Amazon invests one billion US dollars in training program

Amazon announced today, Thursday, that it is investing one billion US dollars in its “Career Choice” training program. The money comes from the “Future Ready 2030 Fund” presented in October 2025, which totals 2.5 billion US dollars and expands access to education and qualification. At least 50 million people are to be prepared for the future of work.

The “Career Choice” program is open to employees in the USA and 13 other countries – including Germany – and is aimed at all permanent employees in entry-level career stages 1 to 3 who have been employed by Amazon for at least one year.

Amazon, according to its own statements, covers 100 percent of tuition fees in advance for Career Choice and reimburses approved books and fees up to an annual maximum of 4500 euros. According to Amazon, over 300,000 employees worldwide participated in the program in 2012, and now another 500,000 employees are to be added.

Further development of Career Choice

The program is to be further developed in all 14 countries where it is offered, focusing on areas with high employment growth: cybersecurity, software development, logistics, renewable energies, and mechatronics. According to Amazon, the courses are designed to offer flexibility with different working hours.

Amazon emphasized at the announcement that it will continue to promote the further training of existing employees beyond Career Choice – for example, through initiatives such as “AWS Skill Builder”. In this context, employees can acquire AWS certifications in areas such as machine learning and AI. The so-called “Machine Learning University” (MLU) also trains employees to develop AI solutions for Amazon's specific business challenges. According to its own statements, the company covers the costs for one AWS exam in the field of AI or machine learning per employee per year. (nij)