Second Batch of National Internship Programme Launched with 46,160 Participants

Manpower Minister Yassierli, together with Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya, officially kicked off the second batch of the National Internship Programme (MagangHub) on Tuesday at the Ministry of Manpower in Jakarta, with 46,160 participants taking part.

“Alhamdulillah, today we are carrying out the kick-off of the second National Internship Programme, batch one,” Yassierli said during a press conference held after the programme’s launch at the Ministry of Manpower in Jakarta on Tuesday.

Yassierli said that the first batch of the second National Internship Programme consists of 50,000 participants, out of a target of 150,000 participants for the 2026 National Internship Programme.

As part of the National Internship Programme, Yassierli said that interns will be provided with soft skills training online.

“There will also be online soft skills training programmes for them,” Yassierli said.

He further reminded that the National Internship Programme is part of the economic stimulus provided by the government.

Yassierli believes the National Internship Programme will help industry meet its needs, while also helping interns find employment.

“So, this helps industry, helps our young people increase purchasing power nationally,” Yassierli said.

Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya, who attended the launch, said that the second year of the National Internship Programme is targeted to recruit 150,000 participants.

“What is starting now is the first 50,000 out of 150,000. The second and third batches of 50,000 will be opened by the Ministry of Manpower next month (September) and in the following months,” he said.

The Ministry of Manpower has designated 46,160 university graduates as participants in the 2026 National Internship Programme, second batch, first cohort. The participants have gone through various stages, including registration, which was joined by 732,483 people.

After registration, prospective National Internship Programme participants went through a process of requirements verification, application submission, and selection.

“The Ministry of Manpower carried out the selection process through a plenary session and determined that 46,160 people passed and were designated as participants in the second National Internship Programme, first cohort, 2026,” said Darmawansyah, Director General of Vocational Training and Productivity Development at the Ministry of Manpower.