Claude Vivier Le Got, Chairwoman of the FEDE and Lahcen Zelmat, Chairman of the FNIH, signed a cooperation agreement in Marrakesh to certify acknowledgement by the FNIH (National Federation of the Hospitality Industry) in Morocco of the following FEDE degrees:
- Foundation Degree in Tourism and Hospitality;
- European Bachelor’s Degree in Tourism and Hospitality;
- European Bachelor’s Degree in Spa Business Management;
- European Master’s Degree in Tourism Management and Strategies.
Through this agreement, the FNIH recognises the relevance and quality of FEDE programmes in terms of acquiring professional skills based on the needs of the hospitality and tourism sector, a particularly thriving sector in Morocco (2nd leading sector for job creation and contribution to the GDP).
This acknowledgement of the FEDE degrees by Moroccan professionals is fully in line with the FEDE’s plan:
- fostering students’ employability by offering education curricula that are designed “with” and “for” the economic stakeholders;
- actively participating, in cooperation with national professional federations, in ensuring clarity of the training programmes and international harmonisation of the reference professional pedagogical materials;
- working with professionals to draft the reference training materials and to establish the evaluation and validation criteria for the degrees in order to pave the way for the careers of tomorrow.
Zoom on the National Federation of the Hospitality Industry
Created in 1962, it consists of 12 Hospitality Industry Regional Associations (ARIH) and hotel chains that count 3,600 accommodation units located across the various regions of the Moroccan territory.
The FNIH acts on behalf of hospitality establishments, particularly in terms of representing them vis-à-vis public authorities, as well as training, advising and assisting them with procedures related to their activities.
Working in partnership with the concerned operators, the FNIH is notably involved with training human resources, contributing to cleaning up the tourism environment, organising the hospitality profession and promoting Moroccan tourism.
