Construction Training: Record Increase in Enrollment for the New School Year
4 November 2008
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The goal is to provide a skilled workforce for a sector experiencing a huge HR deficit.
The construction and public works sector is a training priority.
This is because a significant shortage of qualified human resources is hindering the sector. To try to provide a solution to this major problem while the sector is booming, the Office of Vocational Training and Labor Promotion (OFPPT) has seen the number of trainees selected for the 2008-2009 school year increase by almost 135%, from 17,000 young people to 40,000. In total, nearly 30,000 graduates are expected at the end of the 2008/2009 school year, compared to 14,500 people in July 2008, the Office specifies. Changes are also on the agenda for this 2008/2009 school year in terms of training provided. This involves strengthening qualifying training to respond quickly and precisely to priority needs, with broad territorial coverage. Thus, nearly 20,000 people will be placed through qualifying training in the construction sector in 2008-2009.
Work-study programs are also not being neglected. They will be conducted in close collaboration with the National Federation of Building and Public Works (FNBTP), for better training/employment matching and better quality. This partnership will also focus on implementing adult training, which will be further strengthened, given the specific nature of construction jobs. "Opening training to adults will also help address the challenges of attracting young people to certain jobs," emphasizes the OFPPT.
In order to attract more young people to this high-growth sector, given the huge projects across the Kingdom, whether in real estate or infrastructure, the Office will launch a large information and orientation program for young people on training opportunities in construction jobs. This operation concerns, among others, students who have dropped out of school in partnership with the Department of National Education, which will help reduce the number of school dropouts.
With regard to the quality increasingly sought by employers, several sectors have undergone recent restructuring as part of the MEDA 1 project, in close collaboration with the FNBTP, to offer training that meets current needs and adapts to future requirements.
The quality process will mark this school year by strengthening training engineering to support the implementation of qualifying training and by engaging international expertise in the creation of the Specialized School (ESMBTP) in Settat. These quality development activities will be overseen by the Skills Development Center (CDC BTP), which was created in 2004 with the mission of ensuring technological monitoring, developing sector engineering, improving trainers, and providing technical assistance to institutions.
Published September 14, 2008
Posted online September 15, 2008
Lematin.ma
The construction and public works sector is a training priority.
This is because a significant shortage of qualified human resources is hindering the sector. To try to provide a solution to this major problem while the sector is booming, the Office of Vocational Training and Labor Promotion (OFPPT) has seen the number of trainees selected for the 2008-2009 school year increase by almost 135%, from 17,000 young people to 40,000. In total, nearly 30,000 graduates are expected at the end of the 2008/2009 school year, compared to 14,500 people in July 2008, the Office specifies. Changes are also on the agenda for this 2008/2009 school year in terms of training provided. This involves strengthening qualifying training to respond quickly and precisely to priority needs, with broad territorial coverage. Thus, nearly 20,000 people will be placed through qualifying training in the construction sector in 2008-2009.
Work-study programs are also not being neglected. They will be conducted in close collaboration with the National Federation of Building and Public Works (FNBTP), for better training/employment matching and better quality. This partnership will also focus on implementing adult training, which will be further strengthened, given the specific nature of construction jobs. "Opening training to adults will also help address the challenges of attracting young people to certain jobs," emphasizes the OFPPT.
In order to attract more young people to this high-growth sector, given the huge projects across the Kingdom, whether in real estate or infrastructure, the Office will launch a large information and orientation program for young people on training opportunities in construction jobs. This operation concerns, among others, students who have dropped out of school in partnership with the Department of National Education, which will help reduce the number of school dropouts.
With regard to the quality increasingly sought by employers, several sectors have undergone recent restructuring as part of the MEDA 1 project, in close collaboration with the FNBTP, to offer training that meets current needs and adapts to future requirements.
The quality process will mark this school year by strengthening training engineering to support the implementation of qualifying training and by engaging international expertise in the creation of the Specialized School (ESMBTP) in Settat. These quality development activities will be overseen by the Skills Development Center (CDC BTP), which was created in 2004 with the mission of ensuring technological monitoring, developing sector engineering, improving trainers, and providing technical assistance to institutions.
Published September 14, 2008
Posted online September 15, 2008
Lematin.ma
