Law No. 2018-038 includes continuing training within technical and vocational training and links it to technical updating, productivity, competitiveness, promotion, qualification development, career change and requalification for unemployed or threatened workers. Training may be organized by an employer or provided by public or private institutions. A participant may receive an attendance certificate, while successful professional advancement can lead to the same diploma as initial training when the same criteria apply. The diploma or certificate is not automatically recognized across all providers, so its issuing institution and legal status need to be checked. The Ministère de la Formation Professionnelle, de l'Artisanat et des Métiers regulates public and private technical and vocational training, accreditation, diplomas and access. INAP-FTP supports needs analysis, programs, guidance, continuing and qualifying training, apprenticeship and employment-related pathways. Employers, private providers, NGOs and project operators also offer courses. The 2FTP mechanism can provide partial financing through CAF for eligible actions submitted by companies, company groups, professional associations and public or private training institutions. Common pathways include formation en cours d'emploi, formation qualifiante, requalification, formation à l'auto-emploi, alternance and apprenticeship when they serve continuing training or labour-market purposes. Entry conditions, available places, duration, examinations and documents vary by course and institution. Private providers need ministerial authorization and are subject to accreditation, pedagogical control and evaluation. A prospective participant should confirm the provider's status, the admission conditions, the assessment method and the certificate or diploma issued before enrolling. Public-service employees follow a separate approval path under the Ministère de la Fonction Publique et du Travail. The continuing-training framework for public servants is being reviewed through a 2026 national study and workshop that address management, organization and financing. The reviewed framework does not evidence a general paid study leave or nationwide training voucher. Allowances, insurance and contract protections apply only where the relevant rule, program or contract provides for them. Adult literacy is a distinct functional pathway for people aged 14 or older who lack basic literacy. Targeted program sections provide the service free of charge, and a basic-literacy attestation can confirm reading and writing skills. Availability depends on selected areas and program sites. Post-literacy and basic-skills activities can support work and further learning, but their certificate effect is limited. Non-formal basic education can also serve people who were not enrolled in school or left school early; its main purpose is transition to schooling, training or work rather than broad professional upskilling. Digital delivery exists in sector-specific forms such as TANWIR and state teacher training, with online or offline access and attestations of successful completion. It is not a general guarantee of online continuing education for the whole population. The state carries responsibility for technical and vocational training and the law provides for equal access, including special provisions for people with disabilities. Fees, places and schedules remain program-specific: adult literacy is free, eligible 2FTP actions may receive partial co-financing, publicly or project-supported places may be subsidized, and private courses may charge fees. Confirm the current provider, location, eligibility, fee, schedule, duration, examination and recognition status because Mauritania's broader continuing-education architecture is still being consolidated.
Upskilling in Mauritania
Upskilling, often called formation continue in Mauritania, develops or updates skills after or alongside initial education and work. Mauritania has established partial pathways through technical and vocational training, employer courses, adult literacy, requalification and employment projects, but no single national system with a general entitlement, unified register or standard funding model. Access, fees, duration, assessment and certificates depend on the provider, program and current funding call.
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