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Absorption Programs for Young Adults provide housing, intensive Hebrew lessons, and comprehensive absorption
services to new immigrants aged 18 to 35 – young adults and families. They meet the unique needs of this audience, who
may be preparing to enter the Israel Defense Forces or an Israeli university, or launching their careers. The programs
vary in their eligibility requirements.

• Ulpan Etzion for college graduates • TAKA pre-college preparation
• Beit Brodetsky (Tel Aviv) • Selah for high school graduates from the
• Ulpan Kinneret (Tiberias)
• Kibbutz Ulpan former Soviet Union
• First Home in the Homeland – • Tech and the City for computer professionals
• Movilim for college graduates aged 33-42
Kibbutz-based absorption for families

Professional Licensing and Training programs create employment solutions for young immigrant families, who
reside in Jewish Agency Absorption Centers during the program. Courses are offered on many levels and for different
populations, are free of charge, and often guarantee employment to those who successfully complete the course.
Current courses include:

• Air-Conditioning Engineers • Science Teachers 13
• Computer Numerical Control • Maintenance
• Bus Drivers • Hotelier Course – Chef and Patisserie
• Drivers of Heavy Vehicles • Garage Mechanics
• Physicians Licensing • Carpenters
• Computer Programming • Fitness Trainers (for olim from France)