Morocco proposes a new approach to youth employment
2 December 2013
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Nearly twenty thousand young unemployed Moroccans will have the chance of a better future, thanks to a four-year project sponsored by the International Labour Organization (ILO).
Until 2016, the "Young People at Work" project will help to "promote the integration of young people into the job market, through salaried employment, entrepreneurship and business creation, while explaining financial services", explained Youssra Hamed, one of the ILO managers in Casablanca on Thursday, November 22.
"This program is different from similar programs", explained Aziz Benmoulan, professor of public finance, to Magharebia, because it emphasizes financial education.
Funded by the Canadian Agency for Development, this project will help young Moroccan participants acquire management knowledge and better understand the real workings of the business world.
"It is an interesting program that is taking place in a difficult situation, but it is up to young people to seize the opportunity to benefit from it to develop their professional knowledge and to be up-to-date with the evolution of market needs", explained Hamza Madih, a student at a computer engineering institute.
The "Young People at Work" project will be implemented in the regions of Agadir, Oujda and in the Casablanca-Kenitra corridor.
The development of public-private partnerships is one way to promote youth employment, said Employment Minister Abdeslam Seddiki last month in Marrakech.
Najiba El Khadiri, a student in Casablanca, however regrets the lack of communication on the measures taken to promote the training and employment of young people.
"Like me, there are many who are unaware of government policy", explains this graduate in management.
Echoing this observation, her colleague Nawal Alarbaoui explains that the digital age has an essential role to play in facilitating young people's access to information concerning the measures adopted in the fields of training and self-employment.
The Economic and Social Council, for its part, recognizes that long-term structural reforms are necessary to address the problem of unemployed young people.
"Knowing that unemployment affects between nine and eleven percent of young Moroccans, the government is called upon to provide an appropriate response", explained Imad El Khalidi, a member of the Socialist Youth movement.
Source : Magharebia
Icilome.com
Published on November 30, 2013.
Posted online on December 2, 2013.
Until 2016, the "Young People at Work" project will help to "promote the integration of young people into the job market, through salaried employment, entrepreneurship and business creation, while explaining financial services", explained Youssra Hamed, one of the ILO managers in Casablanca on Thursday, November 22.
"This program is different from similar programs", explained Aziz Benmoulan, professor of public finance, to Magharebia, because it emphasizes financial education.
Funded by the Canadian Agency for Development, this project will help young Moroccan participants acquire management knowledge and better understand the real workings of the business world.
"It is an interesting program that is taking place in a difficult situation, but it is up to young people to seize the opportunity to benefit from it to develop their professional knowledge and to be up-to-date with the evolution of market needs", explained Hamza Madih, a student at a computer engineering institute.
The "Young People at Work" project will be implemented in the regions of Agadir, Oujda and in the Casablanca-Kenitra corridor.
The development of public-private partnerships is one way to promote youth employment, said Employment Minister Abdeslam Seddiki last month in Marrakech.
Najiba El Khadiri, a student in Casablanca, however regrets the lack of communication on the measures taken to promote the training and employment of young people.
"Like me, there are many who are unaware of government policy", explains this graduate in management.
Echoing this observation, her colleague Nawal Alarbaoui explains that the digital age has an essential role to play in facilitating young people's access to information concerning the measures adopted in the fields of training and self-employment.
The Economic and Social Council, for its part, recognizes that long-term structural reforms are necessary to address the problem of unemployed young people.
"Knowing that unemployment affects between nine and eleven percent of young Moroccans, the government is called upon to provide an appropriate response", explained Imad El Khalidi, a member of the Socialist Youth movement.
Source : Magharebia
Icilome.com
Published on November 30, 2013.
Posted online on December 2, 2013.
