The Portland Trust’s team and programs’ graduates, stand together with the residents of the South who withstood a terrible and inhuman attack, with the grieving families, the kidnapped and their families, those who were displaced from home, the wounded and all the people of Israel.

Together under the attack, together for restoration and joint future.

Portland Israel – קרן פורטלנד

Redefining

the Boundaries

of the Israeli Tech Industry

 

 

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אישה שעובדת באמצעות קרן פורטלנד
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At Portland Israel, we challenge talent acquisition biases and develop an infrastructure that successfully integrates tech professionals from the social and geographical periphery, into Israel’s tech industry.
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تغيير

The Voice of

Change

“Lotus graduates are brilliant and capable women who were given the opportunity to prove themselves, and they did - at an international level!”
Shaykh Mowafaq Tarif
the spiritual leader of the Druze community in Israel
"At Personetics, we have employed three Fursa graduates from summer 2021. We are extremely satisfied with their performance, commitment and integration into the company".
Yishay Schwerd
VP R&D
Personetics
“At Vayyar, we have extreme requirements of candidates. We started to employ Fursa graduates from winter 2021. We count on Fursa to bring us good candidates that are carefully selected and well trained."
Miri Ratner
Vayyar co-Founder and VP R&D
“For us, the employment of local talent from underserved communities is strategic. We want to tap into all relevant local talent pools before expanding to offshore centers.“
Oren Marmur
SVP & General Manager, Payments
Finastra
"We have great experience with Fursa graduates. Amdocs scaled up our DevOps domain leveraging Fursa graduates, as their onboarding period proved to be shorter than other alternatives“.
Johnny Abdalla
General Manager, Digital Delivery
Amdocs

Making the Connections That

Make a Difference

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A proactive, holistic approach to changing the landscape of the Startup Nation

Changing Biases

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Working with tech leaders and corporate executives to redefine their hiring profiles, and introduce a new, highly qualified talent pool into existing corporate structures

Training Talent

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Leveraging strong partnerships with tech leaders, government ministries and local municipalities, to establish a network of employment hubs and innovation centers

Creating Opportunities

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Paving the way for qualified candidates from underserved communities into the tech industry, by identifying, training and preparing them for employment, while facilitating cultural requirements

Changing The Climate

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Driving legislative changes, raising funds, and facilitating business cooperations to support innovation, entrepreneurship, and tomorrow’s ‘agents of change’
Innovation Center
Sakhnin
An ambitious economic growth engine, this health and med-tech innovation center was designed to encourage entrepreneurship and innovation in the Sakhnin Valley, through the recently launched MEDX Xelerator, and the health and life sciences industrial park that is currently in planning.
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Samana
Zarzir
With the aim of creating quality employment opportunities in the tech industry for Bedouin women, the Samana program identifies talented candidates and provides them with the skills and environment required to launch a career in QA and QA automation for ERP and CRM systems.
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Lotus
Daliyat Al-Karmel
This unique and thoughtfully crafted program provides Orthodox Druze women with deep tech training, significant employment opportunities, mentoring and support – all within a remote, women-only ‘safe space’ inside their village.
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Fursa
The Fursa program recruits outstanding computer science graduates from the Arab community, trains and prepares them for specific high-demand roles, and places them into desirable, entry-level positions in the Israeli high-tech industry.
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Beyond Dev
With the aim of placing non-STEM Arab university graduates into well-paying QA and QA automation positions, this program selects, reskills and places talented graduates, supporting them throughout their first year of employment.
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Tora V’daat
Jerusalem
In cooperation with the Hebrew University, the innovative Tora v’Daat program provides academic, social and financial support to ultra-Orthodox Jewish men studying towards their BSc degree in computer science, and places them in leading global tech firms.
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Physical Tech Hub
Country-Wide Programs

Change and Expand

Portland Israel’s ‘change and expand’ model works to create new employment opportunities within existing industry structures, while constantly expanding the infrastructure. We are actively reshaping the tech industry through the establishment of tech hubs and innovation centers outside of the high-tech center circle.
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Innovation Center
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Samana
Zarzir
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Lotus
Daliyat Al-Karmel
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Fursa
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Beyond Dev
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Tora V’daat
Jerusalem

Impact

Employers Satisfaction

90-95%

Placement rates

Over 185

junior engineers employed within 4 yrs

94%

retention rate after 2 years

Economic Impact

~1M NIS

annual contribution to Israel GDP by every placed graduate

272M NIS

Overall economic impact during 4 yrs. period

89%

of the positions were reclaimed from low-cost centers back to Israel

Social Impact

30-40%

of junior Arabs in R&D positions during last 4 yrs. are Portland graduates

68%

of engineers placed by TPT are women, compared to 29% in the general population

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tech hubs established in Arab municipalities

Employers

Publications and Media

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Israeli fintech firm Pagaya taps into Arab talent pool during ongoing war
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Government will invest six million shekels in the training and placement of Bedouins in high-tech
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The vision - 2023 Hi-tech book ENGLISH
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If a young Arab graduated in electrical engineering with an average of 87 and ends up working in renovations, his sense of alienation towards the country increases
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The vision - 2023 Hi-tech book
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The Portland Trust stands together with all of Israel
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Israeli Success - Redefining Hi-tech Boundaries
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Pagaya opens site at Employment Center Sakhnin
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Samana Zarzir opens Tech Hub
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TheMarker: Portland Israel breaking hi-tech boundaries
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TheMarker: Israeli Innovation Authority chooses bid winners: encouraging Arab hi-tech
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TheMarker: Portland Israel: Economic Development leading to employment diversity
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Master Plan for Employment in Arab Society

Our Generous

Supporters

Contact

To learn more about Portland Israel or to join our activities

    The Portland Trust Israel
    Azrieli Center, Triangular Tower, 35th Floor 132 Menahem Begin Rd. , Tel Aviv 6701101

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