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How Walmart is Bridging the Trades Worker Gap with Training Programs · Prestons Super Show

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  Walmart plans to hire 4000 trades workers making around
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  $45.00 an hour. As so many workers have drifted
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  to the tech space, a large gap has been left to fill of trades
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  workers. Walmart has retooled their
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  operations to expand the pipeline of blue collar workers
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  in America. Originally, they had targeted
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  employees to take the tuition free education and hands on
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  training for HVAC, electrical systems and general maintenance.
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  The initiative began in the Dallas Fort Worth area and is
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  currently operating in Venison's Indiana and Jacksonville, FL.
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  By 20-30, Walmart wants to have 4000 total applicants train
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  through their program. 400 applicants have successfully
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  passed thus far. This is America's largest
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  retailer, so it's nice to see they have a path of prosperity
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  for their workers. Walmart has also adopted Bitcoin
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  as a payment option through One Pay Cash at the checkout aisle.