Secondary vocational education

A brief description of a secondary vocational education in Morocco.

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After completing their lower secondary education (le cycle secondaire collégial), pupils may transfer to 2-year vocational training programmes leading to a Diplôme de Qualification Professionnelle (DQP)/دبلوم المستوى المؤهل.

    Diplôme de Technicien

    After obtaining the DQP pupils can choose to continue further education by 2-year secondary vocational education programmes at an Institut de Technologie Appliquée (ITA) leading to a Diplôme de Technicien/الدبلوم التقني.

    • Duration: 2 years.
    • Content: secondary vocational education.
    • Admission requirements: a Diplôme de Qualification Professionnelle (DQP) or the level of the final year of the baccalauréat.
    • Diploma: Diplôme de Technicien/الدبلوم التقني.

    In terms of level, the Diplôme de Technicien is comparable to an MBO diploma level 3 or 4, depending on the study programme.

    Want to know more?

    Do you have questions about Maroccan secondary vocational education? Contact SBB, the expertise centre for foreign diplomas and study programmes at VMBO and MBO level.