American women’s liberation groups can look to Israel for working examples in educational equality. As part of its continually expanding program to train Israeli girls in technical vocations, Pioneer Women announced this week the start of a new course for girls of pre-Army age in instrumental mechanics and electronics. These courses are being conducted in cooperation with the Israel Defense Forces and the Ministry of Labor, it was announced by the vocational training department of Moetzet Hapoalot, Pioneer Women’s affiliate social service organization in Israel. The pre-Army courses are intended for girls who have completed two and three years of secondary school. They will be conducted at the Pioneer Women/Moetzet Hapoalot’s training school in Jaffa. Graduates receive both the official vocational certificate of the Ministry of Labor and, upon their entry into the Defense Forces are granted fitting army ratings. At the same time, Pioneer Women is conducting-for the seventh year-courses in technical aeronautic draftsmanship, graduates of which, it is reported, have been successfully absorbed in the Israel Air Force and later in civilian work.
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