NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, Flatiron School announced they have again been selected as an education partner for Amazon’s Career Choice program, set to provide Amazon’s hourly employees access to training in full-stack and front-end software development and cybersecurity analytics in 2023.
“Flatiron School is thrilled to be continuing our partnership with Amazon to further the education and skillsets of many hard-working individuals,” said Kate Cassino, Flatiron School CEO. “We are confident that our technical and instructional expertise, program design experience, and forward-thinking curriculum, combined with our job-placement track record, will set students who take part in the Career Choice Programs up for great success. We look forward to working together with Amazon to empower employees to change their lives through education.”
Flatiron School is a pioneer in tech education, growing from one of the world’s first tech educators at its inception in 2012 to a leading provider in critical tech talent today. With both student and enterprise programs and courses in software engineering, cybersecurity, data science, and product design, Flatiron School equips organizations and individuals with in-demand tech skills for today’s ever-evolving world. Flatiron School has been an Amazon partner since 2021.
Amazon’s Career Choice program is an education benefit that empowers employees to learn new skills for career success at Amazon or elsewhere. The program meets individual learners where they are on their education journey through a variety of education and upskilling opportunities including pre-paid college tuition, industry certifications designed to lead to in-demand jobs, and foundational skills such as English language proficiency, high school diplomas, and GEDs. In the U.S., the company is investing $1.2 billion to upskill more than 300,000 employees by 2025 to help move them into higher-paying, in-demand jobs.
Amazon’s Career Choice program has a rigorous selection process for third-party partner educators, choosing partners that are focused on helping employees through their education programs, assisting them with job placements, and overall offering education that leads to career success.
“We’re looking forward to Flatiron School coming on board as an education partner for Career Choice, adding to the hundreds of best-in-class offerings available to our employees,” said Tammy Thieman, Global Program Lead of Amazon’s Career Choice program. “We’re committed to empowering our employees by providing them access to the education and training they need to grow their careers, whether that’s with us or elsewhere. We have intentionally created a partner network of third-party educators and employers committed to providing excellent education, job placement resources, and continuous improvements to the experience. Today, over 90,000 Amazon employees around the world have participated in Career Choice and we’ve seen first-hand how it can transform their lives.”
For more information on Amazon’s Career Choice, visit: https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/workplace/career-choice
For more information on Flatiron School, visit: https://flatironschool.com/
ABOUT FLATIRON SCHOOL: Since 2012, Flatiron School has been an education innovator, training the next generation of tech talent in software engineering, data science, cybersecurity, and product design. The organization works with consumers, universities and colleges, and industry-leading companies around the world to elevate their tech teams with essential training. When it comes to landing a job, Flatiron School graduates have a proven track record of success thanks to experienced instructors and dedicated career coaches. Flatiron School’s mission is to enable the pursuit of a better life through education. For additional information, please visit flatironschool.com | Twitter: @FlatironSchool | LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/school/the-flatiron-school.
