Recruitment of 200 prison chief warders, 2nd grade

Recruitment competition for 200 prison chief warders, 2nd grade

The General Delegation for Prison Administration and Reintegration has announced a competition to recruit 200 male prison chief warders, 2nd grade, with tests scheduled for Sunday 6 December 2026 at the Marrakech and Fez centres or other centres. The competition is open to holders of a specialised technician diploma in one of the listed specialties, under the conditions and procedures set out in this article.

The notice carries the reference DGAPR-26-SPC-1206 and was published on 12 November 2026. This is a regular recruitment campaign covering a range of technical, health, administrative and engineering specialties.

Required specialties

The competition is open to holders of a specialised technician diploma in one of the following specialties, and the diploma must match the chosen specialty:

• Polyvalent nurse (Infirmier polyvalent)
• Health services management (Gestion des services de santé)
• Dental assistant (Assistant dentaire)
• General care auxiliary (Auxiliaire en soins généraux)
• Medical secretary (Secrétaire médicale)
• Biomedical installation and maintenance (Installation et maintenance biomédicale)
• IT and digital development (Développement informatique et digital)
• Computer systems and networks (Systèmes et réseaux informatiques)
• Cyber-security technologies (Technologies de la cyber-sécurité)
• Statistics and decision-making IT (Statistique et informatique décisionnelle)
• Finance and accounting (Finance et comptabilité)
• Business management (Gestion des entreprises)
• Civil engineering (Génie civil)
• Major structural works (Gros œuvres)
• Quality, hygiene, safety and environment (Qualité, hygiène, sécurité et environnement)

The notice does not give a numerical breakdown of posts by specialty; only the total number is announced, and appointments will be made according to needs.

Eligibility conditions

Candidates must meet a set of legal, health and physical conditions:

• Be of Moroccan nationality.
• Enjoy national rights and be of good moral standing.
• Be at least 21 and at most 30 years old on 1 January 2026, this age limit being extendable by a period equal to previous valid or regularisable civil or military service, without exceeding 35 years.
• Hold a specialised technician diploma in one of the listed specialties, issued by a vocational training institution under Decree No. 2.86.325 of 8 Jumada I 1407 (9 January 1987) establishing the general statute of vocational training institutions, as amended and supplemented, or one of the recognised equivalent diplomas under the regulatory provisions in force, or the university technology diploma (DUT) or the higher technician certificate (BTS).
• Not suffer from any illness or infirmity causing weakness in physical capacity or impairing the function of an organ and liable to prevent effective night or day service, in particular varicose veins of the legs, chronic nervous system conditions, chronic illnesses and psychological disorders having required or requiring follow-up or treatment in a specialised institution, and any throat or larynx condition liable to impair voice production or total or partial inability to speak; stuttering is also treated as a bar to candidacy.
• Have the capacity to hear a whisper at a distance of fifty centimetres and a loud voice at five metres; any hearing disorder or ear condition causing deafness in one or both ears is treated as physical incapacity.
• Have visual acuity of at least 10/16 without glasses, lenses or any visual correction; maximum visual power is set at 10/20 for both eyes and 10/10 for each eye.
• Measure at least 1.73 m without shoes, although candidates measuring 1.68 m may exceptionally be accepted.
• Commit in writing to serve within the prison administration and reintegration administration for at least 8 years from the recruitment date; any civil servant bound by this commitment must repay to the General Treasury of the Kingdom all sums and salaries received during training plus one eighth (1/8) for each year or part-year of service not completed.

Reserved share

25% of the posts in the competition are reserved for candidates holding the status of ward of the Nation, former military personnel, former combatant or resistance member, without prejudice to the other eligibility conditions.

How to apply

Electronic registration takes place on the website of the General Delegation for Prison Administration and Reintegration, with the upload of a clear and legible electronic copy of the original application documents, each separately and in PDF format, from the date of publication of the notice until 26 November 2026 at 16:30, the final deadline for electronic registration.

