Morocco has launched the national «Tadaroj» program in Rabat to expand vocational training through apprenticeships across production and service sectors. The initiative aims to train 100,000 apprentices per year by 2026 in fields such as crafts, agriculture, fishing, tourism, industry, and services. The first signing ceremony for executive agreements in the crafts sector took place under the leadership of Younes Sekkouri, Minister of Economic Inclusion, Small Business, Employment and Skills, and Lahcen Essaadi, Secretary of State in charge of Crafts and the Social and Solidarity Economy. The program brings together 12 regional chambers of traditional crafts and four associations managing vocational training centers to strengthen apprenticeship opportunities. Minister Sekkouri said the program aligns with King Mohammed VI's vision to reinforce vocational training and place youth at the heart of Morocco's transformation. He noted that two-thirds of Morocco's unemployed lack diplomas, while fewer than 25,000 people benefit from apprenticeship training. «These disparities require the development of practical training to integrate unqualified youth», he said. The program offers 200 professions, including 80 in crafts, with financial support increased by 20%. Apprentices now receive 5,000 dirhams annually, while trainer compensation was raised to 300 dirhams per trainee. Essaadi described Tadaroj as the result of months of coordination among institutions, aiming to qualify Morocco's workforce and preserve traditional crafts as part of national identity. The program includes 11-month practical courses designed to equip young people for the labor market and adapt skills to technological change. The apprenticeship network currently counts 67 centers and over 100 annexes, hosting around 30,000 trainees for 2025–2026. In the coming days, additional agreements will be signed with ministries including Tourism, Agriculture, Youth, and Solidarity, as well as the OFPPT and ANAPEC, to expand Tadaroj across all sectors.
