[FOX]
Google on Thursday announced a new initiative to partner with veterans groups to help 25,000 veterans, service members and military spouses enter the skilled trades, according to an announcement viewed by FOX Business.
Google's announcement will feature a partnership with several prominent organizations that serve veterans around the nation, including Hiring Our Heroes, Student Veterans of America and the Home Builders Institute.
The move comes against the backdrop of a shortage of workers in the skilled trades amid surging demand driven in part by the artificial intelligence (AI) buildout.
Tim Chadwick, Google's data center operations area lead for Ohio and Indiana who served in the U.S. Navy for 21 years, said in the company's announcement that the initiative is "making it easier for veterans to make career transitions to high-growth careers like mine."
"As a leader for Google's data centers in Ohio and Indiana, I know there's a major need for these types of professionals," Chadwick said.
"Currently, there are hundreds of thousands of skilled trade roles open across the U.S. just waiting to be filled. These are jobs like master electrician, lead pipefitter, and project manager – high-growth careers that offer long-term financial stability."
"But beyond just the growing need, these roles also make the most of the kinds of skills veterans and military families know better than anyone – skills like problem-solving under pressure, teamwork, and getting a job done right," Chadwick wrote.
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