Tourism: Morocco lacks human resources
4 November 2008
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Title : Tourism: Morocco lacks human resources
Text : Two years before the end of Vision 2010, the training problem remains. In quality and quantity, the objectives are far from being achieved. Tourism projects are proliferating and the need for human resources is growing.
The meeting on the issue of "employment and skills in supporting Vision 2010" was lively. Organized last Wednesday at the headquarters of the Greater Casablanca region by the Anapec and the Al Fida-Mers Sultan prefecture, in the presence of the Minister of Employment and Vocational Training, the debate was very lively, sometimes even tense.
For Az El Arab Kettani, president of the Moroccan Association of Restaurateurs, if in quantity, the training of young people more or less meets the initial objectives, the quality is not always there. This is confirmed by his colleague Ali Ghannam, vice-president of the National Federation of Tourism. For him, several projects of Vision 2010 are progressing, but the training aspect is not satisfactory. Even quantitatively, Ghannam affirms that the objective of 72,000 graduates has not been reached, while quality is another matter.
Speaking, Hafid Kamal, general director of Anapec, specifies that Marrakech needs 20,000 jobs between 2008 and 2010. But he explains that in the medium term, there is no visibility on the quantity of human resources needs. "In which regions will there be tensions in the coming years?", he wonders. Az El Arab Kettani, for his part, announces that in 3 months, 3 units will open in Saïdia, requiring 1,500 resources. "The pace of Saïdia worries us. With such a resort of 28,000 beds, will we have the necessary skills?", he launches with a worried air. Kettani, agreeing with the CEO of Anapec, wondered if the Ministry of Tourism communicates to professionals all the studies carried out to give them better visibility.
On the other hand, Hafid Kamal indicated that some regions of the country have a reserve of trained resources while others do not. "With housing costs in Marrakech and the salaries practiced, it is not easy to attract candidates from Meknes or Errachidia, for example", he estimates.
The professionals' criticism of the quality of training did not leave Abdellatif Mounir indifferent. The Development Director of OFPPT affirms that the Office trains up to 10,000 people annually. A figure that will increase to 13,000 next year, he adds. He did not fail to express criticism of the professional associations. "They are not sufficiently involved in the training process", he indicates. He then recommends to "involve" them more through co-management of training establishments. Mounir adds that several Spanish and Italian operators are constantly contacting OFPPT to recruit graduates, "but we prefer to keep them for the Moroccan market which needs them enormously".
Posted on June 20, 2008
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Text : Two years before the end of Vision 2010, the training problem remains. In quality and quantity, the objectives are far from being achieved. Tourism projects are proliferating and the need for human resources is growing.
The meeting on the issue of "employment and skills in supporting Vision 2010" was lively. Organized last Wednesday at the headquarters of the Greater Casablanca region by the Anapec and the Al Fida-Mers Sultan prefecture, in the presence of the Minister of Employment and Vocational Training, the debate was very lively, sometimes even tense.
For Az El Arab Kettani, president of the Moroccan Association of Restaurateurs, if in quantity, the training of young people more or less meets the initial objectives, the quality is not always there. This is confirmed by his colleague Ali Ghannam, vice-president of the National Federation of Tourism. For him, several projects of Vision 2010 are progressing, but the training aspect is not satisfactory. Even quantitatively, Ghannam affirms that the objective of 72,000 graduates has not been reached, while quality is another matter.
Speaking, Hafid Kamal, general director of Anapec, specifies that Marrakech needs 20,000 jobs between 2008 and 2010. But he explains that in the medium term, there is no visibility on the quantity of human resources needs. "In which regions will there be tensions in the coming years?", he wonders. Az El Arab Kettani, for his part, announces that in 3 months, 3 units will open in Saïdia, requiring 1,500 resources. "The pace of Saïdia worries us. With such a resort of 28,000 beds, will we have the necessary skills?", he launches with a worried air. Kettani, agreeing with the CEO of Anapec, wondered if the Ministry of Tourism communicates to professionals all the studies carried out to give them better visibility.
On the other hand, Hafid Kamal indicated that some regions of the country have a reserve of trained resources while others do not. "With housing costs in Marrakech and the salaries practiced, it is not easy to attract candidates from Meknes or Errachidia, for example", he estimates.
The professionals' criticism of the quality of training did not leave Abdellatif Mounir indifferent. The Development Director of OFPPT affirms that the Office trains up to 10,000 people annually. A figure that will increase to 13,000 next year, he adds. He did not fail to express criticism of the professional associations. "They are not sufficiently involved in the training process", he indicates. He then recommends to "involve" them more through co-management of training establishments. Mounir adds that several Spanish and Italian operators are constantly contacting OFPPT to recruit graduates, "but we prefer to keep them for the Moroccan market which needs them enormously".
Posted on June 20, 2008
yabiladi.com
