Discounter adds new hiring academy

Walmart is making good on its promise to open 200 learning centers by year’s end.



The discounter is planning to open another employee training academy. The new location, which will be in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, is expected to open by end of 2017, according to the Argus Leader, a division of USA Today.



According to the report, the academy is part of Walmart’s plan to open 200 training centers by year’s end. Each academy serves multiple stores in an area, and trains approximately 100 employees each week.



Class sizes span between 15 and 30 employees. The associates are immersed in two-plus-week training sessions focused on leadership, merchandising, operations and customer service, as well as role-specific functions, the Argus Leader said.



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