Fez — The Touria and Abdelaziz Tazi Foundation has launched the first edition of the Content Creation Academy (CCA), a free program designed to help young people in vulnerable situations move into digital careers.
The initiative is rooted in L’Uzine, the foundation’s cultural space in Aïn Sebaâ, and aims to make content creation a driver of social and professional inclusion.
From February 2026, the academy will welcome a first cohort of 20 participants for a 12-month journey. The program combines intensive learning, creative experimentation, and real projects with partners from the sector.
It is open to candidates aged 18 to 35, with no diploma requirement, offering a rare opportunity to those who have often been excluded from traditional training paths.
A year to build a full digital profile
Over the course of a year, participants will be trained across the main pillars of digital content. The curriculum covers writing for different formats, building a brand identity, managing social media, and producing video content. It also includes hands-on work with digital tools and introductions to artificial intelligence applied to content creation.
The goal is to help each participant build a complete and versatile profile. Organizers want graduates to be able to work as content creators, community managers, digital storytellers, or junior creatives for agencies, brands, and media.
The academy is built around practice as much as theory. Young people will be encouraged to test ideas, produce content for real briefs, and learn from feedback. Workshops led by sector professionals will anchor the program in the realities of the digital job market.
From L’Uzine to long-term employment
The CCA is hosted inside L’Uzine, a landmark independent space for contemporary culture in Casablanca. The choice of venue is deliberate. It places the academy at the crossroads of art, music, design, and media, and exposes participants to a broader creative ecosystem.
Beyond classes, the program includes structured support towards employment. Each participant will receive guidance to build a portfolio, refine a CV, and prepare for interviews. The academy also plans to activate a network of companies, institutions, and creative studios to open doors to internships and first jobs.
The Touria and Abdelaziz Tazi Foundation presents the CCA as a long-term investment in human capital. By focusing on skills that are in demand and portable, it hopes to offer young people more than a temporary opportunity and help them secure a lasting place in the digital economy.
Inclusion at the core of the model
The academy targets young people in vulnerable situations. That may include social or economic hardship, breaks in education, or difficulty accessing existing training. The program is free, which removes one of the main barriers to entry in creative and digital sectors.
Backed by partners such as the Drosos Foundation, the UACC, and the GAM, the initiative also reflects a broader shift in how foundations think about inclusion. Instead of limiting support to emergency aid, it ties social impact to future-oriented skills and creative expression.
The selection process will focus on motivation, curiosity, and the desire to learn, rather than academic records. Organizers say they want to attract profiles that are often invisible to traditional schools, but who already create, write, film, or manage communities informally.
Applications open until December 31
Applications for the first cohort are open until December 31, on luzine.ma. Candidates must be between 18 and 35 years old and available for the full 12-month program starting in February 2026.
With the Content Creation Academy, the Touria and Abdelaziz Tazi Foundation is betting that giving structure, tools, and support to raw creative talent can change trajectories. If the first promotion succeeds, L’Uzine could become a reference point for a new generation of Moroccan digital storytellers shaped as much by necessity as by imagination.
