The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) ITPO Tokyo Office, in cooperation with the Government of Japan, is implementing the ‘Industrial Vocational Training Programme in Africa and Asia through Technology Transfer from Japan.’ The programme aims to contribute to sustainable industrial development by equipping local engineers and technicians in Africa and Asia with knowledge and skills related to the technologies of Japanese companies. For more information about the project, please visit official programme page.
In Morocco, this programme has been implemented in cooperation OFPPT (Office de la Formation Professionnelle et de la Promotion du Travail), the first public vocational training institution in Morocco that offers more than 90% of the public vocational training in the country. In April 2024, Ms. Lamiaa Illoul, an environmental engineer and instructor, Mr. Hicham Raji, a hydraulic engineer and instructor from OFPPT were invited to Japan to participate in training on wastewater treatment technology organized by Hinode Sangyo. After returning to Morocco, they became instructors who transferred the technology they had learned in Japan, conducting training in five cities for local engineers, teachers, and students at vocational training schools. Morocco has been facing serious water shortages in recent years and is working to develop infrastructure for water resources.
There is a high demand for knowledge about wastewater treatment technology, with more than 100 people applying to participate in the training. In addition to teachers and students from vocational training schools, employees from private companies, the National Office for Electricity and Potable Water (ONEE), the Ministry of Environment, the Ministry of Agriculture, and local government officials also participated in the training, gaining knowledge about Japanese wastewater treatment technology.
About the Trainees
Ms. Lamiaa Illoul Environmental Engineer
Mr. Hicham Raji Hydraulic Engineer
Training Schedule
1st: 27-31 May, 2024 (Marrakech)
2nd: 14-18 October, 2024 (Oujda)
3rd: 21-25 October, 2024 (Beni Mellal)
4th: 25-29 November, 2024 (Tangier)
5th: 16-20 December, 2024 (Rabat)
Training Contents
・Water situation, challenges, and management policies in Morocco and Japan
・Wastewater pollution: its composition and pollution parameters
・Moroccan and international standards for direct and indirect wastewater discharges, as well as the reuse of treated water
・Exploration of wastewater treatment technologies in Morocco and Japan
・Introduction to the Boughanim wastewater treatment facility utilizing the HINODE Micro Bubbler
Closing Ceremony for Vocational Training Programme
A closing ceremony was held on December 19, 2024, marking the conclusion of the training in five cities. Trainees who participated in training in cities other than Rabat attended the opening ceremony online.
The closing ceremony was attended by the OFPPT officials, including Head of International and Africa Cooperation Mr. Driss Bettache, Head of Research and Engineering Mr. Brahim Falaki, Regional Director of Rabat Salé Kenitra Mr. Abderrahim Mifdal and Head of International Cooperation Ms. Soumaya Samlali. From UNIDO, UNIDO Morocco Representative Ms. Sanae Lahlou, UNIDO ITPO Tokyo Head Ms. Fumio Adachi, Deputy Head Mr. Ferda Gelegen, and Programme Assistant Ms. Chinatsu Hosokawa attended the ceremony. Certificates of completion were presented to the trainees who attended the training in Rabat.
UNIDO ITPO Tokyo plans to implement a new industrial vocational training programme in collaboration with OFPPT in 2025.
