally, there is Domestic Air Conditioning (AC) Maintenance and Repair, involving 240 JP over 30 days. This also has a quota of 16 people and will be held at the Transito Workshop in Pekanbaru.

“There is also Injection System Motorcycle Servicing with 280 JP for a duration of 35 days for 16 people, located at UPTLK Pasir Pengaraian. Bread and Cake Making with 140 JP for 18 days for 16 people is also available at UPTLK Pasir Pengaraian,” he said.

Finally, Coffee Brewing/Barista training with 180 JP for a duration of 23 days for 16 people is also hosted at UPTLK Pasir Pengaraian.

He noted that registration and participant enrolment are open from 1–14 October. This will be followed by administrative selection and interviews from 15–21 October.

“The selection results will be announced on 22 October 2026, and the training implementation will commence on 28 October 2026,” he revealed.

Regarding requirements, Roni mentioned that prospective participants must be job seekers at least 18 years of age, graduates of Senior High School (SMA) or equivalent vocational school (SMK), possess a SIAPkerja account, and must not be currently undertaking formal education or employed.