Morocco’s vocational training agency OFPPT is preparing a bigger and more modern training offer for 2026, as it looks to equip more young people with practical skills for jobs in fast-changing sectors.
The plans were approved during board meetings chaired by Younes Sekkouri, Minister of Economic Inclusion, Small Business, Employment and Skills, alongside OFPPT director general Loubna Tricha. The board also reviewed the 2024 results and signed off on a 2026 budget and action plan worth about 6.31 billion dirhams.
A key focus of the strategy is expanding access to training and making it more relevant to the job market. The government is pushing apprenticeship style programmes to help young people without formal qualifications gain recognised skills. One major initiative, called Tadarroj, will roll out more widely from the 2026 to 2027 academic year.
Mr Sekkouri also stressed OFPPT’s role in supporting major national industries, including aerospace. This includes work linked to the Moroccan Academy of Aeronautics and efforts to strengthen skills transfer in the sector. He also pointed to planned reforms of vocational training laws to give the system more flexibility.
The 2026 plan, presented by Ms Tricha, focuses on expanding training places, finishing new training hubs known as Cities of Trades and Skills, and improving how the system runs day to day. It also includes 65 training programmes, including 43 new ones, covering a total of 880 courses.
New courses will target growing fields such as green jobs, cybersecurity, gaming and artificial intelligence, as Morocco tries to match training with future job demand.
The agency will also continue work in aerospace partnerships. A new arrangement will transfer management of the Moroccan Academy of Aeronautics to a company set up by Royal Air Maroc.
On capacity, OFPPT will run 511 training centres in 2026, offering more than 424,000 places for trainees. That is an increase of around 6,000 places compared with the previous year. To reach more remote areas, two mobile training units will travel across regions including Fès Meknès and Béni Mellal Khénifra.
Several new Cities of Trades and Skills will also open in 2026 in Fès Meknès, Guelmim Oued Noun and Drâa Tafilalet, taking the total to 12 nationwide. These centres are designed with modern equipment and hands on learning spaces.
Digital systems are also being upgraded, with more attention on cybersecurity, data access and online services. Diplomas will also continue to be digitised, and more training institutions are expected to meet international quality standards next year.
The agency also plans a large staff training programme, with 5,000 training days set aside for teachers and administrative teams.
