They specifically said "front load the investment". That says to me, "move money from training to hiring and reduce the total of both". Combine that with the

They specifically said "front load the investment". That says to me, "move money from training to hiring and reduce the total of both". Combine that with the Google SWE's comment that Google hires for "skills not experience" and that tells me Google sees non-compliance-related training as a net negative.