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    From The Warehouse To IT: Amazon Offering 100,000 Workers Tech Training

    Amazon plans to invest $700 million to train a third of its U.S. workforce for higher skilled jobs. The company acknowledged that workers could use their new skills to seek jobs outside of Amazon.
    by Amy Scott Jul 11, 2019 2 minutes
    Amazon said it will invest $700 million to train 100,000 employees for higher skilled jobs by 2025. Training programs will be offered to workers throughout all levels of the company.

    Amazon employees who are filling boxes in warehouses may be the industry's next engineers.

    The company announced Thursday that it will spend more than $700 million to train 100,000 employees for higher skilled jobs over the next six years.

    These training programs will be offered to workers throughout all levels of the

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