Algeria expands vocational training with new facilities and spots

Algeria is expanding its vocational training capacity with significant projects in Boumerdès and Tindouf. The Boumerdès Institute of Professional Training is set to receive 700 new beds, boosting its accommodation capacity from 300 to over 1,000. This expansion, budgeted at nearly 500 million dinars, is slated to commence next year, with the institute expected to be operational by December 2025.

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this project will allow us to increase the accommodation capacity of this institute, currently at 300 beds, to more than 1,000 beds in the future.

The Boumerdès institute, described as the first of its kind nationally, focuses on providing specialized and modern training to students from various African nations. It currently hosts its first cohort of 25 trainees, who are expected to graduate by the end of next year.

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this institute constitutes added value for the professional training sector in Algeria, by offering specialized and modern training to trainees from African countries.

Meanwhile, the Tindouf province's Directorate of Professional Training and Education (DFEP) is preparing for the October 2026 academic year by offering 401 training slots. New specialties will also be introduced. Preparations include early engagement with partners to define training programs and specialties, ensuring alignment with sector needs. The allocated slots are distributed across different training formats, including residential, apprenticeship, and specialized programs for correctional facilities, border areas, and homemakers, aiming to broaden access to professional training for diverse social groups.

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401 pedagogical places have been programmed and distributed among different training modes.