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.
History and legal basis
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, a training-and-insertion internship for young graduates registered with ANAPEC, whose stipend is exempt from income tax within the limits in the table below.
- TAEHIL, contracted pre-employment training designed to align candidates’ skills with specific employer needs.
- TAHFIZ, an income-tax exemption on the pay of the first employees hired on permanent contracts by newly created companies, associations and cooperatives (see the table).
- Moukawalati and its successors, support for independent business creation.
These programmes are updated periodically as part of the government’s employment roadmaps.
What the tax code provides
| Scheme | What is exempt from income tax (IR) | How long | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Idmaj, during the internship (CGI art. 57-16°) | Monthly gross stipend up to MAD 6,000; above that, the whole exemption is lost | 12 months | Intern registered with ANAPEC; once per intern (the period can continue with a new employer); the employer commits to hiring at least 60% of its interns permanently |
| Idmaj, after hiring on a permanent contract (CGI art. 57-16°) | Monthly gross salary up to MAD 10,000 | 24 months | The intern is hired on a permanent contract (CDI) |
| Tahfiz (CGI art. 57-20°) | Monthly gross salary up to MAD 10,000 | 24 months from hiring | Company, association or cooperative created between 1 January 2015 and 31 December 2026; up to 10 employees; permanent contract; hired within the first two years of operation |
Source: Code général des impôts, 2026 edition (French), article 57, read 13 October 2026. Finance laws revise these schemes regularly; ANAPEC confirms eligibility case by case.
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.
References
- Official site: anapec.org
- French Wikipedia article: Agence nationale de promotion de l’emploi et des compétences