The training, which will be voluntary, expands upon Amazon’s existing programs and initiatives. The idea is to help Amazon (AMZN) employees progress into more advanced jobs or even new positions outside of the company. It will be available to 100,000 workers by 2025, according to the report.
Under the plan, workers could use the training to transfer between positions they might not have been qualified for. For example, warehouse workers in fulfillment centers could be trained for technical roles in IT and nontechnical workers could be retrained as software engineers.
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“While many of our employees want to build their careers here, for others it might be a stepping stone to different aspirations,” said Beth Galetti, Amazon’s head of HR, in a prepared statement. “We think it’s important to invest in our employees, and to help them gain new skills and create more professional options for themselves.”
Amazon’s initiative comes as robots and artificial intelligence are advancing and more capable of replacing human jobs.
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