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Secretariat General

Decree n° 2012/644 of 28 December 2012 - Articles 9 et 10

Responsibilities

As the Minister's principal collaborator, the Secretary General follows up the handling of the department's affairs and receives from the Minister the necessary delegations of signature. In this capacity, the Secretary General:

  • Coordinates the work of the central administration services and the Ministry's decentralised services, and holds coordination meetings for this purpose, the minutes of which are sent to the Minister
  • Defines and codifies the Ministry's internal procedures
  • Ensures the continuing training of staff and organises, under the Minister's authority, seminars and refresher, advanced or specialised training courses
  • Follows up, under the Minister's authority, the action of the attached services, whose action programme the Secretary General approves and from which activity reports are received
  • Ensures promptness in the handling of files, centralises the archives and manages the Ministry's documentation

Composition

The following are attached to the Secretariat General:

  • The Legal Affairs Division
  • The Monitoring Unit
  • The Communication Unit
  • The IT Unit
  • The Translation Unit
  • The Sub-directorate of Reception, Mail and Liaison
  • The Sub-directorate of Documentation and Archives
  • In the event of the Secretary General's absence or incapacity, the Minister appoints a Director to act in the Secretary General's place.

Sub-units

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Division Legal Affairs Division Head of Division

Responsibilities

  • Preparation and formatting of draft legislative and regulatory texts or agreements initiated by the Ministry or submitted for the Minister's signature
  • Legal opinions on important matters falling under the Ministry
  • Ensuring the legality and legal regularity of acts binding the Ministry
  • Handling of administrative appeals against acts issued by the Ministry
  • Defence of the interests of the State in court whenever the Ministry is involved in a case
  • Promotion and popularisation of legal culture within the Ministry
Unit Studies and Regulations Unit Head of Unit

Responsibilities

  • Preparation and formatting of all draft legislative and regulatory texts or agreements initiated by the Ministry or submitted for the Minister's signature
  • Legal opinions on important matters of the Ministry
  • Codification of legislative and regulatory texts

Composition

The Head of Unit, assisted by two (02) Assistant Study Officers.

Decree n° 2012/644 of 28 December 2012 - Article 12

Unit Litigation Unit Head of Unit

Responsibilities

  • Handling of administrative appeals against acts issued by the Ministry
  • Defence of the interests of the State in court whenever the Ministry is involved in a case

Composition

The Head of Unit, assisted by two (02) Assistant Study Officers.

Decree n° 2012/644 of 28 December 2012 - Article 13

Decree n° 2012/644 of 28 December 2012 - Article 11

Unit Monitoring Unit Head of Unit

Responsibilities

  • Monitoring of the activities of central and decentralised services
  • Synthesis of the action programmes, economic outlook notes and activity reports submitted by the central and decentralised services of the Ministry

Composition

The Head of Unit, assisted by two (02) Assistant Study Officers.

Decree n° 2012/644 of 28 December 2012 - Article 14

Unit Communication Unit Head of Unit

Responsibilities

  • Implementation of the Government's communication strategy within the Ministry
  • Design and formatting of the Minister's specific messages
  • Collection, analysis and documentation of press and audiovisual coverage of the Ministry
  • Review of articles on employment, vocational training and apprenticeship issues in the national and international press
  • Permanent promotion of the Ministry's brand image
  • Protocol for ceremonies organised by the Ministry
  • Production of the Ministry's specialised programmes in the media
  • Organisation of press conferences and other communication actions of the Minister
  • Public relations of the Ministry
  • Writing and publication of the newsletter and all other publications relating to employment, vocational training and apprenticeship

Composition

The Head of Unit, assisted by two (02) Assistant Study Officers.

Decree n° 2012/644 of 28 December 2012 - Article 15

Unit IT Unit Head of Unit

Responsibilities

  • Development studies, operation and maintenance of the applications of the Ministry's computer network
  • Design and implementation of the Ministry's IT master plan
  • Security, availability and integrity of the IT system
  • Technology watch in the field of information technology
  • Setting up and operation of the banks and databases relating to the Ministry's various IT subsystems
  • Design, operation and implementation of a database on employment and vocational training
  • Promotion of information and communication technologies within the Ministry

Composition

The Head of Unit, assisted by two (02) Assistant Study Officers.

