The term ‘kemnaker’ was observed in the Indonesian search market. Related reports focused on what Indonesian trainees and employment candidates heading to Japan need to prepare before departure. However, the training center and subsequent placements remain at the announcement, proposal, or interview stage, and should be distinguished from systems already implemented or employment outcomes.
3-line summary
1. Kemnaker stated that it would strengthen preparations for training in Japan
2. The visit to Yamaguchi took place on August 27
3. The integrated training center remains at the proposal stage
Strengthening Preparations in Line with the Transition from the Technical Intern Training Program
Indonesia’s Ministry of Manpower (Kemnaker) stated its intention to enhance the competencies of Indonesian trainees working in Japan. The reports cited as background the trend of Japan’s Technical Intern Training Program (TITP) changing to the Employment for Skill Development Program (ESDP). TITP is a work-training program for foreign nationals that Indonesian participants have also joined, while ESDP was introduced as a new program placing greater emphasis on participants’ skill development.
Kris Kuntadi, the Ministry of Manpower’s secretary-general, visited the Kichinan company in Yamaguchi, Japan, on August 27. He expressed gratitude for the company’s giving Indonesian participants the opportunity to learn, develop their skills, and gain work experience in Japan. The ministry explained that the goal of the training is not limited to acquiring technical skills. It should also be a process of learning discipline, productivity, industrial safety, quality, and Japanese workplace culture.
What can be confirmed here is the ministry’s policy of strengthening preparations. Based solely on the reports provided, it cannot be confirmed when the transition to ESDP will be completed, what training will become mandatory for participants, or how training environments will differ by company. The ministry expected companies to provide input on the skills and workforce they need in the field, and stated that it would reflect that input in participant preparations.
The ministry also said it hoped companies would continue providing training participants with environments that are safe, smooth, and supportive of learning. It added the expectation that any problems arising in the field should be resolved through communication and cooperation. This should be understood not as an announcement that new obligations have been imposed on companies, but as a request from the government side to connect the training experience with industrial demand.
“About 2 Weeks” Training Center Proposal from Jakarta
In Jakarta, Indonesian Vice President Gibran Rakabuming took part in discussions aimed at strengthening the pre-departure preparation of prospective trainees going to Japan. On August 28, he met with representatives of IKAPEKSI at the vice president’s official residence. IKAPEKSI was introduced as a nationwide organization encompassing Indonesians who have completed training programs in Japan, vocational-training officials, and professionals.
At the center of the discussions was the concept of an integrated training center. Pranyoto Widodo of IKAPEKSI proposed that people planning to go to Japan should be able to receive about 2 weeks of training there before departure. The proposed content included Japan’s work culture, life culture, mental preparation, and strong workplace discipline. The intention was to equip participants with preparation for adaptation beyond job skills before they enter Japanese industrial workplaces.
Pranyoto Widodo explained that the vice president responded very positively to the proposal. However, this is the proposer’s assessment and account of the discussion. It has not yet been confirmed whether the training center has actually been established or whether all prospective trainees bound for Japan are required to receive 2 weeks of training. Therefore, it is important not to treat the training center concept and whether operations have begun as the same fact.
Joint Interviews for 105 Nursing and Caregiving Candidates
Preparation for employment in Japan was not limited to trainees. On August 26, Mukhtarudin, minister of Indonesia’s Ministry of Migrant Worker Protection (P2MI), inspected joint interviews under the Japan government-to-government G to G program held in Jakarta. The candidates were nurses and elder-care workers who would work in Japan.
According to the reports, 23 Japanese employing organizations and approximately 105 candidates took part in the interviews. Each job seeker could choose up to 10 employing organizations. These figures do not represent confirmed hires or the number of people entering Japan. They indicate the scale of the interview stage, in which Japanese user organizations and Indonesian job seekers directly assess one another.
Minister Mukhtarudin urged candidates to understand in detail the places where they would eventually work and the duties involved before making their choices. The employing organizations were likewise in the process of selecting candidates who met their required conditions. There was also a remark expressing the hope that candidates who passed would move on to the next stage for placements in 2027, but this was an expectation and plan, not a final selection announcement. Taken together, the three reports show Indonesia’s intention to prepare people before departure for job duties, safety, and cultural understanding, rather than focusing solely on going to Japan.
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