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Transform Your Training with VR Training

Virtual Reality Training is not just a technological novelty—it's a revolutionary tool that has the potential to reshape the landscape of corporate training. VR training provides an immersive, interactive learning experience that takes eLearning to the next level. Benefits include:

  • Improved Engagement and Retention: This interactive and immersive approach to learning not only makes training more enjoyable, but it also boosts knowledge retention.
  • Real-life Practice Without Real-world Risks: Allows for realistic, hands-on practice in a safe, controlled environment.
  • Empathy and Soft Skills Training: Puts Learners in someone's shoes, helping them understand different perspectives and build empathy.
     

Cutting-Edge VR Safety Training

We offer a wide array of Virtual Reality safety training courses designed to engage Learners and deliver engaging, impactful, practical training.

Our Safety First courses take Learners through a realistic, 360-degree industrial environment where they can identify potential safety hazards, including ladder safety training and fire safety training. This hands-on, immersive experience reinforces the importance of safety protocols and helps trainees understand how to avoid common workplace dangers.

Easily Integrate VR into Your Learning Platform

Integrating our Virtual Reality Training into your existing Learning Management System (LMS) is a straightforward process. Here, we'll walk you through the key steps. With our comprehensive support and user-friendly interface, you'll be ready to deliver cutting-edge VRT experiences in no time.

  • Select Your VR Courses
  • Integrate with Your LMS
  • Customize Your Courses
  • Train Your Team
  • Track Progress and Results

Remember, we're here to support you every step of the way. From selecting the right courses to tracking training results, our team will provide comprehensive support to ensure a smooth and successful VR integration.

Transform Your Construction Training

We specialize in safe construction training through immersive VR training technology, ensuring every member of your team is equipped with the knowledge and skills to operate safely and efficiently on the job site.

Our training programs are aligned with OSHA construction training standards, guaranteeing compliance with industry regulations to minimize risks but fosters a culture of safety and responsibility within your organization. Our VR Safety training allows trainees to practice real-world scenarios in a controlled, risk-free environment while offering a hands-on experience.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

What is Virtual Reality Training (VRT)?

Virtual Reality Training (VRT) is an immersive learning experience where trainees interact safely with a 3D, computer-simulated environment.

What equipment is needed for VRT?

The basic equipment includes a VR headset and controllers, which would need to be provided by your company, as we only provide VR course content. Depending on the course, additional hardware may be needed. We can recommend hardware suppliers to suit your needs.

Are VR training courses for a specific industry?

Knowledge Anywhere currently only offers Virtual Reality Courses for construction, manufacturing, and safety industry/roles. Hopefully that will expand in the future to include other industries!

What are the technical requirements for VRT?

The technical requirements vary depending on the VR system being used. We provide specific guidelines for each system supported. However, everything offered will be accessible - you won't need to be certified or VR industry experts to use the system! Our VRT courses are designed to be intuitive and user-friendly, even for those new to VR technology.

How much does VRT cost?

Pricing for VRT varies based on factors such as customization, length of the course, and the number of users. While there can be initial costs associated with setting up VR Training, many companies find that these costs are offset by the improved training outcomes and efficiencies that VR Training can deliver.

Does VRT contribute to motion sickness?

This varies by individual. However, modern VR systems are designed to minimize motion sickness.

How do I integrate VRT into my existing Learning Management System (LMS)?

Our team provides guidance and support to seamlessly integrate VRT into your current LMS.

Can VRT be used for remote learning?

Yes, our VRT courses are designed to be highly interactive, allowing learners to fully engage with the content from anywhere.

How is performance tracked in VRT?

Performance in VRT is tracked through metrics like completion rates, engagement levels, and scores on assessments, just like regular online courses!

Is VRT suitable for all types of training?

While VRT is adaptable to many training scenarios, it's particularly effective in areas requiring hands-on experience, complex problem-solving, or safe simulation of risky scenarios.

How long is a typical VRT session?

VRT session lengths can vary widely, but a typical session might last between 15 to 30 minutes.

