{"id":156432,"date":"2023-11-15T10:24:54","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T15:24:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianatech.edu\/?post_type=news&p=156432"},"modified":"2023-11-16T09:53:24","modified_gmt":"2023-11-16T14:53:24","slug":"indiana-tech-selected-by-amazon-as-an-education-partner-for-its-career-choice-program","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.indianatech.edu\/news\/indiana-tech-selected-by-amazon-as-an-education-partner-for-its-career-choice-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Indiana Tech selected by Amazon as an education partner for its Career Choice Program"},"content":{"rendered":"

Indiana Tech has been selected as an education partner for Amazon\u2019s Career Choice program, providing Amazon\u2019s hourly employees access to more than 100 career-focused online degree and certificate programs. Indiana Tech offers busy working adults associate, bachelor\u2019s and master\u2019s degrees, as well as undergraduate and graduate certificates. Six-week online classes allow students to take one class at a time and make rapid progress toward program completion.<\/p>\n

\u201cIndiana Tech is pleased to partner with Amazon Career Choice to help their employees build valuable skills and pursue their higher education goals,\u201d said Steve Herendeen, vice president for enrollment management at Indiana Tech. \u201cOur diverse catalog of career-focused online degree and certificate programs in high demand fields like organizational leadership, project management, cybersecurity, marketing and more are an ideal fit for busy working adults who are ready to take the next step in their careers. We offer Amazon employees a high quality education at an affordable price, with personalized support every step of the way.\u201d<\/p>\n

Amazon\u2019s 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 prepaid 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.<\/p>\n

Amazon\u2019s 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. Learn more about Amazon Career Choice here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re excited to have Indiana Tech on board as an education partner for Career Choice, adding to the hundreds of best-in-class offerings available to our employees,\u201d said Tammy Thieman, global director of Amazon\u2019s Career Choice program. \u201cWe\u2019re committed to empowering our employees by providing them access to the education and training they need to grow their careers, whether that\u2019s 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 150,000 Amazon employees around the world have participated in Career Choice and we\u2019ve seen first-hand how it can transform their lives.\u201d<\/p>\n

Indiana Tech works with employers of all sizes to help them attract and retain a skilled workforce. To learn more about Indiana Tech\u2019s corporate partnership opportunities, contact Gregory Perigo, director of strategic partnerships, at 260.422.5561, ext. 2463, or gjperigo@indianatech.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-156432","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nIndiana Tech selected by Amazon as an education partner for its Career Choice Program - Indiana Tech<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indianatech.edu\/news\/indiana-tech-selected-by-amazon-as-an-education-partner-for-its-career-choice-program\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.indianatech.edu\/news\/indiana-tech-selected-by-amazon-as-an-education-partner-for-its-career-choice-program\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.indianatech.edu\/news\/indiana-tech-selected-by-amazon-as-an-education-partner-for-its-career-choice-program\/\",\"name\":\"Indiana Tech selected by Amazon as an education partner for its Career Choice Program - 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