Interactive VR Training and Outreach Platform for Skilled Trades Education

The organization faces difficulty in effectively promoting the skilled trades, such as ironworking, at career fairs and outreach events. Potential recruits often lack understanding of the trade's intricacies and safety requirements, resulting in less engagement and lower interest compared to other trades. Existing promotion methods do not sufficiently convey the realities and excitement of the profession, hindering efforts to attract new talent.

A regional trade association or vocational training organization aiming to promote skilled trades and attract new talent through immersive virtual training and outreach experiences.

• Create an accurate, high-fidelity virtual reality experience simulating a day in the life of a construction trades worker, emphasizing safety, tools, and core activities.
• Enhance engagement at recruitment events by providing an interactive, educational experience that stands out among competing trade booths.
• Educate users on safety protocols, essential tools, and construction processes through hands-on virtual activities across multiple simulated construction stages.
• Implement realistic environmental rendering, including local landmarks, to foster regional relevance and visual authenticity.
• Develop the platform to be accessible for free to support industry-wide outreach efforts and promote trades in various chapters or regions.

• Realistic 3D environment modeling of a construction site with regional landmarks for localized relevance.
• Multiple construction levels, each featuring distinct tasks such as window installation, stair assembly, and rebar placement based on real site data.
• Interactive prompts requiring users to select proper safety gear, tools, and installation sequences, with corrective feedback and guidance.
• Simulation of safety-critical activities, including climbing and walking on steel beams, with calibration for physical interaction (e.g., real-world plank integration).
• Audio narration providing instructions, safety reminders, and corrections to facilitate hands-on learning.

• Video and image repositories for construction activity references
• User analytics tools to track engagement and learning outcomes
• Safety protocol databases to ensure realism and compliance

• Scalable to support multiple concurrent users at large outreach events
• Ensure high performance with minimal latency for a seamless immersive experience
• Compliance with safety and data security standards for user interactions
• Cross-platform compatibility to support diverse VR hardware setups

The deployment of this immersive VR experience is expected to significantly increase engagement during recruitment efforts, improve understanding of construction safety and tasks, and attract new talent to the trades. Based on prior implementations, it could lead to increased interest and recruitment efficiency, with an estimated boost in trainee engagement levels by up to 50% and a notable reduction in misconceptions about the trade, ultimately supporting industry growth and workforce development.