How can I use Knowledge Anywhere's VR courses?

Knowledge Anywhere is able to offer VR training courses through our industry partner 360 Immersive. Check out their list of Virtual Reality courses here.

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Virtual Reality Training (VRT) is changing the landscape of corporate training, offering immersive, interactive, and highly engaging learning experiences. At Knowledge Anywhere, we are at the forefront of this revolution, providing comprehensive VR training solutions that cater to a wide range of learning needs. 

 
Why Choose VR Training? VR Training offers numerous benefits over traditional training methods. It provides realistic, immersive learning experiences that can significantly improve knowledge retention and skills acquisition. By simulating real-world scenarios, VRT allows learners to practice and learn in a safe environment, reducing the risks associated with training for potentially dangerous tasks. VR courses can also be customized to meet specific learning objectives, making them an ideal solution for targeted training. 

How to Use VR Training Within Your Training Platform: Integrating VR training into your existing learning platform is straightforward with our SCORM-compliant VR courses. These courses can be loaded onto your Learning Management System (LMS) just like any other eLearning content, enabling you to provide VR training alongside your existing training programs. With our off the shelf VR training courses, you can get started with VR training quickly and easily, without needing to develop your own VR content. 

What are the benefits of off the shelf VR training? Off-the-shelf VR training offers numerous benefits for organizations looking to implement a comprehensive and effective virtual reality training program without the time, resources, and expertise needed to develop custom content. Here are some key advantages: 

  1. Cost-Effective: Developing custom VR training content can be expensive. Off-the-shelf VR training courses are typically more affordable and provide a cost-effective solution for organizations looking to implement VR training on a budget.
  2. Quick to Implement: Off-the-shelf VR training can be quickly integrated into your existing training program, allowing you to start reaping the benefits of VR training without delay.
  3. High-Quality Content: Off-the-shelf VR training courses are typically developed by experts in the field and offer high-quality, effective training content. They have been tried and tested across various organizations, improving their quality and effectiveness over time.
  4. Broad Range of Topics: Off-the-shelf VR training courses cover a wide range of topics, allowing you to provide comprehensive training on various skills and competencies. This range can span from safety procedures and machine operation to soft skills like communication and leadership.
  5. Regular Updates: Providers of off-the-shelf VR training typically offer regular updates to their courses, ensuring that the content stays relevant and up-to-date with the latest industry standards and best practices.
  6. SCORM-Compliant: Most off-the-shelf VR training courses are SCORM compliant, which means they can easily be integrated into any SCORM-compliant LMS, ensuring seamless integration with your existing eLearning infrastructure.
  7. Scalable: Off-the-shelf VR training courses can be scaled up or down easily, allowing you to accommodate changes in your training needs or workforce size without any major hassle or cost implications.

Why are VR training courses good for construction or safety workers specifically? VR training courses are particularly beneficial for construction or safety workers due to several unique attributes of these industries: 

  1. Risk Reduction: Construction and safety-oriented fields often involve high-risk environments or procedures. VR training allows workers to practice these procedures in a safe, controlled environment before they have to perform them in real-world conditions. This drastically reduces the risk of accidents during training and improves overall safety.
  2. Immersive Learning: VR's immersive nature can replicate real-world construction sites or potentially hazardous environments with high accuracy. This provides workers with a realistic training experience, which can enhance their understanding and retention of crucial safety procedures.
  3. Hands-On Experience: Unlike traditional forms of training, VR enables hands-on learning experiences. Construction and safety workers can interact with virtual tools, machinery, or safety equipment, gaining practical knowledge and skills that can be directly applied on the job.
  4. Simulated Scenarios: VR can simulate a wide range of scenarios, from everyday tasks to rare emergency situations. This means workers can be prepared for a broad spectrum of situations they might encounter on a construction site or during safety operations.
  5. Training Evaluation: VR training courses often come with built-in assessment tools that track the progress and performance of each trainee. This can provide valuable insight into a worker's readiness to handle real-life tasks and identify areas where additional training may be needed.
  6. Cost-Effective: While there may be some initial investment, VR training can be more cost-effective in the long run. It reduces the need for physical resources and allows for repeatable, consistent training sessions without additional costs.
  7. Accessibility: VR training can be accessed anytime and anywhere, making it a flexible solution for industries like construction where teams may be dispersed or working on different schedules.

