To help increase the student pipeline to the College and provide supplemental instruction to career training opportunities, the College's workforce development unit seeks to purchase a virtual reality (VR) system such as Transfr Inc's VR solution.

Pilot project - proof of concept

As skills needs across industry sectors are identified and the College offers training and education programs to support our local employers, the College will be able to provide an additional instructional modality to train students for high-quality jobs enabling learners to find job security and upward mobility, facilitated by immersive, hands-on VR training.

Through hands-on simulations and customized experiences, students can progress at their own pace through a training curriculum built on experiences from real-world experts in a variety of fields. VR learning modules are available in healthcare, manufacturing and construction, hospitality, electrical construction, and automotive. The Virtual Training Facility is a virtual environment where trainees can master the skills in a safe, supportive setting, under the expert guidance of a digital coach.

VR learning modules are also available to help students make better career and education decisions through realistic job previews. Using VR as a portal for Career Exploration, students will have the opportunity to determine, before spending money and time on training, whether or not a particular profession is the right one for them.

Advantages of VR career training and exploration:

• Increases the range of career options and training opportunities for students
• Creates new opportunities for continuing education
• Helps shape the workforce of the future and, for employers, gain access to trained workers who have the desired skills based on industry needs
• Creates a classroom-to-careers pipeline to train the next generation of workers via immersive hands-on training programs that develop critical skills for employment