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Indonesia's MagangHub Internship Program Sees Over 400,000 Applicants for 50,000 Quotas

From Republika · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Indonesia's Ministry of Manpower reports over 400,000 applications for the MagangHub internship program, far exceeding the initial quota of 50,000.
  • The program aims to place 150,000 participants nationally, with companies currently selecting candidates for the first batch.
  • The ministry is also offering free vocational training to 270,000 high school graduates to enhance their job readiness.

Indonesia's Ministry of Manpower is experiencing overwhelming enthusiasm for its National Internship Program, MagangHub, with over 400,000 individuals applying for the first batch, which has a quota of only 50,000 participants. The national target for the program is 150,000 interns.

Minister of Manpower Yassierli stated that partner companies are currently in the process of selecting candidates for this initial batch. "Alhamdulillah, the internship is now in progress. We are undergoing selection by the companies. We only opened the first batch for 50,000 people, but the enthusiasm is extraordinary, with more than 400,000 applicants," Yassierli said in Makassar.

Alhamdulillah, the internship is now in progress. We are undergoing selection by the companies. We only opened the first batch for 50,000 people, but the enthusiasm is extraordinary, with more than 400,000 applicants.

— YassierliMinister of Manpower Yassierli commented on the high applicant numbers for the MagangHub program.

He expressed hope that companies will find suitable candidates, enabling the interns to gain valuable work experience. The ministry is closely monitoring the program's implementation. For the second phase, the government will focus on ensuring participants are placed in roles that align with their fields of study and competencies.

In addition to the internship program, the ministry is preparing free vocational training for 270,000 high school graduates. This initiative aims to bolster their technical and non-technical skills, preparing them for the workforce or entrepreneurship. "We are currently collecting data, the curriculum is ready, the instructors are ready," Yassierli noted, adding that 70,000 individuals have already been trained, with an additional 270,000 slots available across 43 vocational training centers managed by the ministry. The goal of this vocational training is to enhance participants' skills for industrial employment or independent business ventures.

We hope that companies can get candidates that meet expectations, so that our intern siblings can learn a lot at those companies.

— YassierliMinister of Manpower Yassierli expressed his hopes for the internship program's success in providing valuable experience.
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Originally published by Republika in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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