Amazon has reportedly said it will invest $700m to retrain 100,000 employees in all sectors of the company by 2025, aiming to fill some of its 20,000 technical vacancies. Amazon said its training programmes will focus on the fastest-growing jobs, including data mapping specialists, data scientists and security engineers, which also offer skills useful outside the online retailer. Amazon has been criticised for its working conditions, while warehouse employees in Minnesota, Shakopee, are set to strike on the firm's annual Prime Day sale.
Amazon has reportedly said it will invest $700m to retrain 100,000 employees in all sectors of the company by 2025, aiming to fill some of its 20,000 technical vacancies. Amazon said its training programmes will focus on the fastest-growing jobs, including data mapping specialists, data scientists and security engineers, which also offer skills useful outside the online retailer. Amazon has been criticised for its working conditions, while warehouse employees in Shakopee, Minnesota, are set to strike on the firm's annual Prime Day sale.