#1. Amazon pledges $700 million to upskill 29 million cloud computing experts
Amazon plans to upskill 29 million people globally in the coming five years to equip them for working in cloud computing-related careers. Some of those to be trained in the $700m initiative will be Amazon employees, but the training is open to anyone in the world and is free.
The reskilling and upskilling offer comes as the pandemic disrupts millions of careers. While Amazon plans to hire some of these newly trained workers, the idea is to equip millions of people with the education needed to work in high-tech positions, according to the company.
The company will deliver the training via existing and new partnerships with schools and non-profit organisations. Read more on the WSJ or on Amazon’s Upskilling commitments website.