Will Virtual Reality Eventually Replace Technical College?

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The Site Shed
Will Virtual Reality Eventually Replace Technical College?
Sep 16, 2020
Matt Jones - Trade based business enthusiast

What if there is a way for you to train your tradies on how to fix electrical wiring without running the risk of electrical shock? What if you get to learn how to install a solar panel without having to be on site? As sci-fi as they may sound, with the digital transformation taking place all around us, it’s no longer hard to imagine these changes occurring in the workspace. Virtual reality is slowly creeping its way towards vocational education and training, and it’s making life for us tradies so much better!

This week, we’ll have another incredible and informative episode as we chat with Doug Donovan, CEO and Founder at Interplay Learning, about how VR and AR technology is slowly paving its way towards a better way of skills learning and training. Here, we’ll get to hear more about how this technology can make learning faster and safer as well as give us a sneak peek into what the future of the trades industry may look like.

Hop on to this episode as we take a deep dive into the fascinating world of virtual reality.

What’s Discussed in This Episode:

  1. Why schools should slowly tap into VR technology [05:37]
  2. A brief background on Doug and Interplay [08:42]
    • Most European countries are way ahead in terms of R&D and VocEd [14:15]
    • The effect of the decreasing number of tradies in the US and AU [15:55]
  3. VocEd requirements in some states in the US have slowly disappeared [10:37]
    • The advantages of  VR and AR training for tradies [18:50]
    • Most skills required in running a business are not taught at schools [22:16]
    • Most companies prioritise attitude over aptitude [25:01]
  4. Simulation training condenses learning time [17:41]
  5. Startups are starting to adapt sim training to improve business processes [28:11]
    • VR and AR make it possible to conduct community learning [36:58]
    • Book knowledge has yet to creep its way into VR learning [39:52]
    • Interplay’s secret way of handling new technology [41:19]
    • Most of their training are based on current market demands [42:56]
  6. What makes virtual realit

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