Jakarta, Oct. 13 -- 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 c...