ANAPEC — National Agency for the Promotion of Employment and Skills

A plain-language guide to ANAPEC, Morocco's national public employment service responsible for job matching, career guidance and state-backed hiring programmes.

Founded: 2000 · Supervision: Ministry in charge of Economic Inclusion, Small Business, Employment and Skills · Last updated 2026-04-18

The National Agency for the Promotion of Employment and Skills (French: Agence nationale de promotion de l’emploi et des compétences), best known by its acronym ANAPEC, is the public body responsible for Morocco’s national employment service. It operates under the authority of the ministry in charge of Employment and is the principal state channel between jobseekers and employers in the country.

ANAPEC was created in 2000 by Law 51-99, replacing the earlier BEIE (Bureau d’études et d’interventions pour l’emploi). It has legal personality and financial autonomy. Its board brings together the state, representatives of employers and workers, and experts of the labour market. Its headquarters are in Casablanca, and it runs a network of local agencies across every region of Morocco, from major metropolitan areas such as Casablanca, Rabat, Marrakech, Tangier, Fez and Agadir to smaller regional capitals.

What ANAPEC does

ANAPEC’s mandate covers several lines of activity:

  • Labour-market intermediation — collecting job offers, matching candidates with employers, and running a nationwide database of CVs and vacancies.
  • Support for jobseekers — orientation interviews, workshops on CV writing, interview preparation and job-search techniques, as well as skills assessments.
  • Employability programmes — access to vocational and requalification training, often in partnership with OFPPT and other operators.
  • Self-employment support — help with starting very small businesses and income-generating activities, including the Moukawalati programme and its successors.
  • Services for employers — candidate pre-selection, recruitment days, and HR support for small and mid-sized businesses.
  • International recruitment — managing job offers from partner countries (Europe, the Gulf states, Canada, Africa) under bilateral labour-mobility agreements.

Flagship schemes

Several public programmes are operated wholly or partly by ANAPEC:

  • IDMAJ — an insertion contract for young graduates with temporary social-contribution relief for the employer.
  • TAEHIL — contracted pre-employment training designed to align candidates’ skills with specific employer needs.
  • TAHFIZ — hiring incentives for first-time formal employees in newly created small businesses, through social-charge exemptions.
  • Moukawalati and its successors — support for independent business creation.

These programmes are updated periodically as part of the government’s employment roadmaps.

Online services

ANAPEC runs a national portal at anapec.org where candidates can create a profile, upload a CV, browse vacancies by sector and region, and apply online. Employers can publish offers, search profiles and run recruitment campaigns. Mobile applications complement the portal.

Where ANAPEC fits

ANAPEC is Morocco’s reference public-sector operator, but it coexists with:

  • licensed private recruitment firms;
  • digital job platforms such as Bayt.com, ReKrute, Indeed.ma and Emploi.ma;
  • professional chambers and sectoral federations;
  • OFPPT for vocational training;
  • CNSS for social security of salaried workers.

The agency also publishes studies and a labour-market dashboard used by policymakers, researchers and social partners.

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