IT Sector: The Rockefeller Foundation enters Morocco.
2 October 2014
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EFE Maroc, an international NGO specializing in training and supporting job-seeking graduates, has signed a partnership agreement with the Rockefeller Foundation (USA), driven by its parent company Education For Employment (EFE). This agreement concerns the launch of the "Digital Jobs for Moroccan Youth" program. The program aims to strengthen the IT skills of 770 young people in the Kingdom over 18 months. The program's impact could multiply fivefold by 2020. This allows the prestigious American foundation to roll out its "Digital Jobs Africa" project in the Kingdom and allows EFE Maroc to intensify its work and increase its contribution to reducing unemployment.
This high-value international partnership responds to the joint goals of both organizations. It allows EFE Maroc to strengthen its efficiency and benefit from the support of a world-renowned organization; and it allows the Rockefeller Foundation to expand its global philanthropic work in the Kingdom through a reliable and experienced partner. Indeed, "Digital Jobs for Moroccan Youth" will build on the experience of "Programming for the future." This pilot project, supported by the Accenture Foundation, trained and placed 51 young people in digital jobs. "Digital Jobs for Moroccan Youth" is also supported by the Mastercard, Accenture, and Abraaj Group Foundations.
"Digital Jobs for Moroccan Youth" to improve the employability of 770 young people
"Digital Jobs for Moroccan Youth" is an 18-month training program in digital jobs. Launched for the first time in Morocco, this program also marks the arrival of the Rockefeller Foundation in the Kingdom and the start of its collaboration with EFE Maroc. "Digital Jobs for Moroccan Youth" targets all young graduates from the Kingdom (Bac +) from public institutions (universities, vocational training centers...). Recruitment of young beneficiaries is done through direct application via the website (efemaroc.org) and the EFE Maroc Facebook page. Candidates are selected after review of their application. The "Digital Jobs for Moroccan Youth" program is based on two main axes:
Axis 1: Improving the employability and professional integration of young people
The first axis of the program is to train at least 770 young people in digital jobs. Training, adapted to the current context of the sector, will be provided by EFE Maroc and other specialized firms. This project benefits from the collaboration of the OFPPT (Moroccan National Office for Vocational Training), Hassan II University of Casablanca, APEBI, and ASTEC.
EFE Maroc and the Rockefeller Foundation expect a very positive impact:
• 130 young people will be trained in IT/BPO and Workplace Success with a placement rate target of nearly 80%, indirectly influencing 520 individuals (based on an estimate of 5 people per household)
• 640 young people will be trained in FJIJ (Finding a Job is a Job: job search techniques and conducting job interviews), from public educational institutions (universities, vocational training centers...).
• At least 50% of the program beneficiaries will be women to ensure equity.
Axis 2: Making the EFE model more efficient
The second part of the "Digital Jobs for Moroccan Youth" program will consist of improving the EFE Maroc model to make it more efficient and benefit the maximum number of young graduates seeking employment. This improvement will be based on a thorough analysis of what exists, unexploited or under-exploited opportunities, and a comparison with models from other countries such as the United States, South Africa, and India.
Rockefeller Foundation and EFE Maroc: Two institutions in sync
According to Myriam Kadmiri, Director of the Education for Employment Foundation, "the Digital Jobs for Moroccan Youth program symbolizes the convergence of ambitions between EFE Maroc and the Rockefeller Foundation." She welcomes this agreement which "allows, in accordance with the respective wishes of the two organizations, to provide young graduates with quality training that can lead them directly and more easily to employment."
For the Rockefeller Foundation, the choices of EFE-Maroc and "Digital Jobs" are not accidental. They are based on "the position it occupies and its successful experience in the field." Indeed, this partnership makes it possible to match current and future demand with supply to guarantee more opportunities for thousands of young graduates seeking employment. EFE-Maroc is, according to the top management of the Rockefeller Foundation, "particularly well-placed to intensify the placement impact and consolidate its ecosystem and its influence with local authorities, institutions, and other universities, training centers, and grandes écoles." According to Karl Brown, Associate Director in charge of Applied Technologies at the Rockefeller Foundation, "EFE-Maroc enjoys an irreproachable reputation and enjoys unanimous support for its commitment and the daily results of its work."
Karl Brown believes that "to solve the problem of unemployment affecting one in four young people in Morocco, we must move towards sectors and niches with high growth and employment potential such as: Information Technology, Business Process Outsourcing, and software development, but we must also and above all give young people the means to fully exploit these opportunities." "It is with great pride that we have joined EFE Maroc to support its work, and at the same time offer young people adequate training based on real job opportunities," emphasizes Karl Brown.
