Meta invests $115 million in America's Workforce Academy to train data center technicians

Meta Platforms is investing $115 million in a new training program called America's Workforce Academy, designed to prepare workers for data center technician jobs. The program will be free for participants and is expected to lead to job offers for graduates, with roles as full-time positions with general contractors working on Meta's data center projects.

The move is part of Meta's broader infrastructure spending: the company has pledged $600 billion for U.S. infrastructure and jobs over the next three years, as it expands facilities to support its artificial intelligence ambitions.

For Meta, the program addresses the practical challenge of finding enough skilled labor to staff large data center projects. For workers, it provides a path into technical roles in a fast-growing sector of the economy.