This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:
This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:
Heba Press. Rabat
The Ministry of National Education, Primary Education and Sports and the Renault Maroc Foundation signed, today Thursday in Rabat, a partnership agreement aimed at promoting the integration of information and communication technologies. communication in education.
The signing ceremony of this agreement, which is part of the Technological Pathways of the Primary High School “P-TECH” program, was chaired by the Minister of National Education, Primary Education and Sports, Mohamed Saad Berrada, accompanied by the President General. Manager of the Renault Group and President of the Renault Maroc Foundation, Mohamed Bachiri Representatives of IBM Morocco and the Al Jisr Association.
The ministry indicated, in a press release, that this partnership is part of its strategy of support and development of teaching and learning in Morocco, in accordance with the provisions of framework law 51.17 and the objectives of the 2022-2026 roadmap, which aims to improve the quality of learning, in particular by strengthening the integration of information and communication technologies in education by supporting digital transformation and ensuring that skills acquired are compatible with the demands of the labor market.
The same source stressed that the focus will be on the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), as well as on facilitating the transition process of students from secondary education to higher education.
The partnership plans to expand the model (P-TECH) to include the Ksar Sghir Technical High School within the Anjra Regional Examination Directorate, affiliated with the Regional Academy of Education and Training of the Tangier-Tetouan-Al region Hoceima.
This program aims to provide young people from rural areas with equal opportunities to access education adapted to the demands of the labor market in the field of information technology, particularly in the automotive industry.
It also aspires to establish an expanded network of educational institutions affiliated with the P-TECH program, which will allow young people from various regions of Morocco to access equitable and quality education, “reflecting the continued commitment of this program to contribute to the transformation of education in Morocco.
According to the report, the P-TECH program was launched in Morocco, in a pilot phase in 2017 in partnership with IBM Morocco, at the Ibn Ghazala high school, affiliated with the regional directorate of Ain Sebaa, at the Regional Academy of Education and of training in the Casablanca-Settat region, noting that this partnership has enabled students to master the technological skills required in the job market.
He added, in the same context, that the pilot phase of the project resulted in encouraging results, both in terms of high success rates in the baccalaureate exams and in terms of the prospects offered to graduates, such as the success rate in the baccalaureate in this secondary education reached 84 percent in 2023, while this percentage reached 98.85 percent in 2024.
The source estimated that these figures embody “the effectiveness of the P-TECH model in preparing students for national exams”, adding that at the national level, “students in preparatory departments for obtaining the Technical Certificate Supérieure, who benefited from this program, distinguished themselves by occupying the first ranks during the year 2024, which reflects “the quality of their training and their commitment”.
National Education, Primary Education and Sports noted that this cooperation will make it possible to expand the target groups of the program, the parties having committed to continuing cooperation to achieve the objectives set in the signed partnership agreement, welcoming “the continued commitment of the Renault Maroc Foundation to supporting access to education, particularly in the Fahs-Anjra region.
