The Hebrew Technical Institute for Boys, established in 1884, aimed to provide vocational training to immigrant Jewish boys in order to improve their economic prospects in America.

Dr. Eitan Regev, an economist and Research Fellow at the Israel Democracy Institute, highlights the negative impact of Israel's heavy focus on academic education over vocational training on the economy and society.

Dr. Eitan Regev, an economist and Research Fellow at the Israel Democracy Institute, discusses the negative impact of Israel's overemphasis on academic education at the expense of vocational training on its economy and social cohesion in "The Handbook on Vocational Training".