Morocco to support non-graduate youth in employment push

Morocco’s Minister of Employment, Younes Sekkouri, has announced a landmark initiative to support non-graduate youth population by providing new opportunities for employment and vocational training.  

For the first time, this demographic will benefit from state-backed support aimed at encouraging companies to offer them jobs. 

As reported by Hespress, a Moroccan government friendly outlet, on May 1st, Sekkouri told members of the press that companies hiring non-graduates will receive government subsidies.  

These subsidies may be used for “their salaries, for their training, or both at once.” 

The Minister described the initiative as a significant step forward in the country’s employment policy, marking what he called a “major breakthrough”. 

Alongside this it further creates monumental employment opportunities for the non-graduate youth of Morocco.

The announcement came during a high-level meeting chaired by the Head of Government, which focused on strategies to raise awareness among companies about the importance of employing young people through structured, step-by-step vocational training programmes.  

The initiative will target key sectors including the automotive industry, textiles, and construction; areas identified as having high potential for growth and job creation. 

Sekkouri noted that the government plans to expand the number of young people benefiting from vocational training from 30,000 to 100,000.

The goal, he said, is to provide broader access to practical work experience that allows young people to earn an income and gain skills that improve their long-term employability. 

He also emphasised the importance of a newly introduced three-year post-baccalaureate vocational training programme, which he described as “fundamental” to the government’s reform efforts in the education and employment sectors. 

He explained that this measure supports this category of vocational trainees, who need one year of language and soft skills training required for tourism-related sectors. 

To implement the employment sector’s roadmap, which includes eight concrete initiatives aimed at reducing unemployment, the government has mobilised a budget of approximately 15 billion dirhams. 

This initiative reflects Morocco’s growing focus on inclusive employment strategies, aiming to address youth unemployment by equipping young people, regardless of academic background, with the tools needed to succeed in the labour market. 

Hespress. Maghrebi