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VR ONBOARDING

VR Onboarding

Help new starters practise the job before their first shift.

Give employees a short introduction to the workplace, then let them practise the decisions their role requires. Managers can identify gaps before assigning supervised work.

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New employee learning workplace orientation with a VR headset and instructor

PRACTICAL USES

Where it helps your team.

A completed induction does not show whether a new starter can carry out the task.

01

Corporate onboarding

Explore the office, meet role-based points of contact and practise common requests. Remote starters can learn where to go for help before their first visit.

02

Site and safety induction

Recognise routes, restricted areas and emergency actions in a model of the workplace. Test a decision rather than relying on a signed attendance sheet.

03

Role-specific practice

Rehearse a customer conversation, equipment check or handoff. Give consistent feedback across locations, then confirm the skill with a supervisor.

PUBLISHED INDUSTRY EVIDENCE

What the data shows.

10–15%higher reported test scores

Walmart reported this improvement in 2018 for its associate VR training programme. It is company-reported training data, not a controlled estimate of faster onboarding or results from Vrelab.

Source: Walmart, associate VR training (2018)

External research and implementation examples. These are not measured results from Vrelab projects.

MEASURE YOUR PILOT

Check the difference in your operation.

  • Days until the employee completes an assessed task
  • Manager and buddy hours per new starter
  • Repeat questions and delayed assessment scores

WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU

Build around the actual task.

The employee role, first-week checklist and questions new starters actually ask. Start with one frequently repeated task, then add scenarios where the pilot shows a useful improvement.

THE PEOPLE INVOLVED

Built around the people who make training work.

Training manager coaching a new employee during VR practiceTraining Managers Operations manager reviewing a factory simulation while an operator trains in VROperations Managers HSE manager supervising a VR fire-safety scenarioHSE Managers Innovation team reviewing an immersive industrial modelInnovation Managers IT manager preparing VR headsets for employee trainingIT Managers

COMMON QUESTIONS

Before you start.

Is VR needed for every part of onboarding?

No. Keep policies and reference information easy to read. Use an interactive scenario where the person needs to recognise a place, make a decision or practise an action.

Can employees without headsets take part?

A desktop or mobile alternative can be scoped. Choose delivery based on the task, workforce access and accessibility needs.

How do we evaluate the pilot?

Assess the same role-specific task before and after training. Compare time to competence and manager effort, then check whether learning is retained.

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