Indonesia reports half of 2025 interns found employment
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Darmawansyah, Director General of Vocational Training and Productivity at Indonesia’s Ministry of Manpower, announced that approximately 30,000 of 60,000 interns who finished programs in 2025 have secured jobs.
The Ministry of Manpower tracks former interns through questionnaires and by checking records with BPJS Ketenagakerjaan, Indonesia’s workers' insurance program. Tracking data showed employment rates rose from 30 percent immediately after graduation to nearly 50 percent three months later.
The ministry acknowledges it cannot directly measure employment rates for those who continued working within government ministries and agencies, as recruitment falls under the Ministry of Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform. The National Internship Programme is ongoing in 2026, with 40,962 applicants selected for Batch 2 after 46,000 participated in Batch 1.
Indonesia aims to involve 150,000 participants in the 2026 program across three batches, and the Ministry of Manpower plans to continue evaluating the program’s effectiveness in developing skills and advancing careers.
