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The Minister of Youth, Culture and Communication, Mohamed Mehdi Bensaid, declared today Monday, during the oral questions session in the House of Representatives, that around 30,000 young men and women have benefited from a program aimed at preparing them for the job market.
In his response to questions on “activating government commitments in the youth sector”, Mr. Bensaid stressed that this program, which is implemented in partnership with a group of government sectors and national companies and international organizations, “came to fill the gap in the field of training which slows down the integration of young people into the market.
The minister stressed that there is a new economic dynamism, “despite the persistent impact of the drought for six years, which pushes the group of young people to leave the rural world and head towards the cities to seek employment opportunities. job. »
Among the initiatives launched by the ministry, according to Mr. Bensaid, is the “Volunteering” program, which is being implemented for the second consecutive year and is aimed at the age group between 18 and 22 years old, stressing that it aims to “offer young people the opportunity to engage in society by supporting them and creating communication with them”.
The minister, on the other hand, underlined the fundamental role played by the regional councils in the success of the “Youth Passport” workshops, noting the importance of taking into consideration the specificity of each region and its available capacities.
He explained that this passport, which includes all services aimed at young people and provided by government sectors, is “a new method of communicating with the rising generation.”
Mr. Bensaid also revealed, during his review of the various programs aimed at youth, that for the first time the government will organize a youth prize in several areas, notably the culture and entrepreneurship sector, stressing that the primary objective “is to encourage young people”. people to succeed and give them the confidence to live with dignity, whatever their social conditions.
In this context, the minister stressed that the government “is working hard to strengthen the confidence of young people in various institutions, including partisan and associative institutions (…) and is also striving to familiarize young people with a range of services and opportunities offered to them by government sectors. .”
