The College of Applied Engineering was established nearly four decades ago in cooperation with the Israel Defense Forces, to train practical engineers for army service. IDF regulations permit a percentage of post-high-school young men who are preparing for professions that are important to the military to defer their recruitment and spend two years in high-level study before becoming soldiers.

Some of BTJ's most outstanding high school students continue their studies at CAE for two years following their graduation. They learn practical engineering and display their achievements in final projects at the end of the program. After completing CAE, they enter the Israel Defense Forces as trained practical engineers serving primarily in the air force, navy, signal corps and ordinance corps.

After completion of their army service, some CAE graduates remain in the IDF as career officers. Others begin careers in various fields in engineering and technology.

SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE:
Boys Town Jerusalem's Scientific Advisory Committee reviews and evaluates the various schools' technical curricula. The Committee then makes recommendations, in conjunction with the Ministry of Education, to upgrade and enhance the course content and teaching methodologies so that Boys Town can continue to offer its students the best training possible for careers in industry, higher education and research and development. In addition, the Israel-based Committee keeps Boys Town's administration and faculty apprised of the latest scientific and technological advances in pertinent fields of study and advises them about new equipment and materials that can be acquired for instruction in those areas. Above and beyond the individual and collective scientific talents they bring to Boys Town, they also serve as exemplary role models who personify the synthesis of Torah and technology at the highest level. Among those serving on the Advisory Committee are:

. Nuclear physicist Dr. Alvin Radkowsky of Ben-Gurion University and Tel-Aviv University, a developer of the first U.S. atomic submarine.

. British mathematician and physicist Prof. Cyril Domb, visiting professor at Bar-Ilan University.

. Prof. Herman Branover, Chairman of the Center of Magnetohydrodynamic Studies and Training at Ben-Gurion University.

. Scientist Dr. Lee Spetner, President of Telrad Telecommunications and Electronics Co., one of Israel's leading electronics firms.

. Dr. Leo Levy, Director of the Jerusalem College of Tehnology and a specialist in the field of electro-optics.

. Dr. Dror Ben-David, Director of the Computer Center of Israel Aircraft Industries.

. Dr. Gershon Metzger, former Director General of the Ministry of Science and Technology.