JERUSALEM

The main activities of the YWCA of Jerusalem

  Vocational and educational programs
  • Secretarial Training Program
  • Primary/Public Health Care Program
  • Food preparation and production program

Facilities and Rentals

Hotel Saris

 

Vocational & educational program
 Vocational training is comprised of three programs; Secretarial Training Program, Primary/Public Health Care Program, and Culinary Arts. By the end of each program, graduates earn a diploma that qualifies them to work in their field of study. It is worth mentioning that graduates from YWCA programs are in high demand in the labour market where the rate of employment for the YWCA graduates has increased about 85%.

Professional Development Courses
The Jerusalem Branch offers a number of short courses ranging from 32hrs long to 5 months long courses in languages, computer programs, cooking, executive secretary and many others.  These courses are run mornings and afternoons throughout the year.

Programs prerequisites
 Enrolment in secretarial training program or in the primary health care program, students are required to meet the following criteria:
High school certificate (twelfth grade)
Successfully passing a qualifying exam that assesses students' English language competence and their mathematical knowledge
Participated in an intensive six weeks English and computer programs
To be enrolled in the food production and service affiliates program, students must have completed basic education ninth grade
Secretarial training Program:

Academic Curriculum
This one-year program merges theory with practice. The academic three semesters, students ought to study the following three level courses (Introductory, Intermediate and Advanced):

Secretarial Duties
English for Business
Accounting
Cultural Studies and life skills
Business Technical skills & Typing
Computer
Introduction to Management
Language Electives		  

 

Practical Training
 Practical training is an indispensable ingredient of the above-mentioned courses. Throughout the year, each teacher utilises the proper practical methodology for the session taught. There is one-month intensive-field training for all students who are placed in various establishments and organisations where they can put theory into practice.

 

 

Primary/Public Health Care Program
 Academic curriculum:
YWCA developed a one-year health program that combines theory with practice.
The curriculum is based on three stages that run as follows:
 

 

 

 

Stage one
Prenatal Care
Nutrition
Disease Prevention and Immunization
Anatomy
Communal work
Communication skills
Health education
Environmental health		 Stage Two
 Maternal care
Women's health
First aid
School health
Dental health.		 Stage Three
 Rehabilitation for the disabled
Senior citizen care
Epidemic diseases

Practical/Field Training
 Field training is an indispensable component of this three-semester program. To gain a practical experience of what is being learnt in the class; students are being trained by professional doctors and nurses in the following health care centres:

Students are distributed on local hospitals “Alhilal” and “Almakased” and local clinics which are supervised by the Medical Relief Services where they do their practical component of the program under the direct supervision of the resident doctors and nurses. Rehabilitation and senior citizen care centres.

Food Production and Catering services
The unit in Jerusalem offers a variety of pastries and sweets for sale.  Also, it can offers business lunches or brunches upon request.

Culinary Arts Program
 Academic Curriculum:
This is a one year program where students have to finish the following courses

Food production and service techniques
Ethnic cooking
Sweets and decoration
Presentation
English Language Skills
Introduction to Computer
Cultural Studies
First Aid

Practical Training
 Most culinary arts students are trained in YWCA's kitchen. Those students are highly trained that a catering service has been developed. This service offers variety of pastries and cookies to YWCA’s members as well as the general public.


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Facilities and Rentals

A Prime Location for your next gathering
At the Jerusalem Branch, we have meeting rooms and halls to serve as the location for your next business meeting, lecture gathering, social activity …etc.  Audio-visual equipments are available.  Refreshments, light snacks, lunches are provided upon order.
 

Facilities and services
 23 rooms (single, double or triple), Meeting halls, Cafeteria. Parking and access to Internet.
Special offers are available throughout the year.

Hotel Saris  http://www.palestinehotels.com/hotels/ywca.html
 The YWCA Hotel is a facility within the main building of YWCA–Jerusalem. It is situated not so faraway from the shopping area of Salah Eddin Street, and it has a wonderful view over the old city of Jerusalem, which is 15 minutes away. Adding to all of these advantages, the YWCA hotel offers a high standard accommodation

 

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