How Amazon is upskilling their hourly employees

By Alyssa Place, This is my expertise
Published 3 Min Read

Finding time to pursue higher education is getting easier for Amazon employees.

The e-commerce giant is partnering with college education platform Outlier.org to offer its 750,000 hourly employees access to a library of college courses, available for free. The class time can be transferred for college credit at universities, including the University of Pittsburgh.

Alyssa Place
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Alyssa Place is the editor-in-chief of Employee Benefit News and has been with the team since 2019. Her work covers mental health, DEI, women at work, financial wellness, retirement and workplace … Read full bio


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