Two-days Seminar at Kibbutz Nof Ginosar in the framework of the Vocational Training for Young People in Israel, July 29-30, 2010. The seminar is part of the vocational training project, and was attended by Mr. Michael Axmann, Specialist in Skills Development Systems in the Skills and Employability Department of the ILO - International Labour Organization in Geneva.
During the two-days intensive Seminar, topics such as: Technological education in the Israeli educational system, Technological education and vocational training – the perspective of the Manufacturers Association, What does the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor have to do with youth education? and Vocation training for young people in Israel were discussed.
On the second day of the Seminar, a Presentation by Mr. Michael Axmann, was held on: “Facilitating Labour Market Entry for Youth through Apprenticeship Programmes - an ILO Perspective".
The seminar was chaired by Dr. Roby Nathanson.
Zichron Yaacov Steering Committee Round Table, May 16, 2010.
The Steering Committee of the Zichron Yaacov Project on issues related to poverty, income distribution, labour market, education and green colour economy discussed the subjects on the agenda for the year 2010:
Opportunities on the Labour Market for Senior Employees and Green Jobs – Advanced Environmental Policy and its influence on the Labour Market – the European Experience.
Prof. Amnon Caspi, Bar Ilan University, presented his study on the topic: "Opportunities on the Labour Market for Senior Employees".
Adv. Yuval Laster presented his proposal for a study on the subject: "Green Jobs – Advanced Environmental Policy and its influence on the Labour Market – the European Experience".
In the framework of the Vocational Training Project, we visited two Vocational Schools in the North, May 6, 2010
During the visit the delegation learnt about the model of vocational training used in the two schools in the North and examined to what extent the model introduced in previous Seminars of the Vocational Training Project can be implemented.
Members of the delegation that visited the schools were representatives of the Histadrut, the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Employment, the Ministry of Education, the Noar Haoved Vehalomed – Youth Movement, the vocational schools, the Organization of Self-Employed Persons and Small Businesses in Israel and the Labor Attaché at the German Embassy in Israel.
In March 2010, the Macro Center published a new comparative Research about the Israeli Construction in the Settlements between 2004 and 2008.
According to the study published by Macro Center, the cost of the building of Israeli settlements in the West Bank amounted to more than $17 billion.
Using satellite imagery and other technology, the research institute mapped every home and structure put up in the settlements.
Its work was the result of a years-long effort to gauge the total value of the Jewish settlement enterprise in the West Bank.
Macro researchers said the main source of data is aerial photography of the West Bank taking in 128 Jewish settlements. It does not include Israeli building in east Jerusalem.
Click here for Reviews in Israeli and International Press after the Publication of the Research in March 2010.
Israeli-European Policy Network (IEPN) Meeting in London organized jointly with Chatham House, the Royal Institute of International Affairs, April 27, 2010:
Subject of the latest IEPN Meeting held in London was:
"Assessing the Impact of the Arab Peace Initiative on the Middle East and the Role of the EU: European, Arab and Israeli Perspectives"
