At Tulsa Welding School in Irving, Lead instructor Wesley Tweton teaches a group of students a new trade.

They are part of the Walmart Associate to Technician(A2T) training program. The trainees have a chance to become skilled trade professionals for Walmart.

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“I think the biggest benefit is that Walmart is taking their own self employees that may just be a basic cart pusher or something like that, and they're able to take these employees and train them at this where they want to be trained for their company,” instructor Wesley Tweton said.

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Trainee Joshua Bailey worked as a team leader in the store but wanted a better opportunity.

“They're going to give you fre

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