Airlangga Reveals The Sustainability Of The Pre-Employment Program Will Be Discussed By President-elect Prabowo

Coordinating Minister for the Economy Airlangga Hartarto (Photo: Doc. VOI)

Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto hopes that the Pre-Employment program can continue in the era of the elected President Prabowo Subianto's administration.

"We hope that towards Indonesia, our gold still needs training as part of education in various countries, there are various ministries directly and handles training and this is a commodity or infrastructure needed to reduce the gap between those who have just graduated as well as education with dimensions rather than work. therefore," he said at the Pre-Employment Alumni Meeting at the Coordinating Ministry for the Economy, Thursday, October 3.

"I hope this team continues to be enthusiastic and God willing, we will continue to strive so that this program that is greatly felt can continue," he continued.

Airlangga emphasized that all programs including the Pre-Employment program in the future will be discussed by the President-elect Prabowo Subianto. Even so, the budget for all programs is already in the 2025 State Revenue and Expenditure Budget (APBN).

"Almost all of the programs will be discussed later because the 2025 State Budget provides a portion for this. (So it is possible that it will continue?) It still needs to be discussed," said Prabowo.

Previously, the Pre-Employment Executive Director of Denni Puspa Purbasari said that the realization of the pre-employment card program budget has almost reached DIPA.

"(The realization of the budget), Almost the police, Almost the police," he said at the media during a pre-work briefing, Wednesday, October 2.

However, Denni was reluctant to provide further information regarding the extension of the card program next year.

"Just wait and see what the new government will say. However, the discussion was directly from the source, namely the Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Pak Ses, and I, related to the Pre-Employment program, did indeed occur," he said.

Denni explained that his party had optimized a budget of IDR 5 trillion and in the implementation there were pre-employment participants who did not take advantage of 100 percent scholarships.

"In accordance with the provisions in Permenko Ekonomi 15 days after completing the first training, the funds will not be withdrawn by PMO to then be realized for other participants. Thus, why can we reach almost 1.5 million or even 1.5 million people," he explained.

On the same occasion, Secretary of the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs, Susiwijono Moegiarso, said that the pre-employment card program has an important role in sustainability in opening up opportunities for job creation.

"I think the current position will be more important. Especially if this issue is an issue of job opening, issues related to our workforce, especially later on the middle class issues. Everything is very relevant and should be very positive for us to sustain," he explained.

"However, and still, later we will be in a new government, we hope that the continuation of the final decision will remain in the new government," he added.