$1.2Billion Education and Skills Training

AWS Grow Our Own Talent

AWS Grow Our Own Talent offers on-the-job training and job placement opportunities to Amazon employees and entry-level candidates with non-traditional backgrounds.

The training will help employees pursue roles to innovate within Amazon Web Services (AWS) data centers and safely deliver high-quality cloud computing services to customers. Participating employees are hired into roles such as data center technicians and data center engineering operations technicians, and complete in-person, on-the-job training for up to six months.

AWS Intelligence Initiative

AWS Intelligence Initiative is a program that develops operational talent to gain the technical skills and security clearance needed to work in Amazon Dedicated Cloud (ADC) regions.

The program allows participants to work on impactful technologies they are passionate about, while facilitating the expansion of ADC across the globe.

AWS Training and Certification

AWS Training and Certification is a dedicated business in AWS that equips organizations and learners of all skill levels, roles, and backgrounds with the knowledge and practical skills to innovate in the AWS Cloud. Offers more than 600 free digital trainings on AWS Skill Builder, our digital learning center. Amazon employees can also take advantage of AWS Skill Builder subscription content, instructor-led AWS classroom training, AWS Certification exam preparation resources, and experiential and game-based learning, at no cost. AWS Tech U is a 48-week residency program designed to help a select group of new AWS employees develop technical expertise in the AWS Cloud to launch a successful cloud career. Residents participate in project-based learning, creative real-world problem solving, and on-the-job training.

Career Choice

Career Choice is Amazon’s pre-paid tuition program for operations employees looking to further their education.

Amazon will pre-pay college tuition at hundreds of education partners across the country. In addition to funding associate and bachelor’s degrees, Amazon’s Career Choice will also fund high school completion, GED’s, and ESL proficiency certifications. Since launching Career Choice in 2012, over 130,000 Amazon employees across 14 countries worldwide have received training for high-demand occupations including aircraft mechanics, computer-aided designers, commercial truck drivers, medical assistants, nurses, and more.