Chakib Benmoussa, Minister of National Education, Primary Education and Sports, addressed a greeting of honor and honor to male and female teachers on their International Day, noting that this station comes a few days after the organization of the first edition of the National Teachers’ Forum, praising the pioneering role of women and men in education and their dedication to spreading science and knowledge and achieving Reasons for progress, appreciating the efforts of all components of the teaching staff to help female and male students acquire learning and succeed.
Benmoussa said, in the letter to male and female teachers, that “the government has made an exceptional effort within the framework of the sectoral social dialogue in order to improve the productivity of the educational system and establish a system that ensures that all sector employees benefit from the same rights and guarantees and are subject to the same duties and obligations, especially with regard to improving their income, and unifying… Their professional paths, opening new horizons for advancement in their professional path, settling a group of outstanding issues, and increasing the attractiveness of the teaching profession and restoring its reputation.”
The government official highlighted that the new statute for employees of the Ministry in charge of National Education is an important step in the process of valuing and motivating female and male employees in this sector, in accordance with the principles of equality, fairness and entitlement. This is in order to value the roles of female and male professors to make them proficient in their profession, gain the necessary appreciation, motivated, and fully committed to the success of female and male students.
He stressed that the Ministry is working to implement a group of initiatives, programs and projects, in order to achieve a profound transformation in the roles of male and female teachers, including investing in training and enhancing the attractiveness of the profession. This is done through restructuring basic training courses and reviewing and improving the programs and curricula associated with it, in addition to improving continuous training because of its impact on renewing and refining professional competencies and developing practices within classrooms that have a tangible impact on male and female learners.
The same minister said, “The fundamental role played by male and female professors within the educational system requires them to keep pace with and adapt to societal and cultural transformations and rapid scientific development, to anticipate the challenges and transformations associated with the teaching profession. Thus, working to develop pedagogical practices and deepening their impact on the students’ gains.
The government official in charge of the national education sector also recalled the efforts of women and men in education who embodied all the meanings of sincerity, sacrifice, and the spirit of responsibility and left clear imprints on the rising generations, and then left the system, this year or years before, for a well-deserved retirement, after having been an example of dedication and giving. They performed their duty with all responsibility and patriotic spirit, and completed their noble mission to the fullest extent.
Benmoussa concluded his message by calling for continued efforts and work to achieve the goals of building a quality public school for all that responds to the aspirations of society and the challenges of development in Morocco.
