Get Trained to Be Part of New Amazon Web Services (AWS) Data Center Construction & Installation Projects Coming to Virginia
Virginia has become known as the Cloud Capital of the World, with 70% of the world’s internet running through the Commonwealth. Businesses from around the globe have committed billions of dollars in new data center and other large-scale data infrastructure construction projects around the state, particularly in the Greater Richmond Region, Northern Virginia, Charlottesville, and Southside Virginia.
This means 1,000+ new high-paying infrastructure jobs in the coming years for Virginians with the right skills and certifications to make these projects a reality. One of those organizations is AWS, who has invested $63.9 billion to date in Virginia, and last year committed to investing an additional $35 billion in the Commonwealth. These investments mean jobs in Virginia, both with AWS and with the hundreds of Virginia-based businesses AWS relies on to support the construction and operation of its data centers. Learn more about starting your career at an AWS data center and meet some of the employees working at AWS.
Virginia’s Community Colleges can help YOU get the skills and credentials to take advantage of the job opportunities coming to your county. Through their FastFoward program, you can get trained in a high-demand field in a matter of weeks or months AND may be eligible for tuition aid or free tuition.
Below are some of the slated projects and the community colleges in those areas that can help you get trained and on the job site in a matter of weeks.
Where are the projects that need workers?
In-Demand Jobs
These are some of the skills critical to these construction projects that you can get trained in at your local community college:
- Electrical
- HVAC
- Fiberoptics
- Data center technician
Already trained? Find Your Next Opportunity!
Those already trained in these high-demand professions can find immediate opportunities with businesses already at work across the region. Click or tap here to learn more about the open positions available.
FastForward Your Career
Virginia’s Community Colleges’ FastForward program can help you earn the necessary training and credentials for many of the jobs needed for these capital projects in a matter of weeks or a few months – with tuition assistance offered for many students. Partner colleges include: Community College Workforce Alliance, Northern Virginia, Piedmont Virginia, Rappahannock, Germanna, Southside Virginia, and Laurel Ridge.
Get Connected
Ready to learn more about how Virginia’s Community Colleges can help you get trained for one of these critical, in-demand jobs? Fill out the form below and your local community college will be in touch with more information for how you can get started and if you’re eligible for tuition assistance.
This project, and the partnership between Virginia’s Community Colleges and AWS is supported by the Building Pathways to Infrastructure Jobs Grant.