Decree n° 2012/644 of 28 December 2012 - Article 16

Unit Translation Unit Head of Unit

Responsibilities

  • Day-to-day translation of documents
  • Quality control of day-to-day translation carried out by internal services
  • Building a terminology database relating to employment and vocational training

Composition

The Head of Unit, assisted by two (02) Assistant Study Officers, responsible respectively for translation into French and translation into English.

Decree n° 2012/644 of 28 December 2012 - Article 17

Sub-directorate Sub-directorate of Reception, Mail and Liaison Sub-Director

Responsibilities

  • Reception, information and guidance of users
  • Receipt, processing and distribution of mail
  • Filing and notification of individual acts
  • Distribution of regulatory acts and any other service document
  • Follow-up of services for the processing of files
Department Reception and Guidance Service Head of Service

Responsibilities

  • Receipt of mail
  • Reception and information of users
  • Checking and compliance of files
Office Reception and Information Office Head of Office

Decree n° 2012/644 of 28 December 2012 - Article 19

Office Compliance Control Office Head of Office

Decree n° 2012/644 of 28 December 2012 - Article 19

Decree n° 2012/644 of 28 December 2012 - Article 19

Department Mail and Liaison Service Head of Service

Responsibilities

  • Registration and coding of files
  • Distribution of mail
  • Filing and keeping of signed acts
  • Reproduction of individual acts and any other service document
  • Notification of signed acts
  • Creation of virtual files
Office Incoming Mail Office Head of Office

Decree n° 2012/644 of 28 December 2012 - Article 20

Office Outgoing Mail Office Head of Office

Decree n° 2012/644 of 28 December 2012 - Article 20

Office Reprography Office Head of Office

Decree n° 2012/644 of 28 December 2012 - Article 20

Decree n° 2012/644 of 28 December 2012 - Article 20

Department Follow-up Service Head of Service

Responsibilities

  • Registration of users' requests
  • Automatic follow-up of services
  • Preparation of draft follow-ups to other ministerial departments

Decree n° 2012/644 of 28 December 2012 - Article 21

Decree n° 2012/644 of 28 December 2012 - Article 18

Sub-directorate Sub-directorate of Documentation and Archives Sub-Director

Responsibilities

  • Design and implementation of the Ministry's archives policy
  • Design and setting up of a filing system for archives and administrative documentation
  • Design and setting up of a digital archiving system that can be consulted remotely
  • Collection, preservation and dissemination of written, photographic, digital and audiovisual documentation on employment, training and vocational guidance
  • Promotion of reading and documentary research
  • Liaison with the National Archives
Department Documentation Service Head of Service

Responsibilities

  • Preparation and application of the system for filing and preserving the Ministry's documentation
  • Collection, analysis, centralisation and dissemination of written, photographic, digital and audiovisual documentation on employment, training and vocational guidance
  • Building and managing the Ministry's documentary collection
Office Reprography and Distribution Office Head of Office

Decree n° 2012/644 of 28 December 2012 - Article 23

Office Documentation Office Head of Office

Decree n° 2012/644 of 28 December 2012 - Article 23

Decree n° 2012/644 of 28 December 2012 - Article 23

Department Archives Service Head of Service

Responsibilities

  • Collection, centralisation and preservation of the Ministry's archives
  • Preparation and setting up of a filing system and archiving procedures
  • Transfer of the Ministry's archives to the National Archives
Office Filing Office Head of Office

Decree n° 2012/644 of 28 December 2012 - Article 24

Office Digital Office Head of Office

Decree n° 2012/644 of 28 December 2012 - Article 24

Decree n° 2012/644 of 28 December 2012 - Article 24

Decree n° 2012/644 of 28 December 2012 - Article 22

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