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View all search resultsGovt earmarks Rp 8 trillion for 500,000 skilled workers program
Funded with a budget of Rp 8 trillion, the government is rolling out a training program for 500,000 workers as a key initiative under a new task force responsible for accelerating strategic programs.
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Coordinating Economy Minister Airlangga Hartarto (third left) leads a meeting on the strategic government programs acceleration task force on Oct. 22, 2025, along with other ministers of the Red and White Cabinet, at his office in Central Jakarta. (Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs/- )
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he government aims to produce 500,000 skilled workers in the welding and hospitality sectors with a budget allocation of around Rp 8 trillion (US$481 million), under a new training program to be carried out in line with the national apprenticeship initiative.
The program allows participants to gain both technical expertise and practical experience, one of the goals of the newly formed government strategic programs acceleration task force (P2SP task force).
“The purpose of this task force is to consolidate and align the government’s strategic programs so they can be completed on time, achieve their targets and deliver real benefits for the people,” Coordinating Economy Minister Airlangga Hartarto said on Wednesday at his office in Central Jakarta.
According to Airlangga, theP2SP task force is composed of three working groups: the first is responsible for accelerating budget spending on strategic programs, the second focuses on expediting program implementation and the third prepares the necessary regulations.
“This working forum will operate regularly, and today marks the inaugural meeting attended by ministers, with the quorum met. Therefore, all the outcomes from today’s discussion will be followed up immediately,” he added.
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The task force’s targeted programs includes the 8+4+5 Economic Package, the year-end stimulus program, which covers discounts over Christmas and New Year’s, ongoing fiscal incentives and the so-called de-bottlenecking program, aimed at resolving nontariff barriers and commodity-related issues.
