Verizon Announces $70m Investment in Nationwide AI Upskilling Initiative with “Verizon AI Skills for America”

"Verizon...announced a total investment of $70 million for 'Verizon AI Skills for America,' a new initiative designed to empower job seekers, early career professionals, displaced workers, educators, and small businesses with the skills needed to thrive in the AI era and strengthen the U.S. economy.

The program represents the next step forward in Verizon’s long-standing journey to help close the digital divide and support the American workforce and their communities.This investment combines Verizon’s existing $20 million 'Reskilling and Career Transition Fund' for departing workers with $50 million in new funding to provide access to best-in-class AI skills training at no charge to learners."