Industry and training in Algeria: coordination meeting on the RNFC (communique)
The industry and vocational training and education sectors held a working session on the national referential of training and skills (RNFC).
In short
On 02 November 2026, at the Ministry of Industry, a working session followed the implementation of the national referential of training and skills (RNFC) and assessed the results of its initial phase. The industry sector was chosen as the pilot model. The next phase will extend the inventory of jobs and skills to other industrial groups.
Key points
- Working session on 02 November 2026 at the Ministry of Industry.
- Purpose: follow the RNFC implementation and assess the results of its initial phase.
- The industry sector is the pilot model for the referential.
- Initial phase: workshops, sector statistical programme, field visits (GICA, AGM, SNS).
- Next phase: inventory extended to other industrial groups, with stronger coordination and support for private industrial firms.
What the communique says
The Minister of Industry and the Minister of Vocational Training and Education chaired a working session on 02 November 2026 at the Ministry of Industry, with staff from both sectors. It covered the follow-up of the national referential of training and skills (RNFC) project and the assessment of the results of its initial phase.
The industry sector was chosen as the pilot model for applying the referential, before it is gradually extended to the other economic sectors.
Initial phase results
This phase included:
- training and coordination workshops;
- preparation of the sector statistical programme;
- field visits to the model industrial groups (GICA, AGM, SNS);
- the start of the inventory of jobs and skills and the naming of contact points in these groups and their subsidiaries.
Next phase and firms concerned
The meeting also covered the next phase. The inventory will be extended to other industrial groups. Coordination and support will be strengthened to identify the job and skill needs of private sector industrial firms and to respond to them.
Frequently asked questions
What is the RNFC?
It is the national referential of training and skills. The communique describes it as a tool to align training offers with the real needs of the labour market, by identifying and describing the jobs and skills required.
Which sector is the pilot model for the RNFC?
The industry sector was chosen as the pilot model. The referential is then to be extended gradually to the other economic sectors.
Are private industrial firms concerned?
Yes. The next phase provides for stronger coordination and support to identify the job and skill needs of private sector industrial firms and to respond to them.