Meta is launching “America’s Workforce Academy” (AWA), a free training initiative intended to prepare Americans for skilled trade jobs related to the company’s data center expansion. Meta’s CEO says the program is designed to create job pathways for people entering trades needed to build and support infrastructure for the United States’ growing artificial intelligence ambitions. According to Meta, participants who complete the program successfully are offered a guaranteed job in the trades. The effort is supported through partnerships with other organizations that help deliver training and connect graduates to employment opportunities. Coverage notes Meta’s data center buildout as a key driver for demand for construction and related skilled labor. The Times of India reports that the broader workforce need could reach into the hundreds of thousands of skilled trade workers to support U.S. AI infrastructure goals, while Breitbart focuses on the company’s plan to recruit and train workers specifically for data center construction. Both accounts describe AWA as a free program and emphasize job placement or guaranteed employment upon completion.