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title: "Meta launches $115M trades training with job guarantee"
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# Meta launches $115M trades training with job guarantee

Historic investment: Meta commits $115 million to America's Workforce Academy, the largest private-sector skilled trades training program with a guaranteed job in U.S. history. Urgent labor need: Aging workers, cultural stigma, and AI data center construction are fueling unprecedented demand for electricians, plumbers, and other tradespeople. Corporate collaboration: Firms like Lowe’s, Google, and BlackRock join Meta in funding trade training, aiming to prepare 300,000 workers by 2036.

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