Morocco at forefront of Mediterranean countries in vocational training, skills - Minister

Morocco is at the forefront of countries in the Mediterranean region that have adopted bold measures and initiatives in the field of skills and vocational training, stressed Younes Sekkouri, Minister of Economic Inclusion, Small Businesses, Employment and Skills, in Madrid on Wednesday.

Thanks to the King’s enlightened vision, Morocco has adopted pioneering skills and vocational training initiatives that combine higher education and vocational training, said Sekkouri at a high-level meeting on skills in the Mediterranean organized by the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) and the European Union (EU).

The recent inauguration by the King in the city of Tamesna of the City of Trades and Skills (CMC) in the Rabat-Salé-Kenitra region, a new-generation vocational training facility dedicated to excellence and innovation, is the best proof yet of the progress Morocco has made in this field and of the Kingdom’s firm commitment to training young people, the Minister noted.

The program to establish new-generation training centers dedicated to excellence and innovation, in partnership with the private sector, responds to the needs of the national and international labor market, particularly in terms of adapting to new professions, he added, noting that the CMCs are world-class infrastructures that offer young people training at the highest level.

This is a great success and a pioneering project for the development of vocational training,” said Sekkouri, stressing the importance of Moroccan skills abroad to support and consolidate the vocational training programs launched in the different regions of the Kingdom.

In this sense, he noted that the high-level meeting on skills being held in Madrid is an opportunity to share Morocco’s experience with other countries on both shores of the Mediterranean and to present the Kingdom’s advances and achievements in a field so vital to new industries such as automotive and aeronautics.

This meeting comes in the wake of the important work carried out by Morocco, which last year chaired the ministerial meeting of UfM ministers responsible for employment and labor, which culminated in the Marrakech Declaration, he recalled.