Morocco health ministry opens exam for 2,094 nurses
Morocco's Health Ministry holds an exam on Nov. 22 for 2,094 nurse posts, part of a plan to hire 6,000 by February 2027.
Morocco's Ministry of Health and Social Protection is holding an exam on Sunday, November 22, to fill 2,094 nurse and health technician posts, part of a wider plan to hire 6,000 nurses and health technicians between November 2026 and February 2027, according to a Human Resources Directorate document revealed by Al3omk. The plan aims to integrate thousands of graduates of the Higher Institutes of Nursing Professions and Health Techniques who are still waiting to be hired.
Two new exams before year's end
Alongside the November 22 exam for 2,094 posts under the ministry itself, the regional health groups are scheduling their own exams in December for 906 posts, before 3,000 additional posts open in February 2027, bringing the total to 6,000 posts.
How the posts are split by region
The posts from the ministry's exam (November 22) and the regional health groups' exams (December) are distributed across the Kingdom's regions as follows:
| Region | Number of posts | Exam |
|---|---|---|
| Oriental | 594 | Health Ministry (Nov. 22) |
| Béni Mellal-Khénifra | 550 | Health Ministry (Nov. 22) |
| Marrakech-Safi | 500 | Health Ministry (Nov. 22) |
| Rabat-Salé-Kénitra | 450 | Regional health groups (Dec.) |
| Fès-Meknès | 250 | Regional health groups (Dec.) |
| Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima | 206 | Regional health groups (Dec.) |
| Guelmim-Oued Noun | 300 | Health Ministry (Nov. 22) |
| Drâa-Tafilalet | 100 | Health Ministry (Nov. 22) |
| Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab | 50 | Health Ministry (Nov. 22) |
Who does this hiring plan affect?
This wave of exams is meant to resolve the situation of 5,933 graduates of the Higher Institutes of Nursing Professions and Health Techniques who are still waiting to be hired, according to October 2026 figures, after 2,467 graduates were hired in June and July out of a target of 8,400. The ministry expects that the hiring scheduled between November 2026 and February 2027 will absorb all the waiting graduates and fully resolve the backlog by February 2027. These exams are therefore directly tied to efforts to reduce graduate unemployment in a sector that absorbs a growing number of degree holders every year.
How nursing posts more than doubled in four years
The same figures reveal a clear expansion of the sector's hiring budget: budgeted posts for recruiting nurses and health technicians at the ministry rose from 2,095 posts in 2023 to 4,947 posts in 2026, a 136% increase in just four years, out of a total of 8,000 budgeted posts allocated to the ministry this year. This expansion comes as the ministry keeps strengthening its health infrastructure, as shown by the 2027 health budget for new university hospital centers.
What comes after February 2027?
The ministry expects about 8,000 new graduates from the Higher Institutes of Nursing Professions and Health Techniques in 2027, compared with 7,000 graduates in 2026, which, according to the document's guidelines, calls for stronger advance coordination. That is why the ministry is scheduling joint committees from April 2027, bringing together the Human Resources Directorate, the regional health groups, the Health and Social Protection directorates, and the higher institutes, tasked with estimating future graduate numbers and planning their integration in advance rather than after they graduate.