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America's Workforce Academy

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Last discussed Sep 17, 2026

A five-week pre-apprenticeship program funded by Meta that pays participants to train in skilled trades like fiber optics and electrical work, covering all expenses and guaranteeing a job upon completion.

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Mike Rowe
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Used for: Getting paid to train in skilled trades (fiber optics, electrical, construction) with guaranteed job placement and all expenses covered Praised: Fully paid participation including travel, food, and wages; guaranteed job at...

"America's Workforce Academy is a five-week pre-apprenticeship program on steroids. This is how desperate Meta is for skilled workers. They will pay you to go through the course — could be fiber optic, could be basic electric, all the construction ..."

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Used for: Fast-tracking workers into data center construction jobs — fiber technicians, welders, electricians, pipe fitters Praised: Pays full job-rate wages during training, guarantees a job upon graduation, 9... vs: Previous apprenticeship models paid very low fees for long periods; OSHA and ...

"We launched America's Workforce Academy. We launched it about four months ago. 40,000 Americans applied. We've graduated 250 people and we have a 90% retention rate. We at Meta guarantee you a job if you graduate on one of our data center sites."

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