At Knowledge Anywhere, we're passionate about harnessing the power of technology to deliver better training outcomes. Our VR Training solutions offer a new dimension in corporate training, providing immersive, effective, and engaging learning experiences that can help your organization meet its training goals. To learn more about our VR Training solutions, explore our website or get in touch with our team today. 

Virtual Reality Training: Real-World Case Studies: As an immersive technology, Virtual Reality (VR) has not only made its mark in entertainment, but has proven to be a beneficial platform for the training and preparation for jobs across several sectors. From transportation to medicine, companies are using VR as a tool for personnel to explore their job roles in a risk-free environment. This is especially the case for industries where hazardous physical conditions are the norm, such as construction, manufacturing, and oil and gas. The following case studies represent successful outcomes from using VR as part of a comprehensive training program.

United Parcel Service (UPS) prepares drivers for road hazards: Newly hired UPS drivers must pass a comprehensive training program with an emphasis on road hazard identification. In response to this requirement, the company’s IT staff created a VR program using the HTC Vive platform to simulate real-life encounters with pedestrians, parked cars, and oncoming traffic. UPS’s VR program enabled the company to create a mobile training academy that brings the classroom to UPS students at other facilities. UPS is also using VR technology to train staff to recognize and remove packages that can’t be sorted automatically. The trainee is scored on their efforts as proper handling techniques are reinforced. John Bowers, Director of Learning Technologies at UPS, states that the program allows them to teach trainees valuable lessons before they are placed in the package sorting operations area.

Volkswagen Group’s auto assembly and logistics training: Training in a controlled environment is essential for automobile assembly workers. With the help of VR, participants can take virtual tours inside car engines for greater insight into how they function. Volkswagen Group’s VR platform uses HTC Vive headsets and Group VR applications that allow employees from all over the world to interact with one another and share knowledge to help upgrade their skills. Audi also adopted the VR training approach for their packing logistics division. Employees virtually prepare boxes, pack items, and apply labels using required hand movements. The approach consists of various levels of difficulty, allowing the employee to advance their skillset at each level of achievement. Trainers follow their progress on a tablet through a connected app, using analytics and data to evaluate success level of the program. Since the training can be done anywhere, the company is realizing a substantial cost and time savings.

Baker Hughes’ risk-free oil and gas industry training: Procedural training in the oil and gas industry can be logistically challenging, due to the handling of flammable and sometimes poisonous materials. Thanks to the development of VR training, these risks are eliminated when preparing trainees for interactions with hazardous substances. Baker Hughes uses VR training to access and explore installation layouts, assist trainees in learning equipment components, and practice critical maintenance procedures. The VR training program is customized by technical experts to target learning requirements and replicate true ergonomics and positions of the work environment. Chevron’s El Segundo refinery in California also uses VR to simulate equipment to train technicians to identify and resolve problems more efficiently. This reduces equipment downtime in the field, resulting in substantial cost savings.

Duke Energy’s “Virtual Crew”: Duke Energy, one of America’s largest energy holding companies, uses VR for customized simulated field service training for their technicians. The program, “Virtual Crew,” includes virtual training modules on natural gas leak detection, line purging, and electric substation inspections. The original program was introduced in Duke’s natural gas unit in 2020 and was expanded to include the company’s electric employees. The company states that their VR-trained technicians were able to perform their tasks three times faster than those who received only classroom training. Duke is also offering the program to other energy companies, as well as companies across the country.

