Sigma program (Intelligence Corps)תכנית סיגמא
What the Sigma program (Intelligence Corps) role asks for, and what it holds
The Sigma program lets graduates of a high school electronics major study for an electronics technician diploma before enlisting, and then serve in a technological unit of the Intelligence Corps.
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The IDF names no profile or score for the role.
- Kind of role
- Rear
- Branch
- Intelligence
- Open to
- Men and women
- Try-out
- For men and women
- Training place
- the Intelligence Corps training base
This is what the work of the role holds.
Participants study electronics at a college, with a focus on communications, while their enlistment is deferred under the technological reserve track. Students who excel can continue to a further year and earn an engineering technician diploma.
After the studies, soldiers are placed in key roles in the Intelligence Corps technological units. During service they gain work experience and take civilian and military courses, and at later stages they can also work in research and development.
This is how the IDF's page sets out the way into the role.
- 1Men must pass a screening process.
- 2Women must pass a screening process.
This is how the training for the role runs.
The program begins with technician studies at Ort Singalovski in Tel Aviv, Ort Holon, Amit in Rishon LeZion or Mosinzon in Hod HaSharon, with 80% of the tuition paid by the Intelligence Corps. It is followed by a course at the Intelligence Corps training base and a month of training in the unit.
Where it trainsthe Intelligence Corps training base
This is what service in the role looks like.
The role serves in open and closed Military Intelligence bases across the country. Acceptance requires signing on for career service after compulsory service: a year for those who study one year and a year and a half for those who study both years.
The role also asks for a few more things.
- Graduation from a professional high school electronics major.
- Signing on for career service after compulsory service.
After the role, the IDF's page names these paths.
- An electronics technician certificate from the Ministry of Education.
- For students who excel, a further year of study and an engineering technician diploma.
- Civilian courses such as John Bryce, HP and Microsoft, and military courses such as .NET, Linux and PowerShell.
- Work in research and development at later stages of service.
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Frequently asked questions
What does the Sigma program (Intelligence Corps) role ask for?
The IDF names no profile or score for the role.
Who can serve as Sigma program (Intelligence Corps)?
The role is open to men and women.
Is there a try-out for Sigma program (Intelligence Corps)?
Yes, for men and women. The IDF's page sets out the selection this way. Men must pass a screening process. Women must pass a screening process.
What does the training for Sigma program (Intelligence Corps) hold?
The program begins with technician studies at Ort Singalovski in Tel Aviv, Ort Holon, Amit in Rishon LeZion or Mosinzon in Hod HaSharon, with 80% of the tuition paid by the Intelligence Corps. It is followed by a course at the Intelligence Corps training base and a month of training in the unit.
This page was written from the IDF's pages for future soldiers, read on 6 November 2026.
- The role's page on the IDF's site: Sigma program (Intelligence Corps)
The requirements and screenings change from time to time, and the IDF's page for each role is the one that counts.