Jakarta, Oct. 7 -- Deputy Minister of Manpower Afriansyah Noor has confirmed that the 2025 National Internship Program will open opportunities for 20,000 recent graduates from all levels of education to gain hands-on work experience, supported by government-funded incentives.

Speaking in Jakarta on Monday (Oct. 6), Afriansyah said the program is a follow-up to President Prabowo Subianto's directive to accelerate the integration of young workers into the labor market through a structured internship scheme across various skill-based industry sectors aligned with current job market demands.

"This is the first program for 2025, mandated by the President through the Ministry of Manpower. We're targeting 20,000 internship participants - those...