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Meta launches $115M skilled trades academy with guaranteed jobs for graduates in 4 states

Tech giant Meta on Monday announced that it's launching a new academy for workers to receive training in a skilled trade at no cost with a job guaranteed for all graduates.The parent company of Facebook and Instagram is creating the America's Workforce Academy (AWA) with an initial investment of $115 million in the program's first year. It will start with pilot locations in Louisiana, Ohio, Indiana and Texas this year.Graduates of the program will receive a National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) credential as well as an America's Workforce Certificate – both of which a...