Long before the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak and the unprecedented financial and employment crisis it brought with it, a group of Israeli tech executives and entrepreneurs was already working to set up a professional internship program for software developers. While the current crisis did not create this need, it does highlight the necessity of a program that can complement academic studies with experience in the field.
“Unlike law or psychology where graduates need to complete an internship program, in tech, there is no on-the-job training,” Yuval Eshel, who is among the people behind the suggested program, told Calcalist in an interview.