A strategic and valuable contribution to reducing unemployment in Morocco
The unemployment rate in Morocco increased from 9.4% to 10.2% between the first quarter of 2013 and the first quarter of 2014. Each year, the Moroccan economy creates 120,000 jobs, while nearly 200,000 to 300,000 young graduates enter the job market.
Infomaroc.net
Posted online October 2, 2014.
This high-value international partnership responds to the joint goals of both organizations. It allows EFE Maroc to strengthen its efficiency and benefit from the support of a world-renowned organization; and it allows the Rockefeller Foundation to expand its global philanthropic work in the Kingdom through a reliable and experienced partner. Indeed, "Digital Jobs for Moroccan Youth" will build on the experience of "Programming for the future." This pilot project, supported by the Accenture Foundation, trained and placed 51 young people in digital jobs. "Digital Jobs for Moroccan Youth" is also supported by the Mastercard, Accenture, and Abraaj Group Foundations.
"Digital Jobs for Moroccan Youth" to improve the employability of 770 young people
"Digital Jobs for Moroccan Youth" is an 18-month training program in digital jobs. Launched for the first time in Morocco, this program also marks the arrival of the Rockefeller Foundation in the Kingdom and the start of its collaboration with EFE Maroc. "Digital Jobs for Moroccan Youth" targets all young graduates from the Kingdom (Bac +) from public institutions (universities, vocational training centers...). Recruitment of young beneficiaries is done through direct application via the website (efemaroc.org) and the EFE Maroc Facebook page. Candidates are selected after review of their application. The "Digital Jobs for Moroccan Youth" program is based on two main axes:
Axis 1: Improving the employability and professional integration of young people
The first axis of the program is to train at least 770 young people in digital jobs. Training, adapted to the current context of the sector, will be provided by EFE Maroc and other specialized firms. This project benefits from the collaboration of the OFPPT (Moroccan National Office for Vocational Training), Hassan II University of Casablanca, APEBI, and ASTEC.
EFE Maroc and the Rockefeller Foundation expect a very positive impact:
• 130 young people will be trained in IT/BPO and Workplace Success with a placement rate target of nearly 80%, indirectly influencing 520 individuals (based on an estimate of 5 people per household)
• 640 young people will be trained in FJIJ (Finding a Job is a Job: job search techniques and conducting job interviews), from public educational institutions (universities, vocational training centers...).
• At least 50% of the program beneficiaries will be women to ensure equity.
Axis 2: Making the EFE model more efficient
The second part of the "Digital Jobs for Moroccan Youth" program will consist of improving the EFE Maroc model to make it more efficient and benefit the maximum number of young graduates seeking employment. This improvement will be based on a thorough analysis of what exists, unexploited or under-exploited opportunities, and a comparison with models from other countries such as the United States, South Africa, and India.
Rockefeller Foundation and EFE Maroc: Two institutions in sync
According to Myriam Kadmiri, Director of the Education for Employment Foundation, "the Digital Jobs for Moroccan Youth program symbolizes the convergence of ambitions between EFE Maroc and the Rockefeller Foundation." She welcomes this agreement which "allows, in accordance with the respective wishes of the two organizations, to provide young graduates with quality training that can lead them directly and more easily to employment."
For the Rockefeller Foundation, the choices of EFE-Maroc and "Digital Jobs" are not accidental. They are based on "the position it occupies and its successful experience in the field." Indeed, this partnership makes it possible to match current and future demand with supply to guarantee more opportunities for thousands of young graduates seeking employment. EFE-Maroc is, according to the top management of the Rockefeller Foundation, "particularly well-placed to intensify the placement impact and consolidate its ecosystem and its influence with local authorities, institutions, and other universities, training centers, and grandes écoles." According to Karl Brown, Associate Director in charge of Applied Technologies at the Rockefeller Foundation, "EFE-Maroc enjoys an irreproachable reputation and enjoys unanimous support for its commitment and the daily results of its work."
Karl Brown believes that "to solve the problem of unemployment affecting one in four young people in Morocco, we must move towards sectors and niches with high growth and employment potential such as: Information Technology, Business Process Outsourcing, and software development, but we must also and above all give young people the means to fully exploit these opportunities." "It is with great pride that we have joined EFE Maroc to support its work, and at the same time offer young people adequate training based on real job opportunities," emphasizes Karl Brown.
A strategic and valuable contribution to reducing unemployment in Morocco
The unemployment rate in Morocco increased from 9.4% to 10.2% between the first quarter of 2013 and the first quarter of 2014. Each year, the Moroccan economy creates 120,000 jobs, while nearly 200,000 to 300,000 young graduates enter the job market.
Infomaroc.net
Posted online October 2, 2014.
