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Fatim-Zahra Ammor, Minister of Tourism, Crafts and the Social and Solidarity Economy, today inaugurated the new educational hotel of the Specialized Institute of Applied Hotel and Tourism Technology (ISTAHT) of Tangier, which ‘part of the Charaka program, between the Department of Tourism and Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC).
The educational hotel, made up of 2 suites and 5 rooms, a 150-seat restaurant, an auditorium, an educational kitchen and a practical space for pastry-baking, aims to strengthen the practical training of students to international hotel standards. In addition, the institute now offers an expanded training offering, with 6 new programs launched in 2024:
Accommodation Management Assistant (Specialized Technician level) International and Luxury Hotels (Specialized Technician level) Catering Management and Engineering (Specialized Technician level) Tourist Destination Management (Specialized Technician level) Business Tourism and Events (Technician level) Specialized) 6. Mediterranean Gastronomic Cuisine (Technician level)
The attractiveness of these new programs is already tangible, with 11,900 applications received for the 2024-2025 academic year, highlighting the growing interest of young people in tourism and hospitality professions. This extension thus makes it possible to double the reception capacity of ISTAHT, increasing to 400 educational places for the 2024-2025 academic year.
During the inauguration, the Minister declared: “The development of tourism infrastructure requires highly qualified talents, ready to support the dynamics experienced by the sector. This establishment offers our trainees modern equipment meeting the best international standards, which will allow us to train young people capable of meeting the demands of the sector, while promoting their rapid integration into the job market. »
ISTAHT Tangier already has an exceptional integration rate of 86% for its graduates, which demonstrates the quality of its training and its relevance to the needs of the labor market.
