71% of Moroccans are ready to leave the country for career development

71% of Moroccans are ready to leave the country for career development
Mounir Mehimdate
Thursday 3 August 2023 - 15:00

According to a recent Bayt poll, 71% of Moroccans said they would be open to leaving Morocco to advance their careers, and 82% of Moroccans agree that professional development is crucial.

Lebanon had the highest percentage, with 94% of respondents believing that career growth is crucial.

59% of survey participants in the MENA region are prepared to go abroad, with 58% of them doing so to advance their careers.

Twenty percent of Moroccans are happy with their present career advancement, while twenty-five percent are not satisfied with their own career growth.

50% of people in the MENA region are happy with the administration’s efforts to support their career advancement.

In Morocco, 32% of people are satisfied with the administration’s direction and assistance.

Professional advancement is mainly dependent on technical skill training and job-related skills for (16%) of respondents in the Middle East and North Africa region. Administrative advancement and leadership abilities came in second (14%). 

Technical and job-related skills are prioritized by 14% of Moroccan poll respondents, followed by leadership abilities at 9%.

Respondents think their preferred training methods are seminars/courses in specialized training centers (42%), accredited study programs (41%), online courses (40%).

In Morocco, 38% prefer training sessions provided by experts outside the firm, whilst 51% of survey participants prefer training sessions provided by experts inside the company.

The majority of respondents—56%—have formally created professional development plans with their management.

Comparatively to respondents from other nations, a higher proportion of respondents in Oman (69%), Egypt (63%) and Qatar (59%) have explicit career development aspirations.

48% of the survey respondents had not formally discussed career growth with their superiors. While 18% of Moroccans had objectives for the upcoming six months. 

90% of the MENA region would rather have a structured professional development plan, though.

Among Moroccans who are now employed, 48% believe their qualifications exceed the responsibilities of their jobs, while 49% believe their jobs are appropriate for their skills.

About a quarter of respondents In the MENA region received a job promotion in the last year; in Morocco, 26% did so in less than a year

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