After almost disappearing, technological education is returning and with the opening of the new academic year, today, 3,000 new students will be added to it and 6 new schools will be established. A total of 132 thousand students will study the technological subjects. The hit: software engineering
The renewal of vocational-technological education with the opening of the 2017 school year - renewal and establishment of six vocational schools, and planning for additional schools in the next year all over the country. The Ministry of Education hopes that these schools will create prestige, so that many students will be attracted to them. "This is a comprehensive move that will give every child in Israel the opportunity for a meaningful future."
And in the meantime, the People and Computers site is handed over today because The trend of increasing the number of students applying for technological education continues: According to data published by the Ministry of Education, in the 3,000 academic year, which opens today (Wed), 132 students will join it. This will increase the number of students studying technological subjects to 20 thousand. It should be noted that in the last five years their number has increased by XNUMX thousand. The Ministry of Education emphasizes that the expected increase will change during the year.
One of the fields of study that the ministry expects to see an increase in the number of students this year is software engineering. According to the data, this year 12,780 students will study the field - an addition of 1,000 students. This year, 5,060 students will study in the computer science major, which prepares students for all computer professions (including technicians and communications). This trend started two years ago and the rate of joining it is increasing. In addition, five cyber majors will be opened across the country to be added to the 10 that are already operating. The Ministry of Education also plans to expand the technology reserve programs, which encompass about 200 schools in grades XNUMX-XNUMX.
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We need to add scientific + technological education to all schools, to be realized by adding study hours so that we reach 8 hours a day, and become like the rest of the Western world. The cost will be covered by taxing the income of women who can work.