The expansion will offer more skills certificate options which can be completed in average of four months.

Walmart hopes associates who complete Live Better U will fill 100,000 higher paying and in demand jobs it needs to fill more than next three years.

It has opened up new offering that it hopes will incentivize employees to progress their careers with Walmart.

New associate to technician pipeline program that will train associate to become HVAC, automation technicians.

The program is response to Walmart skilled trade workers shortage and jobs will pay between $19 and $45 per hour.

In effort to incentivize retention full part time associates are now eligible for annual bonuses of up to $1,000 based on tenure.

The company is expanding free education program, Live Better U which launched in 2018 and provides employees free GED classes, certificates.

The expansion will offer more skills certificate option which can be completed in average 4 months Walmart hopes that associates who complete Live Better U will fill 100,000 higher paying and in demand jobs it need to fill over next three years.