“Our country has no choice but to accelerate the upgrading of its education system in order to guarantee a school offer of equity and quality, equal access of the different categories of society to education , in addition to the educational development of students, the transparency of the training offer and the sustainability of the financial resources necessary for the education system in the long term”, he indicated in response to a question on “the state of education and reform plan” during the monthly public policy session in the House of Councillors.
The Head of Government underlined that there has recently been an awareness that the reform of education and training has become, more than ever, an essential issue for promoting cohesion, justice and social peace.
“This is an objective that should encourage us all to show real determination to change management methods and establish a clear and ambitious framework,” he said.
In this regard, he pointed out, the government has made the development of human capital one of the pillars of the consolidation of the social state, focusing on the success of the school of equality opportunities by promoting interest in culture and sport as essential entry points for all citizens to enjoy their constitutional right to education and to progress individually and socially.
According to Akhannouch, the government program revolves around a holistic approach to ensure equal opportunities for education through six main axes: the generalization of primary schooling to all 4-year-old children; strengthening basic primary skills, especially reading, writing, math and coding; the generalization of communal schools, transport and school canteens; promotion of the teaching profession; and strengthening skills by investing in higher education and scientific research, in addition to professional and continuing training.
These fundamental axes, he continued, will make it possible to implement the recommendations of the New Development Model which aims to make a real leap forward in the education system, while placing public schools at the heart of the societal project at the horizon 2035. And this, by providing it with the necessary mechanisms to teach basic skills, ensure the social integration of students and support their academic and professional success.
In this regard, Akhannouch stressed the need to overcome the multidimensional crisis affecting the national education system, by regaining the confidence of Moroccans in schools and teachers, and by restoring their role in the adapting to the rapid changes in today’s world.
It is also a question, he noted, of adhering to the strategic vision of reform with a view to a school of equity, quality and promotion 2015-2030, and the provisions of the law frame No. 51.17.
