Ministry of Manpower Drafts SKCK Integration into SIAPkerja, Employment Services Set to Get Faster

The Ministry of Manpower (Kemenaker) is exploring the merger of the Police Record Certificate (SKCK) service into the SIAPkerja platform, a move that could change how job seekers and companies verify a person's record. The plan was disclosed by the Head of the Manpower Data and Information Technology Center (Pusdatik) at Kemenaker, Baderi, at the Baintelkam building at National Police Headquarters, Wednesday (23/9/2026).

According to Baderi, SIAPkerja's technical foundation is mature enough because its population database, based on the National Identity Number (NIK), is already connected to the Directorate General of Population and Civil Registration (Dukcapil). That connection, he said, paves the way for integration with the police system without having to build new infrastructure from scratch. "Because the base uses NIK, we are already integrated with Dukcapil. This is what will later make real integration with SKCK easier," he said.

Nevertheless, Baderi stressed that the plan is not final. Discussions are still ongoing with a number of related agencies, including the National Police (Polri) as the owner of police record data. He did not mention a target date for implementation or the technical form of cooperation that will be used.

If realized, the impact would touch both sides at once. For job seekers, the application process that has required a visit to a police office to obtain an SKCK could be trimmed into a single digital flow. For employers, access to the police record status of prospective employees becomes faster and verified. Baderi said the main goal is to increase companies' trust in workers recruited through official services. "Employers can obtain information on whether or not there is a police record based on research results and police data," he explained.

"This integration can reduce manual processes, improve service efficiency, and support the use of data from official sources." — Baderi, Head of Pusdatik at Kemenaker

However, the plan also raises questions about personal data protection. Police records are classified as sensitive information. Merging them into a single employment platform demands clear security standards, access controls, and consent mechanisms. Without that, integration risks data misuse or discrimination against job seekers who have been involved in minor legal cases. The applicable personal data protection regulation requires a legal basis and strict purpose limitation for processing.

From a governance standpoint, Kemenaker's move aligns with the trend of public service digitalization that promotes inter-agency interoperability. Similar patterns have been applied to population, tax, and social security services. If SKCK can enter the same ecosystem, job seekers' administrative costs could fall and companies' recruitment time could shorten. For investors and businesses, this efficiency could be a positive signal about certainty in employment processes, although the real benefits will only be felt once the system runs at full capacity.

What needs to be watched is that technical integration is not a one-off job. Agreements are needed on data formats, access rights, periodic audits, and dispute handling if information errors occur. The experience of a number of countries shows that merging sensitive databases is prone to public resistance if not accompanied by transparency. Therefore, limited trials and outreach to users should be a mandatory stage before a broad launch.

The big question now: how quickly will these inter-agency discussions conclude, and will the government open space for public participation to discuss privacy aspects before the system is actually switched on?