How Walmart’s investment in tuition-free education unlocked talent pipelines and career mobility
CASE STUDY
After breaking down financial barriers to education, Walmart found that 2 out of 3 existing employees enrolling in LBU tuition-free benefits had been with the company for over a year, demonstrating that the $1-a-day was indeed a financial barrier for their frontline.
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“Our education offerings tie directly to our growth areas at Walmart, and what better way to fill the pipeline of future talent than with our own associates. This investment is another way we can support our associates to pursue their passion and purpose while removing the barriers that too often keep adult working
learners from obtaining degrees.”
Lorraine Stomski, Senior VP of Learning and Leadership, Walmart
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LBU participants leave the company at a rate
4x lower compared to non-participants.
4x
LBU participants are
2x more likely to
be promoted than
non-participants.
2x
New hires enrolling in the program are more likely to be people of color than Walmart associate population as a whole.
1.2x
SAVED IN
TUITION COSTS
To level up their business, Walmart needed
to evolve the skills and learning programs available to frontline employees. After
pivoting to a tuition-free model, Walmart
saw significant gains in talent attraction, retention and promotion in a tight labor market. This case study explores Walmart’s strategy and ROI behind tuition-free education.
More Likely to be Promoted
Lower Attrition
More likely to be people of color
Since the launch of LBU in 2018, Walmart associates have saved an estimated $333 million in tuition costs, and over 89,000 Walmart associates have participated in LBU.
Since moving to tuition-free education, Walmart has seen a 66% increase in enrollment.
$333 M
+89K
enrolled in the program
+15K
completed
LBU programs
+1.5K
earned an
associate’s or bachelor’s degree
Tuition-free education is now unlocking outcomes
CASE STUDY
To level up their business, Walmart needed
to evolve the skills and learning programs available to frontline employees. After
pivoting to a tuition-free model, Walmart
saw significant gains in talent attraction, retention and promotion in a tight labor market. This case study explores Walmart’s strategy and ROI behind tuition-free education.
How Walmart’s investment in tuition-free education unlocked talent pipelines and career mobility
READ NOW
“Our education offerings tie directly to our growth areas at Walmart, and what better way to fill the pipeline of future talent than with our own associates. This investment is another way we can support our associates to pursue their passion and purpose while removing the barriers that too often keep adult working learners from obtaining degrees.”
Lorraine Stomski
Senior VP of Learning and Leadership
Since the launch of LBU in 2018, Walmart associates have saved an estimated $333 million in tuition costs, and over 89,000 Walmart associates have participated in LBU.
LBU participants leave the company at a rate 4x lower compared to non-participants.
4x
Lower Attrition
LBU participants are 2x more likely to be promoted than non-participants.
More Likely to be Promoted
2x
More likely to be people of color
New hires enrolling in the program are more likely to be people of color than Walmart associate population as a whole.
1.2x
$333 M
SAVED IN
TUITION COSTS
+89K
enrolled in the program
+15K
completed
LBU programs
+1.5K
earned an associate’s
or bachelor’s degree
Tuition-free education is now unlocking outcomes
Since moving to tuition-free education, Walmart has seen a 66% increase in enrollment.
After breaking down financial barriers to education, Walmart found that 2 out of 3 existing employees enrolling in LBU tuition-free benefits had been with the company for over a year, demonstrating that the $1-a-day was indeed a financial barrier for their frontline.
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