Walmart teams up with Vincennes University to level up workforce
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Retail giant Walmart is enrolling Vincennes University to help train its empolyees.
The training is part of Walmart’s Associate to Technician (A2T) program which the box store first tested in Dallas with 100 workers. The training is designed to give employees technical skills in electronics, mechanics, refrigeration and troubleshooting.
David Tucker, VU’s vice president for workforce development and community service, said the A2T program combines about 70% hands-on learning with 30% classroom teaching.
“This collaboration perfectly reflects Vincennes University’s commitment to workforce-driven education that meets the needs of today’s employers,” Tucker said in a news release. “We are proud to help Walmart associates build skills that lead to meaningful, well-paying careers.”
Vincennes said 18 people took part in the training and they will wrap up the program July 25.
Per Walmart, all 108 employees who were part of the A2T pilot program in Dallas went on to get technician positions within the company that have “an average earning potential” of $32 an hour.
Walmart is also parterning with groups in Jacksonville, Florida along with Vincennes with the goal of training up 4,000 of its workers by 2030.