14 Given the fast pace of technological development, even hightech employees sometimes struggle to keep up. Fortunately, a new Bar-Ilan initiative offers them a way both to gain needed knowledge and advance in their industry. The best part? They can do it all while they’re working—no need for a professional timeout. Launched in December of last year, the new School of HighTech and Cyber Security offers continuing-education courses in data analysis, information systems, business intelligence, and more, with an emphasis on the practical experience required in the field. Taught by industry leaders with expertise in hightech training, school courses are held in special classrooms with advanced multimedia equipment and computing capacity. In addition, many are offered jointly with the HighTech Companies Forum, which includes companies such as VMware, Ec-Council, and Fortinet. The collaboration means that students can receive international certification for highly sought-after skills. Kicking Learning Up a Level School of High-Tech and Cyber Security “Our vision,” explains school Director Eran Shaham, the founder of numerous authorized training programs in the fields of cyber, networking, and virtualization, is “to accompany high-tech employees from the outset of their journey and on through the rest of their lives. High-tech professions require lifelong study and the continued acquisition of new tools—and the new school at Bar-Ilan will enable high-tech employees in Israel to do both.” Bar-Ilan CEO and Senior Vice President Zohar Yinon agrees. “This new school’s opportunities for reskilling and upskilling offer a highway to Israel’s the high-tech sector and a way to increase Bar-Ilan students and alumni’s employability. It’s all part of our commitment to enable life-long learning, for our students and the wider community.”
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