Walmart is making a big push to recruit high school students by offering them free standardized test prep, flexible work schedules, and debt-free college.
Walmart , the largest private employer in the U.S., is making a big push to recruit high school students by offering them free standardized test prep, flexible work schedules, and debt-free college.
Eligible teens will be given more predictable and flexible work schedules, in addition to free test prep courses for the ACT and SAT. After completing high school, those workers will be available for Walmart’s $1 a day college education benefit. Walmart also said on Tuesday it would start providing financial bonuses for some of its associates who've never taken college credit before upon finishing the company's college program.
The initiatives come at a time when younger workers are grappling with surging education debt amid diminishing employment prospects. Meanwhile, Walmart has come under pressure for not compensating its workers adequately. For the new program, Walmart partnered with Guild Education, a firm that helps companies offer education benefits to employees. Degrees were initially offered from three universities — University of Florida, Brandman, and Bellevue University — mostly because they cater to adult learners.
Walmart now covers 14 technology degrees and certificates under its $1-a-day for college program, including cybersecurity, information technology, web applications development, to name a few.
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