HIBAPRESS – Fikri Ould Ali
The Regional Academy of Education and Training in the Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region hosted an important communication meeting on April 24, 2026, which brought together the regional secretariat of the Free University of Education, affiliated with the General Union of Moroccan Workers (UGTM), with the Director, in the presence of heads of departments, in a meeting that lasted for about five hours, characterized by an atmosphere of openness, responsibility and a spirit of cooperation.
This meeting comes in the context of consolidating the mechanisms of regional sectoral dialogue, as it was an opportunity to exchange views on various issues related to educational affairs, with a focus on ways to develop the educational system and improve the professional and social conditions of the women and men of education in the region. The Free University of Education presented a comprehensive demands file during this meeting, based on a participatory approach, through which it emphasized the importance of its involvement in managing the basic stations, especially the certification exams and transitional movements. The file also addressed a range of issues that concern various groups, from the teaching staff in various frameworks, educational administration staff and educational administrators, the educational inspection body and financial affairs inspectors, in addition to managers of material and financial interests, guidance counselors, and specialized staff and educational assistants. Among the most prominent points that were also raised, the accompanying teachers file, especially the "half-session" demand, which received a positive response from the Director, as she considered it a legitimate demand that contributes to raising the quality of educational supervision. In the context of interacting with the demands put forward, the Academy Director confirmed that the promotion entitlements in ranks as well as the professional exam have been settled, to be disbursed by the end of this month of April, in a step that reflects the results of the ongoing coordination between the administration and the social partner. The meeting also saw the study of a number of administrative and financial files for administrative assistants related to a number of regions of the region, in addition to discussing ways to improve administrative services for the benefit of the cadres appointed since 2016, and working to facilitate access to digital systems for transitional movement. At the conclusion of this meeting, the regional coordinator of the Free University of Education praised the positive dialogue atmosphere, expressing his thanks to the Director and heads of departments for their interaction and openness, and stressing the union's keenness to continue joint work with the Academy in order to defend the rights of the educational workers and improve the quality of education in the region.
