Over 3,000 eligible employees in Canada signed up to participate in Amazon’s Career Choice in 2023, a program that provides workers up to 95 per cent of tuition and reimburses fees for book costs, according to the company.
Programs such as these mark a shift towards increased continuous learning by adults, in part due to more job mobility and the desire for some to pursue more than one career.
Employer investment in training and development also increases employee motivation and retention, said Nita Chhinzer, associate professor in Human Resource Management and Business Consulting at the University of Guelph.
