Social Work

For every track

• ·Graduates of schools where the language of instruction is not Hebrew will be required to pass the Yael exam with a score of 115 points / a grade of 75 or higher in the literacy course in the pre-academic mechina offered by the Western Galilee Academic College will grant an exemption from the Yael exam.
• ·The department head, or someone appointed by the department head, may approve admission below the official Yael requirements, provided that the Yael requirements are met during the first year of study. In this case, the student will be required to study Hebrew and submit a Yael score during the first semester of study.
• ·*Award of the degree is subject to approval by the Council for Higher Education

The Hebrew terms

bagrut average — ממוצע בגרות · bagrut — בגרות · mechina — מכינה · pre-academic mechina — מכינת קד"א · practical engineer — הנדסאי · 30+ mechina — מכינת 30+ · psychometric exam — פסיכומטרי · eligibility for a bagrut certificate — זכאות לבגרות · foreign high-school diploma — בגרות חו"ל · bagrut certificate — תעודת בגרות

What graduates work as

• Social Work and Counseling in Social Welfaremost commonProviding advice and guidance to individuals, families, groups, communities, and organizations in response to personal and social difficulties. Helping people obtain skills, resources, and support services for welfare and social problems.
• Welfare and Social Services ManagementPlanning, directing, and coordinating programs that provide social and community services, such as assistance to families and child welfare services.
• PsychologyThe study of mental processes and the behavior of individuals or groups, in order to promote personal, social, educational, and occupational adjustment and development.

Which industries they work in

• Local government28%
• Residential Care17%
• Social Welfare and Relief Services Without Accommodation15%