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As part of the second edition of the Morocco Gaming Expo 2025, held from July 2 to 6, several students benefiting from the Video Game Creator program showcased the projects they developed during their training. Over the course of five days, visitors interacted with these creations displayed in the Incubator Zone at the Ministry of Youth, Culture, and Communication’s pavilion – a great opportunity to discover innovative ideas reflecting the passion and talent of a new generation of video game developers in Morocco.
On Tuesday, May 13, 2025, Mr. Mohamed Mehdi Bensaid, Minister of Youth, Culture, and Communication, and Mrs. Loubna El Arisha, Director General of the Office of Vocational Training and Employment Promotion, signed a framework agreement to keep pace with the dynamic developments in Morocco’s gaming industry. The agreement aims to promote training and enhance professional skills among young people interested in this promising sector.
This partnership also seeks to establish effective collaboration in engineering, digital innovation, and to improve youth employability in emerging gaming-related professions, especially in design, programming, testing, and e-sports.
Under this agreement, both parties will join forces to develop new training programs that meet labor market needs. Cooperation will also focus on qualifying stakeholders and organizing in-company training courses for trainees, enabling them to better understand technological trends, economic models, and user expectations.
Thanks to this close collaboration, the Office of Vocational Training and Employment Promotion will leverage its expertise in training engineering for gaming professions to help deploy programs tailored to the industry’s characteristics. Its divisions will also benefit from specialized training identified by SILAFA (the relevant authority).
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Youth, Culture, and Communication will work to mobilize all actors within the national gaming ecosystem to ensure the success of this partnership, notably through joint workshops and by connecting the Office with startups emerging in the field to develop appropriate training programs.
The Ministry and the Office will also collaborate to encourage startups in the gaming industry to host and mentor young trainees during or after their training, thereby enhancing their employability and facilitating their professional integration while ensuring acquired skills align with actual labor market demands.
To give strong momentum to this initiative, the two parties plan to launch three qualifying training programs covering the professions of e-Caster sport, sport Streamer, and video game laboratory technician. This partnership reflects the founders’ efforts to build an advanced and innovative national system, marking a significant step toward structuring Morocco’s gaming industry.
On April 11, 2025, Mr. Bensaid visited ISART DIGITAL, a leading video game development school, at its historic campus in the French capital, Paris.
During the visit, the Minister held discussions with the management team about the video game industry and the importance of education and training in this rapidly growing sector. He also toured several technical labs and hands-on activities that are part of ISART DIGITAL’s curriculum, and explored the school’s startup incubator, where he was presented with a selection of student and alumni projects.
In the second part of the visit, Mr. Bensaid met with professionals from the French video game industry. During this meeting, Morocco’s national strategy for the gaming sector was presented, followed by a contribution from the Moroccan Agency for Investment and Export Development (AMDIE), highlighting the incentives offered by Morocco to attract investment in the video game industry.
