What is the Budget for the Kartu Pra Kerja Program?

The Indonesian government proposed a budget of approximately Rp 7.81 trillion (approximately USD 530 million based on 2020 exchange rates) for the Kartu Pra Kerja (Pre-Employment Card) program in 2020. This budget covers training, certification, incentives, and tiered survey participation, divided into digital and regular access categories. The total budget for digital access is Rp 3.98 trillion, targeting 1.5 million individuals. Specifically, digital access (skilling/reskilling) comprises a training budget of Rp 2 million, a monthly incentive of Rp 500,000, and survey participation fees of Rp 150,000.

Meanwhile, the total budget for regular access is Rp 3.83 trillion. This is comprised of Rp 3.06 trillion for skilling (targeting 400,000 participants) and Rp 765 billion for reskilling (targeting 100,000 participants). The breakdown for regular access skilling includes training (Rp 6.1 million), certification (Rp 900,000), a monthly incentive (Rp 500,000), and tiered survey participation fees (Rp 150,000).

Regular access reskilling similarly includes training (Rp 6.1 million), certification (Rp 900,000), a monthly incentive (Rp 500,000), and tiered survey participation fees (Rp 150,000). For context, Kartu Pra Kerja recipients include recent graduates who have not yet found employment, employed individuals seeking additional skills, and individuals who have been laid off and are seeking new employment.