OFPPT 2026: New Work-Study Sectors [Focus Morocco]

In 2026, the OFPPT confirms the rise of work-study training as a concrete response to the needs of the Moroccan labor market. For the 2025-2026 training year, the Office announces an expanded offer, a diversification of sectors and the continued deployment of Cités des Métiers et des Compétences. The challenge is no longer just to train more, but to train more fairly, in sectors where companies are looking for quickly operational profiles.

The year 2025-2026 marks a new stage in the evolution of the OFPPT offer. The Office indicates that it has a capacity of more than 418,000 educational places, with a total offer of 463 courses covering 18 sectors. Among them, 400 fall under the new training offer or restructured sectors, with particular emphasis on digital and artificial intelligence, tourism, crafts, agro-industry, mechanical engineering, green economy, textile-clothing and cold-thermal engineering.

However, we must be precise: the “new work-study courses” are not limited to a single list published as such. What official communications above all show is a gradual adaptation of the offer to regional economic needs, in particular via the CMCs, which were designed as multi-sector platforms geared towards new professions. The CMC program is part of a roadmap launched in 2019, with gradual deployment over several academic years.

The work-study program at the OFPPT is based on a simple principle: 50% of the training takes place within the establishment and 50% in the company. This model aims for a better match between training and employment, by allowing trainees to learn the theoretical bases while developing, in the field, professional gestures, production reflexes and the behaviors expected in the company.

For a candidate, the interest is twofold. On the one hand, work-study facilitates the acquisition of concrete experience even before leaving training. On the other hand, it helps to understand the realities of the profession: pace of work, quality standards, safety, customer relations, teamwork, respect for procedures. This is often what makes the difference between a simply qualified profile and one that is already credible in the eyes of a recruiter.

Digital and artificial intelligence are clearly among the priorities displayed by the OFPPT. The CMCs were designed with an offer geared towards new professions, and digital & AI is one of the sectors highlighted both in the CMC roadmap and in the new 2025-2026 offer. For young people, this means more opportunities in skills that are now transversal: development, digital support, data, automation, AI tools and technological culture applied to professions.

Industry remains a major block of the OFPPT offer, with a strong need for technical profiles capable of working on maintenance, quality, mechanical systems and modern equipment. In the automobile industry, public offerings also show an evolution towards recent technologies, with training related to the maintenance of hybrid and electric vehicles. For a candidate, this is an important signal: industrial professions are evolving and the expected technicality is increasing.

The green economy is now one of the sectors explicitly highlighted in the new training offer. This reflects the evolving needs around energy efficiency, technical systems, thermal equipment and professions linked to more sustainable production. Here again, we must avoid inventing unpublished sector titles: the most accurate thing is to talk about an increase in training oriented towards green and technical skills applicable in several sectors.

The logic of CMCs also shows diversification towards local and service professions. In the initial roadmap, health and personal services are among the new sectors explicitly added. At the regional level, OFPPT communications also highlight tourism, hotels and restaurants, logistics, transport, trade, crafts and construction according to the needs of the territories.

The right choice does not consist of following the most “fashionable” sector, but one that combines three elements: your real skills, the economic needs of your region and the prospects for development of the profession. A work-study program is particularly relevant when it leads to an environment where the company is looking for quickly operational profiles and where practice counts as much as the diploma. This is often the case in industry, maintenance, health, logistics, applied digital or certain service professions.

Before committing, always check four points: the actual content of the sector, the training method, local opportunities and the level required at entry. It is also necessary to distinguish between what relates to general communication on priority sectors and what corresponds to a sector actually open in your establishment or your region. It’s a simple but decisive reflex.

No. The OFPPT can constitute a very solid basis, especially in work-study programs, but employability is also built through monitoring, understanding the market and the ability to make one's profile readable. In this logic, tools like Huntzen can be used in a complementary way to monitor offers, analyze a CV, better understand the expectations of recruiters and structure a progression plan without falling into advertising discourse. Huntzen's public pages clearly highlight the aggregation of offers, matching, ATS CV analysis, coaching and career assistant.

In 2026, talking about new work-study courses at the OFPPT is not just about drawing up a list of training courses. This means understanding a broader transformation: a more diversified offer, more connected to the needs of businesses, supported by CMCs and oriented towards sectors where practical skills count immediately. Work-study occupies a central place because it directly brings training closer to employment.

The right strategy for a candidate is therefore clear: obtain information from the establishment or the CMC concerned, check the sectors that are actually open, target a sector consistent with their profile and use the work-study program as a lever for rapid entry into the professional world. A good choice of sector in 2026 is not the one that sounds best on paper, but the one that maximizes both concrete learning, adaptability and the chances of integration.