Israel is considered a start-up country, but has been suffering from a shortage of high-tech workers for years.
One of the reasons for the shortage is the fact that many young people from the geographical and social periphery do not fit into these professions, and this issue will be raised tomorrow at the Israel Today economic-socio-resilience conference.
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A session entitled "Equality in Community Employment" will also discuss the low participation of the ultra-Orthodox and Arabs in the labor market.
The session will be attended by, among others, the director of the employment service, Rami Graur.
One way to deal with the shortage is to retrain and train in the high-tech world.
Private companies, associations and various ventures are trying to do this, and one of them is Tapuach, which trains people for high-tech and technology professions.
This is a half-year of intensive learning and training in startups and high-tech companies, including for students who have graduated without experience.
The association, which operates in the social and geographical periphery, trains about 1,500 people a year.
"There is a shortage of 21,000 participants in the high-tech world," says Anat Tzur, CEO of Tapuach, who will also participate in the panel. Economically. "In this respect, the corona was actually a bright spot." The epidemic made people work from home or in a hybrid way, and in fact made the periphery accessible to the center because it did not matter where you lived.
It was a huge catalyst for many. "
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