SLBFE opens registration for 16,000 Israel jobs

The Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment opened its online registration portal on Monday for Sri Lankans seeking work in Israel’s restaurant and renovation sectors, with 16,000 places across the two categories.

Registration opened at 12 noon for 4,000 restaurant sector applicants and at 2 p.m. for 12,000 renovation sector applicants, the Daily Mirror reported.

Restaurant sector

Restaurant places are open to male applicants aged 25 to 40 with at least one year of experience in a restaurant kitchen.

Applicants must have completed a minimum of eight years of schooling, have good English communication skills, and be physically and mentally able to carry out the work — which the bureau described as including lifting heavy loads, standing for long periods and washing kitchen utensils. They must also have no allergies to food or cleaning products.

Renovation trades

The 12,000 renovation places are spread across four categories: putty and gypsum work, sunk box and block stone construction, plastering, and ceramic tiling.

Applicants for these roles must be aged 25 to 45, hold the relevant professional qualifications, have completed at least 10 years of schooling and have a basic knowledge of English.

Who cannot apply

In both sectors, applicants must not have worked in Israel before. Their parents, spouse and children must also not be working there.

Anyone who previously applied for a renovation sector job and failed the final test may not apply again. Applicants who previously sought work in other Israeli sectors may apply if they meet the requirements for one of the four renovation categories.

The bureau said applicants’ trade skills will be assessed by qualified Israeli representatives, and urged jobseekers to apply only for roles matching their actual experience. Applications go through the SLBFE website, www.slbfe.lk.

Sri Lanka resumed sending workers to Israel under a government-to-government arrangement, and the bureau is targeting 250,000 overseas placements this year after a record July for departures.

Sources: Daily Mirror.