The vocational training session for October 2026 has commenced in Tlemcen, Algeria, with over 13,000 trainees and apprentices enrolling in 41 institutions. This year's session promises to be both challenging and beneficial for the newcomers. The institutions include centers, institutes, and private establishments of vocational training and education in the Tlemcen province.
The new session features several new specialties that cover important sectors, including home automation, retail trade management, pharmaceutical product distribution, organic waste transformation, hotel management, fiber optic installation, civil engineering, and numerical control machining. These additions aim to provide students with relevant skills for the job market.
The trainees and apprentices will benefit from various training modes, depending on the available places in the institutes, centers, and private establishments of vocational training and education in Tlemcen. A total of 41 institutions are offering training, comprising 24 vocational training centers, four institutes, one training annex, and 12 private establishments.
According to the Director of Vocational Training and Education, this session marks the adoption of the national competency-based training framework and the digitalization of registrations and follow-up. This new approach represents a significant evolution in developing and updating training offers, shifting from a national nomenclature of specialties to a competency-based framework.
The new approach focuses on strengthening coordination with various sectors and organizations concerned with employment and investment, including the Employment Directorate and bodies responsible for supporting and promoting investment. The goal is to gather data on labor market needs and adapt training specialties accordingly.
The official ceremony for the vocational training session took place at the "Chahid Qrich Ahmed" Vocational Training and Education Center in Mansourah, in the presence of local authorities, security and military representatives, sector officials, trainees, and local media professionals. The event marked the beginning of the session.
The launch of this vocational training session demonstrates the efforts made by Algerian authorities to provide young people with relevant skills and enhance their employability. With over 13,000 trainees and apprentices enrolled, this session is expected to have a positive impact on the lives of many young Algerians.
Key points
- Over 13,000 trainees and apprentices have enrolled in vocational training institutions in Tlemcen, Algeria.
- The new session features several new specialties, including home automation, retail trade management, and pharmaceutical product distribution.
- The training session adopts a national competency-based framework and digitalized registration and follow-up processes.
