Technology
Seattle
1.5M
$574B
1,000+
associates placed in higher-paid roles
90%
completion rates across all programs
65
net promoter score for learners
At the core of its mission, Amazon believes in providing all employees with opportunities to learn new skills and advance their careers. In 2012, the company introduced Career Choice, an education and training benefit designed to help eligible hourly employees acquire new skills and create pathways to careers in high-demand roles.
This initiative is particularly beneficial for frontline workers, who often face challenges such as limited career paths, inflexible scheduling, and physically demanding tasks, resulting in high turnover rates. By offering top-notch skills training, the Career Choice program not only empowers its 700,000+ eligible hourly employees globally with better career prospects but also helps reduce turnover and cultivates a more committed workforce.
Since 2021, the Career Choice team has been partnering with Correlation One to develop and roll out customized technical training programs across the following areas:
These technical tracks aim to equip Amazonʼs hourly employees with sought-after skills, enabling them to fill data and digital roles within the company and the broader AWS ecosystem.
Find out how Correlation One's reskilling solutions provide:
Correlation Oneʼs training solution is designed to help Amazon Associates secure in-demand, higher skilled, technical roles within Amazon and its partner ecosystem. As a result, it is structured to support both the Associatesʼ learning and development objectives and the recruiting and retention needs of Amazon and its partners.
New cohorts are run every three months and are each made up of hundreds of employees. Correlation One offers eight training tracks across a variety of technical domains including data analytics, cybersecurity, IT support and more. These tracks provide choice and opportunity to Amazonʼs employees as they work to advance their careers by obtaining in-demand skills while also supporting Amazonʼs talent needs. Training tracks typically last up to 16 weeks and combine live, instructor-led training with asynchronous studies as well as career development coaching.
With the COVID onset, Lee wasn't able to run his small business anymore and joined Amazon as a Warehouse Associate. He didn't really know what he wanted to do long term and was encouraged to take part in Career Choice.
After taking on and completing the Data Analytics program from Correlation One, Lee secured a role at Amazon as a Process Control Specialist. He's now able to use his newfound skill sets daily.