Seven new programs will help professionals develop AI skills, reenter the high-tech workforce, and pursue new career opportunities.
The Israel Innovation Authority and the Israel Employment Service today announced the selection of seven new programs aimed at preparing Israel’s high-tech workforce for the growing adoption of artificial intelligence, with a total investment of NIS 10 million. The initiative will provide practical training for more than 1,000 workers, focusing on advanced AI-based technology roles, helping experienced technology professionals return to employment, creating opportunities for early-career graduates of technology-related fields, and supporting technological entrepreneurship.
Alongside training for advanced technology roles, the initiative will also provide training in entrepreneurship and startup creation, with an emphasis on emerging fields, including applications of artificial intelligence in the physical world (Physical AI).
Inbal Mashash, Adv., Director General of the Israel Employment Service, said: “At Israel Employment Service offices, we meet experienced engineers and developers who discover that the job market they are returning to now speaks a different language, the language of artificial intelligence. While the high-tech labor market was previously characterized by strong demand for workers, we are now witnessing changes in this sector as well. These professionals represent high-quality human capital that the economy cannot afford to lose. We must take proactive steps to ensure their successful reintegration into the workforce, for the benefit of individuals, companies, and the economy as a whole. The programs we have selected together with our partners at the Israel Innovation Authority are designed around employers’ needs and clearly defined roles. Their success will be measured by one key criteria: how many participants secure employment and generate income. This marks a critical step in our strategic partnership with the Israel Innovation Authority, through which we will continue to initiate and advance joint initiatives in the coming years.”
Hanan Brand, VP and Head of Startup Division at the Israel Innovation Authority, said: “The AI revolution is rapidly transforming the labor market, and one of Israel’s greatest strengths has always been our ability to adapt to technological changes and recognize the opportunities they creates. This is what has always set us apart. The partnership we are launching with the Israel Employment Service aims to help job seekers leverage their skills to reenter the high-tech industry and secure research and development roles, while also opening the door to technological entrepreneurship. Following previous years’ slowdown , recent quarters have seen renewed growth in demand for skilled professionals across the high-tech industry. We have a responsibility to ensure that companies in Israel continue to have access to the world’s best human capital.”
The Selected Programs
IMPACT Innovation Labs: A reskilling program for job seekers from the high-tech industry, combining extensive screening and training with hands-on experience in Physical AI technologies at IMPACT LABS. Participants will develop AI-based solutions for operating machines, sensors, and robots through research and development or technological entrepreneurship programs.
Elevation Education Ltd.: A program designed for job seekers from the eastern Negev, offering an AI Implementer training program that combines professional screening, project-based learning, employer engagement, career guidance, and connections to R&D roles in AI-intensive environments.
itworks – Empowering People: A training, practical experience, and job placement program offering two technology tracks: AI implementation, integration, and infrastructure, led by abra, and AI hardware development and accelerated computing, led by SagivTech.
Tech7: A program designed to help unemployed individuals with technological training return to R&D roles in AI and DeepTech. The program includes practical training through two tracks: integration into industry or the establishment of a new technology venture.
Mifalot – Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya: A program developed by the School of High-Tech, Google AI, and Reichman University, offering three training tracks: GenAI & LLM, AI Native Developer, and AI Product Builder.
Ariel University: A practical training program in AI-based technological entrepreneurship for unemployed candidates with technological backgrounds, including professionals affected by changes in the high-tech industry and junior professionals who have not yet entered the workforce.
Place-IL: A training program designed to help technology graduates from Israel’s geographic and demographic periphery, as well as individuals from under-represented populations, enter AI-based R&D roles in collaboration with leading high-tech companies. The program includes challenges, hands-on projects, and ongoing support to help graduates secure positions in software development, data, automation, and solution implementation.
Most participants will be referred to the programs through the Israel Employment Service, primarily from among registered job seekers with technological backgrounds. All programs will report on their progress according to established performance indicators, enabling the two organizations to evaluate which training models are most effective in helping participants secure employment and generate income.
The programs are expected to launch in the coming months. Registration details will be published on the Israel Employment Service website closer to the opening of each training cohort.