In the medium term, the acceleration of the structural transformation of the Moroccan economy is crucial to harness the demographic dividend. [...] ‘In view of the cumulative de!cits in employment and inclusion in general, all initiatives would be insu.cient to absorb the very high numbers of young people seeking economic integration in the immediate or short term.’ – Youness Sekkouri, Minister for Economic Integration, Small Business, Employment and Skills Key elements of this strategy are policies aiming to enhance the capacities of the you. [...] Still, approximately half of the working population lacks formal quali!cations.15 'en, there are several reasons for the transformation of education, including the need for accom- panying the suitable economic changes, a signi!cant portion of the population lacking basic literacy or skills, employers expressing concerns about the relevance of training programmes, an uncertain future and the green. [...] In the case of Morocco, the transformation of the teaching profession appears to be of crucial importance. [...] Source: Author’s elaboration THE NEED FOR GENDER"INCLUSIVE POLICIES AND INITIATIVES IN THE CONTEXT OF THE GROWING FEMINISATION OF THE POPULATION Women constitute half of the Moroccan population.
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Table of Contents
- LABOUR-MARKET CHALLENGES AND THE ROAD TO DEMOGRAPHIC DIVIDEND 2
- Figure 4.1 Exploring Moroccos jobless growth. 2
- DELVING INTO THE NON-LINEAR EFFECTS OF THE DEMOGRAPHIC DIVIDEND 3
- Figure 4.2 Snapshot of Moroccos demographic profile. 3
- Figure 4.3 Navigating the unbalanced labour market landscape in Morocco. 5
- Te labour market sufers from a lack of well-developed intermediation services with inadequate 5
- Te unemployment rate is certainly falling but not enough the stock of NEETs those who are neither in employment nor in training is close to a million people. We need a new approach to deal with this 7
- THE NEED FOR NEW AVENUES FOR GROWTH AND JOB CREATION 7
- Figure 4.4 Sectoral dimensions of employment expansion significance for structural change. 8
- Figure 4.5 A closer look at employment shares and sectorial productivity in 2018. 9
- BUILDING ON THREE FRONTS LEVERAGING STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION TO HARNESS THE DEMOGRAPHIC DIVIDEND 10
- IMPROVEMENT OF BUSINESS CLIMATE 10
- Figure 4.6 Leveraging on crowdfunding. 12
- KEY AREAS OF EDUCATION TRANSFORMATION 12
- Figure 4.7 Investing in educating workforce and education transformation. 15
- THE NEED FOR GENDER-INCLUSIVE POLICIES AND INITIATIVES IN THE CONTEXT OF THE GROWING FEMINISATION OF THE POPULATION 15
- Figure 4.8 Womens cooperatives by sector in late 2014. 16
- Figure 4.9 Empowering womens cooperatives through online platforms. 17
