Meta launches ‘workforce academy’ to train workers to build data centers

June 8, 2026

Wall Street Journal: The company is starting a “workforce academy” to train Americans to build its data centers as skilled trade workers become a sought-after commodity. The five-week training program, in partnership with CBRE and the Associated Builders and Contractors, is free of charge and guarantees graduates a job at a Meta data-center construction site, the company said…