Government employment strategy: 1 billion dirhams allocated to support employment in rural areas

This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:

Hibapress

An envelope of one billion dirhams has been allocated, as part of the government employment strategy which will come into force in 2025, to support employment in rural areas, indicated Monday in the House of Representatives, the Minister of Economic Inclusion, Small Business, Employment and Skills, Younes Sekkouri.

In response to a question on “appropriate measures and solutions to facilitate the economic and social integration of young people in rural areas”, asked by the Istiqlalian group of Unity and Egalitarianism during the oral questions session, Mr. Sekkouri affirmed that his department has developed an important integration program, based on active employment promotion programs, which will be implemented during the coming year. He also noted that the mechanisms and solutions adapted to facilitate the economic integration of young people in rural areas are divided into three components, including professional training, “which constitutes one of the fundamental levers of economic integration in rural areas” .

In this regard, he stressed that there are 67 vocational training establishments in rural areas, including 55 in the agricultural sector and 12 in the Office of Vocational Training and Labor Promotion (OFPPT). .

In addition, 22 mobile training units target around 3,000 beneficiaries, while 139 boarding schools offer accommodation to nearly 17,000 people in rural areas, he added, specifying that these training courses cover essential areas, such as livestock breeding. poultry, cattle, sheep and goats, field crops, electromechanics, rural engineering, repair of motor machinery and agricultural equipment, as well as horticulture, in addition to specialties promoting the direct integration of young people into their local environment.

Regarding the mechanisms established, Mr. Sekkouri placed emphasis on the career development program, which aims to increase the number of beneficiaries from 20,000 to 100,000, in accordance with the priorities defined by the finance law for the year 2025, while mentioning other programs, which will soon be unveiled as part of the government employment strategy, intended mainly for people without diplomas, a large number of whom majority resides in rural areas.