Gov't targets 80 thousand graduates in National Internship 2nd batch

  The Ministry of Manpower is targeting 80,000 fresh university graduates to participate in the second batch of the 2025 National Internship Program.

Manpower Minister Yassierli here on Monday explained that this target aligns with President Prabowo Subianto’s directive for at least 100,000 fresh graduates to join the program, which is part of this year’s national economic stimulus package.

“In the first batch, we opened 20,000 slots. Once this is running, we will move forward with the second batch of 80,000 participants, which we aim to start by mid-November,” Yassierli stated.

The second batch is scheduled to begin on November 17, 2025. To support the expansion, the ministry is encouraging wider participation from companies, ministries, agencies, and government bodies at both national and regional levels.

“For the second batch, we are opening up participation to more companies and also to central and regional government agencies,” he explained.

This expansion aims to provide more equitable internship opportunities for bachelor’s and diploma graduates across all provinces.

As of Monday, some 1,147 companies have posted internship vacancies via the Maganghub platform. Meanwhile, 105,000 fresh graduates have applied, with each applicant allowed to submit up to three applications.

In addition to Maganghub, the ministry also operates Karirhub via the SiapKerja platform, offering over 200,000 active job vacancies. The ministry is also consolidating listings from private job portals.

Karirhub allows job seekers of various education levels, from high school to university graduates, to apply for positions aligned with their skills and interests at karirhub.kemnaker.go.id.

The ministry remains committed to enhancing access to upskilling and reskilling programs to boost workers' absorption and reduce open unemployment.