Amazon Launches Apprenticeship Program To Train Veterans For Tech Jobs

It is said that going to war changes a person, which is why sometimes when veterans come back from deployment, it can be hard for them to adjust to normal life, hold down a regular job, and so on. However Amazon wants to do something about it and together with the US Department of Labor, they are launching an apprenticeship program for veterans.

Dubbed ApprenticeshipUSA, this apprenticeship program is aimed at veterans and it will train them for tech jobs, but at the same time giving them a salary so that they will be able to at least pay the bills, rent, and buy food for themselves and their family. This initiative was actually announced by Amazon’s CEO Jeff Bezos last year where he revealed the company’s plan to hire 25,000 veterans and spouses of military personnel over the course of the next 5 years.

In a statement made by U.S. Secretary of Labor Deputy Chris Lu, “We are pleased that Amazon is joining the remarkable group of forward-looking organizations that are pursuing innovations in apprenticeship for the 21st century. Partnerships like this one have reinvigorated our nation’s apprenticeship system, creating opportunity and pathways to prosperity for hundreds of thousands of Americans that will last for years to come.”

If you are interested in learning more about ApprenticeshipUSA, then head on over to the Department of Labor’s website for the details.

Tyler Lee
Categories: General
Tags: Amazon