CHAPTER 3-13

Sponsored Education

Several major retailing organizations offer financial support for educational programs to prepare employees for careers of their choice.

Amazon: Full College Tuition for Frontline Employees

Amazon’s more than 750,000 operations employees in the United States are eligible for fully funded college tuition, including cost of classes, books, and fees.

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Figure 3-13.1 An Amazon employee in a break room, working on an assignment as part of the company’s Upskilling 2025 program

Photo courtesy: Amazon media library

Since the launch of Upskilling 2025 in 2019, more than 70,000 employees have participated in one of Amazon’s ...

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