Office of Vocational Training and Employment Promotion (OFPPT)

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Office of Vocational Training and Employment Promotion (OFPPT)

Address:

231, Boulevard Ibn Tachfine, Casablanca, Kingdom of Morocco

Telephone:

+ 212 5 22403249

Fax:

+ 212 5 22403242

Email:

ofppt@ofppt.ma

Website:

http://www.ofppt.ma

General Director:

Mr. Larbi Bencheikh

Founded in 1974, OFPPT is a public training institution. It offers vocational training free of charge. The training is based on a demand-driven strategy meeting the qualification needs and requirements of the labor market. OFPPT has a large network of training centers all over Morocco. These centers provide acknowledged competencies at the service of business companies.


Support to Higher Education


OFPPT provides diversified services; such as young and adult training, intra-company training, seminars and technical training courses, training through mobile units, distance-learning, intensive adult training, employees functional literacy and evening classes. In 2009/2010, training was provided to 220,000 trainees.
Type of Support
Training
OFPPT provides technical and professional training through its “Educational Training Schools”. Training is provided on four main levels:
● Specialized technicians: 28% (49,826 students).
● Technicians: 32% (57,858 students).
● Qualification: 27% (48,201 students).
● Specialization (the lowest level): 13% (23,040 students).
Duration of Support
● Specialized technicians: two years.
● Technicians: two years.
● Qualification: one year.
● Specialization: six months.
Eligibility Criteria
● Specialized Technicians Level
Applicants should be:
o Students holding the Moroccan nationality. (Students from other Arab and African countries are also admitted, but within the scope of the pedagogical places reserved by OFPPT each year for these students).
o Not more than 23 years old, holding the Baccalauréat diploma or less than 26years old and a university graduate.

● Technicians level
Applicants should be:
o Students holding the Moroccan nationality.
o Not more than 26 years old.
o Students might also be university graduates. (Students from other Arab and African countries are also admitted, but within the scope of the pedagogical places reserved by OFPPT each year for this kind of students).

● Qualification
Applicants should be:
o Students holding the Moroccan nationality. (Students from other Arab and African countries are also admitted, but within the scope of the pedagogical places reserved by OFPPT each year for this kind of students).
o Applicants should be 15-25 years old.
o Applicants should have pursued their studies for 6 years at least in the formal education system for the specialization level and 9 years for the qualification level.
Application Procedures
Access to training for all levels is by competitive examination and a selection committee is designated to this effect.
Deadlines
N/A
Contact
Mr. Said Kohen, Division Chief of Cooperation
Email: kohen@ofppt.ma
Additional Information
The equipment and furniture of the Vocational Training Schools are at the availability of the students.