The Talpiot College of Education (המכללה האקדמית תלפיות) is a religious teacher training college in Tel Aviv, Israel. It prepares teachers “in the spirit of the Mamlachti dati (state religious) education system”. [1]
It was founded in 1937 by Rabbi Dr. Jacob Alishkovsky [2] and was originally called the "Talpiot Beit Midrash for Kindergarten Teachers".
The college is accredited by the Council for Higher Education in Israel and offers specialized Bachelor of Education degrees in the following tracks: early childhood; elementary school; secondary school; special education; educational counseling.
The college established Midreshet Aviv in 1998 as an institution of Torah Study “lishma” (for its own sake). Midreshet Binat is also associated with the college.