National Internship Program Expanded, 80 Thousand New Quota Opened November 2025

Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto said that the government would increase the quota of internship programs for university graduates by 80 thousand participants.

Meanwhile, this addition is part of the target of a total of 100 thousand internship program participants by 2025.

Airlangga said that this internship program aims to provide work experience for new graduates (fresh graduates) in various sectors, such as the business world, industry, SOEs, government institutions, to Bank Indonesia.

He conveyed that this initiative was part of the government's efforts to encourage the creation of productive jobs in various sectors.

"The first batch of Internship participants is 20 thousand people, and this has been opened and started working on October 20. Then next month it will reopen, and it will be increased to 80 thousand Internship participants," he told the media crew, Friday, October 17.

Airlangga added that each intern will receive a monthly pocket money that is adjusted to regional standards, both districts and cities.

In addition, he conveyed that the participants would also receive protection through the Job Loss Guarantee (JKP) and Death Security (JKM) contributions, without any deduction from the pocket money given by the government.

Airlangga explained that to date, 1,666 companies have registered to provide internship positions, with a total of 26,181 available vacancies. Meanwhile, the number of applicants has reached 156,159 people.