Indonesia, April 20 -- Jakarta (ANTARA) -

Indonesia aims to enroll 70,000 participants in its 2026 National Vocational Training Program to improve job readiness and align skills with industry demand, Minister of Manpower Yassierli said.

"The program is designed to link and match with industry needs. Our focus is to enhance skills so graduates can be absorbed into the labor market," Yassierli said in a statement in Jakarta on Monday.

The nationwide program currently involves 10,405 trainees across 21 government-run vocational training centers (BLK), 13 training units under the Directorate General of Vocational Training and Productivity Development, and 46 locally managed centers (BLK UPTD).

At the Center for Vocational and Productivity...