Overview
The Office de la Formation Professionnelle et de la Promotion du Travail (OFPPT) is Morocco's public vocational training operator. It is not one exam: trainees enrol in a diploma course (formation diplômante), a short qualifying course (formation qualifiante) or an evening course (cours du soir), and the diploma is awarded when the course ends. The OFPPT site describes its offer as open at several levels and in hybrid, residential and work-based (alternance) modes, alongside a vocational baccalaureate and a lower-secondary pathway.
Levels or stages
The OFPPT site lists these levels:
Technicien Spécialisé: a 2-year course for baccalaureate holders, graduates, or trainees coming through the bridge system (système de passerelles).
Technicien: a 2-year course for students at baccalaureate level, or trainees coming through the bridge system.
Qualification: a 24-month course for students who have completed the 3rd year of lower secondary school (collège), or trainees coming through the bridge system.
Spécialisation: open from the 6th year of primary school.
Baccalauréat Professionnel: open to students from the common-core year onwards.
Parcours collégial: a pathway for lower-secondary students to find their vocation and be guided to a trade.
Short qualifying courses last three to nine months and add to initial training. Evening courses lead to a diploma the site describes as equivalent to the daytime one.
Who can apply
These are the entry conditions OFPPT publishes. Age limits are counted on 1 September of the training year.
Daytime diploma courses
Technicien Spécialisé: at most 30 years old, and a baccalauréat or equivalent, or the Technicien-level diploma through the bridge system. Candidates still sitting the baccalauréat may first submit a file with a school attendance certificate and add the diploma and marks once results are out.
Technicien: at most 30 years old, and the 2nd year of the baccalauréat completed, or the Qualification-level diploma through the bridge system.
Qualification: at most 30 years old (32 for bridge-system candidates), and at least the 3rd year of lower secondary school, or a Spécialisation diploma through the bridge system.
Spécialisation: aged 15 to 30, with at least the 6th year of primary school.
Evening courses
Technicien Spécialisé: a baccalauréat or a state-recognised Technicien diploma, at least 20 years old at enrolment, and at least one year of real work experience.
Technicien: the 2nd year of the baccalauréat or a state-recognised qualification diploma, at least 20 years old, and at least one year of work experience.
Qualification: at least the 3rd year of lower secondary school or a state-recognised Spécialisation diploma, at least 18 years old, and at least one year of work experience.
Qualifying courses: the school level required for the chosen course, and at least 15 years old.
How to apply
Applications are made on OFPPT's online platform, MyWay: create an account, then register for a course. The OFPPT site lists the online registration, a directory of training institutions and a scholarship page; check them for the current intake.
FAQs
What are the levels of OFPPT diploma training?
Spécialisation, Qualification, Technicien and Technicien Spécialisé, plus a vocational baccalaureate and a lower-secondary pathway (parcours collégial).
Can working adults take OFPPT courses?
Yes. Evening courses are for employees and job seekers, with a minimum age of 18 to 20 depending on level and at least one year of work experience. Short qualifying courses of three to nine months are also available.
Is there an upper age limit for daytime diploma courses?
Yes. For Technicien Spécialisé, Technicien and Qualification the limit is 30 on 1 September of the training year, or 32 for Qualification through the bridge system. Spécialisation is for ages 15 to 30.