The Teacher Training College
Until recently, secular education for men – even in the service of Torah learning – was considered unacceptable in certain sectors of the orthodox community. Teachers at Talmud Torah schools were not expected to be formally trained as educators.
Training teachers in Elad
For the past 18 years, the Achiya Teacher Training College has been at the forefront of vocational training in the orthodox educational community, providing male teachers with the skills they need to work effectively, especially with learning challenged children.
Today, with over 2,000 of its graduates teaching in Israel and abroad, Achiya has become a formidable source of educational empowerment that is having a direct and significant impact on thousands of youngsters in the orthodox and ultra-orthodox sectors.
Achiya graduates are transforming Israeli society, by ushering in a new era in which professionalism in education is expected – and every child is expected to succeed.
The Teacher Training College is having a positive economic effect on Charedi society, with its graduates gaining respectable, professional employment that allows them to support their families.
Teachers in computer lab
Learning about child development
Class in session
College Programs
The College operates under the supervision of the Ministry of Education and in conjunction with Bar Ilan University. Training takes place twice a week during evening hours in the Bnei-Brak center, as well as in its 13 branches: Ashdod, Bet-Shemesh, Elad, Netivot, Rechasim, Modiin Ilit, Hadera, Netanya, Zefat and its newest branches in Jerusalem, Beitar Ilit, Tel-Aviv and Tveria.
1,346 students are currently studying in three year programs in:
- Regular education for elementary school and preschools
- Special education for elementary and high school children
- Educational counseling
All graduates receive certification from either the Ministry of Education or Bar Ilan University and are qualified to teach in all educational institutions in Israel.
