Morocco’s Minister of Education, Vocational Training, Higher Education and Scientific Research, Said Amzazi chaired yesterday, Friday, February 5^th, with the presence of US Consul General to Casablanca, Morocco, Lawrence M. Randolph, the Wali of Casablanca-Settat Region and Governor of the prefecture of Casablanca, Said Ahmidouch, Council President of the Casablanca-Settat Region, Mustapha Bakkoury, and President of the General Confederation of Moroccan Enterprises (CGEM), Chakib Laalej, the official inauguration ceremony of construction work of a Vocational Training Center in professions of Transport and Logistics Services in Nouaceur, a province in the region of Casablanca-Settat.

The establishment of this Vocational Training Center comes in the framework of the implementation of the New Roadmap for the development of vocational training presented before His Majesty, King of Morocco, Mohammed VI in April 2019 and in the framework of the Second Cooperation Program “Compact II” concluded between Morocco and United States Government represented by the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) which focuses on improving the quality of human capital and land productivity.

It’s worth noting that the total cost of this project equals 82.7 Million MAD, Millennium Challenge Account has contributed with 57,1 Million MAD to establish this Vocational Training Center which is going to be managed by The General Confederation of Moroccan Enterprises (CGEM) under the partnership between the public and private sectors to provide 860 pedagogical seats annually, 320 of which go to Basic Vocational Training in streams of Warehouse Management, Exploitation of Transport and Logistics, Industrial Logistics, and Production Management. While the remaining 540 seats go for Qualifying Training.

This Vocational Training Center aims at improving trainees’ skills in professions of maintenance of motor vehicles (Land Transport Stream), leading logistics operations, and driving.

The inauguration ceremony witnessed the attendance of: the Governor of Nouaceur province, Secretary General of the department of Vocational Training, Resident Country Director of Millennium Challenge in Morocco, Director General of Millennium Challenge Account-Morocco Agency, Director General of the Moroccan Agency of Logistics Development (AMDL), and President of the Federation of Transport and Logistics (FTL).

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On the 12th December of 2020, the Minister of national education, vocational training, and scientific research, who is also the official spokesman of the Moroccan government, inaugurated the Communal School of Ras Laksar in Guercif.

The Minister arrived with the Region’s responsible, general secretary of national education, the academy’s director, and many military and civil figures for the inauguration of the school where they were welcomed very warmly.

In addition to this, this new Communal School which was reported to be of very fine architecture, falls into the drafting of work programs directly overseen by HM the King Mohamed VI, and aims at elevating education in rural areas so as to reduce the rate of school dropout.

During the inauguration, all the high figures visited the school’s facilities, which comprise 8 rooms for schooling, a library, a multimedia room, sanitary facilities, two functional housings, a sportsfield, and a dormitory which holds space for 80 beds approximately.

Everyone seemed so happy with the event and the level of interaction they had received with the high figures at the inauguration that the day was spent celebrating. The children themselves were involved in this celebration and played drums showcasing their own joy, and later all took pictures together.

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In a call from Abdelouahab Es-shaymi member of the national council of the national coordination of the employees of the ministry of education holders of higher degrees to Morocco Telegram.

The coordination resumed its fourth demonstration during this national holiday that coincides with the celebration of Aid Al Maoulid Annabaoui. However, they weren’t only deprived from joining their families on such occasion, but they were also the subject of forced dispersion by police officers by orders from the Ministry of Education.

The demonstrations didn’t receive any feedback from the Ministry of Education; thus, no channels were established to mitigate the situation.

The teachers, holders of diplomas, demand to be promoted on the basis of their degrees that grant them an automatic promotion. A right that other teachers benefited from during previous promotions.

Es-shaymi affirms that they cling to their right as they believe that it is fair and there is no way to fall back.

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