Walmart Partners with Penn Foster for Career Training in its Live Better U

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Walmart, the largest private employer in the United States, is making a big push to educate its employees for health-related jobs as the retailer moves further into the health services business. Through Live Better U, the retailer’s upskilling program, Walmart hopes to prepare its 1.5 million associates for future opportunities in their growing health services sector. With Penn Foster’s mobile-friendly Pharmacy Technician and Optician training courses, associates can learn around their schedule, wherever they are.