In ORT Israel, there is no compromise on the quality of achievements or the spirit of giving. Educating for giving on one hand and the promotion of science and technology on the other, the network believes that only this combination can promote the social and economic fortitude of the State of Israel.

 

As the largest educational network in Israel, ORT Israel has trained over 500,000 graduates since its establishment in 1949, with a majority making up the human infrastructure of the science and technology industry.

 

The ORT Israel network is spread throughout Israel, from Hatzor, Wadi Salame and Ma’alot in the north to Arad, Abu Basma and Yerucham in the south, providing socioeconomic advancement for over 100,000 students from all sectors of society – Jewish, Arab, Druze, Bedouin, religious and secular.

 

The network manages over 160 schools and colleges, providing educational solutions for every academic level including: Comprehensive Schools (Junior and Senior High Schools), Industrial Schools, Educational Centers, Technical and Engineering colleges and an Academic College for Engineering.

 

In the post-elementary sector, ORT students account for 12% of the national student population.

 

ORT Israel has developed a variety of institutional models, investing heavily in preparing all students for the technological and moral demands of the world in which we live.

 

Comprehensive Schools: Preparing students for further studies at colleges, universities and the Technion. These schools have a Junior High sector where emphasis is put on introductory studies in science and technology.

 

Industrial Schools:  A study program that is combined with practical work at the industrial plant where the school is located.

 

Education Centers:  Encourages students with special social and educational needs to cultivate drive, vision and the tools for future success.

 

Technological Colleges:  Offering science and technology programs for degrees as technicians, practical engineers and scientists in a range of technological disciplines.

 

Academic Colleges: Offering Bachelor and B.Ed programs in engineering and technological disciplines. Institutions of higher learning recognize the degrees in the various fields of engineering.

 

Diploma Studies:  Studies in a wide range of technological and academic subjects tailored to the demands of local industry, institutions and the public sector.