Reinforcing medical PPE procedures: Preventing the spread of infection is a number one priority in all clinical settings. As a result, medical staff must follow strict protocol for donning and removing their personal protection equipment (PPE). However, a recent study revealed that 90% of the time, staff fail to follow proper procedures when removing their PPE, putting others around them at risk for contagious diseases. In response to this issue, Dr. Farrukh Jafri, Assistant Director of Simulation and Education at White Plains Hospital, developed a VR program for medical staff to repeatedly practice donning and removing masks, shields, gloves, and gowns to reinforce the PPE protocol. Within the VR simulation, physicians and nurses are placed inside a virtual exam room to view a tutorial, practice putting on and taking off the PPE, and then are tested on how well they followed the procedure. Participating in the virtual training allows the staff to repeatedly practice the simulation without using the facility’s physical PPE supplies, which are often difficult to resupply.

Surgeons train in simulated operating rooms: In another medical application of VR, surgeons are now learning and practicing procedures in a simulated operating room. The results of a randomized, double-blind study done at the Yale University School of Medicine Department of Surgery concluded that residents who used VR for surgical simulations had significant improvement in their performance in the operating room. Surgeons trained on VR performed 29% faster and made six times fewer errors than those who were trained in other methods.

Conclusion: The above case studies demonstrate the positive impacts VR-based training has on various business sectors. As of 2020, VR training has been adopted by 26% of businesses to train employees. 70% of professionals surveyed believe that the focus of VR in employee training and development will continue to increase. In addition to the cost benefits VR-based training brings to organizations, the technology also instills greater self-confidence in trainees. Learners feel better prepared to handle their job roles after training in simulated environments. Those who participated in the VR training were 275% more confident and ready to apply their newly obtained skills to the real environment.

6 Ways to Use Virtual Reality Training to Empower Your Workforce: 

1. VR Training in a Manufacturing Context: Imagine working on your individual tasks, and being able to see the finished product in action, before you ever step toward the assembly line. That’s the promise virtual reality training brings to the manufacturing industry, which has been eager to take advantage of it. Manufacturing jobs take place within a larger context. The sights, sounds, and environment of the factory floor are impossible to simulate in a traditional training environment. Through virtual reality, employees can be better prepared for these situations, improving their skills and productivity from the moment they start on their actual tasks.

2. VR Training in a Sales Environment: Sales and retail professionals constantly encounter situations that are unique and require appropriate reactions as part of snap decisions. Unhappy customers, Black Friday rushes, and other scenarios can be addressed through words and images, but are unlikely to resonate until experienced by a new employee. Walmart has been an especially eager adopter of the technology. Through its VR-based training, employees are prepared for situations better than they would be otherwise. The goal is to incorporate the concept in every Walmart store across the world within the next couple of years to improve both onboarding and continuing development.

3. VR Training in the Medical Profession: Perhaps the most steadfast evidence of the success VR training can bring to a profession exists in the medical field. Here, a number of studies have shown that professionals trained through this opportunity improve their performance, and keep patients safer, as a result. One study, for instance, focused on how VR-trained technical skills transfer to the operating room. The result was significant. Surgeons who were prepared using the technology were able to dissect a gallbladder 29 percent faster, while professionals not trained using the technology were five times more likely to injure the gallbladder. In short, virtual reality training significantly improved operating room performance.

4. VR Training in Law Enforcement: Like the medical profession, law enforcement requires both theoretical and practical expertise. Encountering unexpected situations is just as important for a successful officer as is fast reaction and decision time. VR-based training can help with both. In a study of football quarterbacks that are expected to be applicable across industries, individuals prepared for unique situations through VR were able to make decisions that were both faster and better. Replicating a potentially dangerous situation in a safe environment allows law enforcement professionals to better prepare and make better, faster, decisions.

