凤凰城，AZ(2021年3月29日)- 今天, the Garcia Family Foundation and the Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA) announced a multi-year, $300,000 educational endowment that will be used to fund an Amazon Web Services (AWS) Student Certification Scholarship Fund for economically disadvantaged students attending Arizona schools. 奖学金, made possible thanks to the generosity of the Garcia Family Foundation, may be used by students to pay for the cost of AWS Cloud Certification exams at local professional testing centers. Successful completion of these industry-recognized AWS Certification exams helps students to qualify for in-demand, 高工资 cloud computing jobs in Arizona and across the country.

根据LinkedIn, cloud computing has remained one of the most in-demand hard skills for the past five years, and two AWS Certifications appear on the top 10 highest paying certifications list by 全球知识 (2020). Data from Economic Modeling Specialists International (EMSI) identified 78,241 unique job postings in Arizona requiring cloud computing skills in 2020, and more than 12% of those jobs specifically requested AWS Cloud skills. Only a select number of Arizonans currently hold an AWS Certification, creating a significant skills gap for local employers interested in hiring technical talent to fill open roles.

In 2020年10月, AWS, ACA, the 状态 Board of Education and Arizona Community College Coordinating Council jointly announced a plan to equip every high school, community college and university in Arizona with access to AWS-designed educational programs, 材料, labs and instructional resources to help teach Arizona students about the skills required for in-demand cloud computing careers in their home state. Students who complete these educational programs through AWS Academy are better prepared to take and pass the AWS Certification exams.

“Arizona’s collaboration with AWS and the Garcia Family Foundation is a great example of industry, philanthropy and education working together for the benefit of the students in our state,桑德拉·沃森说。, ACA的总裁兼首席执行官. “自从我们10月份宣布之后, nearly all of our community colleges and universities have signed up to participate in the AWS Academy program. We are seeing similar interest across the state from our high school career and technical education districts. 到2021年秋天, a large majority of our students will have access to AWS Cloud skills education, and we’re immensely grateful to the Garcia Family Foundation for helping 扩大 these opportunities to even more students.”

Jon Ehlinger, 加西亚家庭基金会主席说, “Equity and income inequality are a critical focus of national and state conversations in the United 状态s today. We want to commend the Arizona Commerce Authority and AWS for providing students in our state education system with access to actionable, 混凝土, 帮助消除这些差距的教育机会. Training from AWS and AWS Certifications enable students with access to potential career opportunities in one of the fastest growing and 高工资 employment areas of our economy today! 加西亚家庭基金会 is pleased to provide this scholarship for economically challenged Arizona students who may not have otherwise taken advantage of it because of the credentialing testing costs.”

金正日Majerus, 领袖, 美国教育, 状态, 以及AWS的地方政府, 所述, “It’s important for all of Arizona’s students and lifelong learners—regardless of their background, education or social status—to have the opportunity to build technical skills and to qualify for in-demand, 云计算领域的高薪工作. 教育是经济变革的催化剂, and AWS is honored to collaborate with the Arizona Commerce Authority, the Arizona Education System and the Garcia Family Foundation to create pathways to cloud careers for individuals of all backgrounds.”

To learn more about AWS Cloud educational offerings at your local Arizona school or institution and how to enroll, 请访问: http://www.1shoppingcartreview.com/aws/.​​​​​​​​​​​

 

 

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关于加西亚家庭基金会

1996年在凤凰城成立, the Garcia Family Foundation is committed to serving and solving the challenges of those living in poverty in Arizona.  The Foundation currently focuses on homelessness and the prevention of homelessness, and providing educational and workforce development opportunities for high-achieving, 高中的弱势学生, 技术和大学水平, 另外还强调战略伙伴关系, 跨所有BET9的APP在哪里下载领域的协作和技术.  欲了解更多信息，请联系 乔恩.ehlinger@garciafamilyfoundationaz.org

 

关于亚利桑那商务管理局

The Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA) is the state's leading economic development organization with a streamlined mission to grow and strengthen Arizona's economy. The ACA uses a three-pronged approach to advance the overall economy: attract, 扩大, create - attract out-of-state companies to establish operations in Arizona; work with existing companies to 扩大 their business in Arizona and beyond; and help entrepreneurs create new Arizona businesses in targeted industries. 欲了解更多信息，请访问 1shoppingcartreview.com 并在推特上关注ACA @azcommerce.