Application documents

Core documents

• Application form signed by the candidate, generated from the General Delegation's website and completed during prior electronic registration.
• Copy of the biometric national identity card.
• Copy of the specialised technician diploma, DUT or BTS in one of the specialties listed above, and a copy of the equivalence decision for candidates holding diplomas issued by foreign institutions (the diploma must include the required specialty).
• Medical certificate issued by a public or private sector doctor, valid for less than three months at the date of application, mandatorily stating the issue date, the doctor's name and signature, height and its unit in metres, and the vision measurement (right eye – left eye), and containing no erasures.

Supplementary documents

• Copy of the card attesting to the status of resistance member, former military personnel, ward of the Nation or former combatant, with the obligation to substantiate eligibility later through the administrations responsible for managing their affairs for candidates in this category.
• Authorisation from the employing administration to sit the competition for candidates with civil servant status, failing which they will be refused or removed from the final list of successful candidates; this authorisation does not concern civil servants belonging to the General Delegation.
• Document proving the number of years of military or civil service for candidates aged between 31 and 35.
• Copy of certificates proving practical skills and professional experience in the specialty, in other technical fields or in combat sports.

Processing of applications and lists

Applications undergo a preliminary selection by a selection committee. Applications not registered electronically, diplomas not including the required specialty, incomplete files, unclear or illegible documents, and medical certificates lacking the required data or containing erasures are not accepted.

The initial list of candidates admitted to sit the competition will be published on the General Delegation's website from 27 November 2026. Candidates whose names do not appear may obtain explanations via the prior registration page no later than 29 November 2026 at 12:00. The final list will be announced from 30 November 2026.

Publication of the final list of accepted candidates serves as a summons to take part in the competition. Candidates must download the commitment from the General Delegation's website, sign it and present it obligatorily when entering the examination centre, and must respect the procedures and measures taken by the supervisory committees. Where necessary, candidates may be contacted via the personal email address declared during electronic registration.

Tests and coefficients

The competition consists of a written test, a sports test and an oral test:

• Written test: multiple-choice questions (MCQ) on cultural, ethics and legal topics, or analysis and synthesis questions, or questions on IT, calculation, language, functions or law, or other topics. Duration: 2 hours. Coefficient: 3.
• Sports test: 1200-metre hurdles race for men. Coefficient: 2.
• Oral or practical test, or both: simple and technical tests and an interview with the candidate on various topics and issues, or a practical test, or both. Duration: between 15 and 30 minutes. Coefficient: 4.

Conditions for progressing between tests

Candidates who score at least 10 out of 20 in the written test and meet the physical and psychological fitness conditions mentioned above are admitted to the sports test. Candidates summoned to the sports test must attend at the fixed time carrying their national identity card and the medical file specified in the announcement of the written test results, and must upload a clear and legible electronic PDF copy to the General Delegation's website. Only candidates meeting the conditions, on the medical committee's opinion, are allowed to take this test.

Candidates who obtain an average of at least 10 out of 20 in the written and sports tests without receiving an eliminatory mark are admitted to the oral test; those summoned must complete their application file and provide the documents specified in the notice.

Medical control and final verification

At all stages of the competition, the administration carries out the necessary checks to confirm that candidates meet the required conditions and are fit to perform the duties, particularly physical and psychological capacity. The medical committee may, whenever necessary, ask candidates to undergo analyses and examinations or to provide any useful document, notably the results of analyses, X-rays and other medical and paramedical examinations (screening for diabetes, cardiovascular disease, hepatitis B and C, HIV, screening for use of narcotic substances or psychotropic medication, etc.).

If a candidate previously declared successful does not meet one or more of the required conditions or has provided incorrect information, they will be replaced by a candidate from the waiting list according to merit.

Salary and preparing for the competition

Salary: from 4800 to 6500 MAD per month; the post is on scale 7.

For preparation, candidates are advised to build their electronic file early, check that each document is separate, clear and in PDF format, and that the medical certificate contains all the required data without erasures. It is also advisable to prepare for the written test by working on cultural, ethics, legal and IT topics, and to prepare physically for the 1200-metre hurdles race. These are practical tips and add no conditions to the official notice.

The commitment to serve for at least 8 years is an essential element that candidates should understand before applying, given the obligation to repay sums and salaries to the General Treasury of the Kingdom if it is not honoured.