5. VR Training to Right Fit Job Candidates: One unexpected example of VR training programs comes from Germany, where the transportation giant Deutsche Bahn is using the concept to right-fit potential job applicants. Here, candidates for a variety of jobs are shown and trained in the skills for various positions that range from infrastructure management to technical support. Their performance in these virtual environment drives not just the general hiring decisions, but what area they will be hired in as well. The Deutsche Bahn example could apply to numerous industries, but it’s also interesting because it highlights ancillary benefits of VR training companies. Employees value training, and they want to be engaged in it for maximum success. Highlighting your VR development capabilities might just give you a competitive advantage when recruiting top-end talent.

6. VR Training to Prepare for Space Exploration: Finally, NASA has long been a pioneer in using virtual reality to better prepared its astronauts for space. The technology allows future space explorers to prepare for their mission by preparing the exact tasks they will be expected to accomplish in a safer but authentic virtual environment. NASA specifically uses the concept to train potential astronauts in spacewalking, which describes the concept of moving outside the space station to accomplish specific tasks. This activity would be impossible to simulate if not for VR, which provides the environment needed for more authentic training possibilities.

What is the cost of not implementing VR training? The cost of not implementing Virtual Reality (VR) training can be significant depending on your industry, the specific roles within your organization, and your overall training objectives. Here are some of the potential costs you could face:

Reduced Training Efficacy: Traditional training methods often rely heavily on theoretical learning, which may not be as effective as practical, immersive learning experiences. VR training allows learners to gain hands-on experience in a risk-free environment, leading to increased retention and understanding. Without VR, your training could be less effective, leading to potential mistakes, reduced productivity, or slower skills development.

Limited Engagement: VR is a highly engaging and interactive medium. It's been shown to increase learner engagement, which can lead to better retention and application of knowledge. Without the use of VR, you may face lower engagement rates in your training programs.

Increased Training Costs: VR can offer significant cost savings over time, particularly for larger organizations or those needing to train staff in complex or dangerous tasks. Traditional training can be expensive, requiring physical resources, travel, or even risking potential damage or accidents during hands-on training. With VR, learners can repeat tasks as many times as needed without additional costs.

Safety Risks: In industries where dangerous situations can occur (like healthcare, manufacturing, or construction), VR training allows employees to practice dealing with these situations in a safe, controlled environment. Without VR, you may not be able to adequately prepare your employees for such scenarios, potentially leading to increased safety risks.

Lost Competitive Advantage: As more and more companies implement VR training, they may gain a competitive advantage by having more skilled, more confident, and better-prepared employees. By not adopting VR, you risk falling behind these competitors.

What is the Future of VR Training? As technology continues to evolve, we can expect to see significant advancements in the field of virtual reality training. These advances will likely have a significant impact on workplace training, offering more realistic and immersive experiences that better prepare employees for the job.

One potential area of growth for VR training in the workplace is in industries that require high-risk, hands-on training, such as construction or healthcare. VR simulations can offer a safer and more controlled environment for employees to practice skills and techniques before applying them in real-world scenarios.

Another area where VR training may see growth is in remote workforces. With more employees working from home or in distributed locations, VR training can offer a more consistent and engaging training experience, regardless of an employee's location.

Ultimately, the potential for VR training to revolutionize workplace training is vast. As technology continues to advance and VR training becomes more affordable and accessible, we can expect to see it become a mainstream training method across a wide range of industries and roles.

What are the barriers to Widespread Adoption? While the potential benefits of VR training in the workplace are clear, there are still a number of barriers that may hinder its widespread adoption. One of the most significant barriers is the cost associated with VR hardware and software. For many businesses, the upfront costs of investing in VR training may be too high, especially when compared to traditional training methods.

Another challenge is resistance to change and unfamiliarity with the technology. Many employees may be hesitant to embrace VR training, either due to concerns about their ability to use the technology or a belief that traditional training methods are more effective.

Finally, there are technical challenges and issues with implementation that can also hinder the widespread adoption of VR training. For example, businesses may need to invest in additional IT infrastructure to support the use of VR, and there may be compatibility issues between different types of VR hardware and software.

Despite these barriers, the potential benefits of VR training in the workplace are significant, and as the technology continues to improve and become more affordable, we can expect to see more businesses embrace it as a viable training method.