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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:
- Why schools should slowly tap into VR technology [05:37]
- A brief background on Doug and Interplay [08:42]
- VocEd requirements in some states in the US have slowly disappeared [10:37]
- 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]
- Simulation training condenses learning time [17:41]
- 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]
- Startups are starting to adapt sim training to improve business processes [28:11]
- What makes virtual reality the best and safest technology as a tool for learning [31:44]
- 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]
- The adaptability of tech-based programs are what makes them great to use [46:32]
- The future of VR and AR technology in the workspace [49:31]
- Virtual reality vs augmented reality [51:58]
- The value of experiential learning [53:45]
- How VR tech can make construction work faster and more efficient [54:32]
- The possibility of VR and AR making quoting easier [56:57]
About the Guest:
Doug Donovan has been in the VR space for more than a decade. He is the Founder and CEO of Interplay Learning which is based in Austin, Texas. Realising the lack of hands-on experience of some tradies, it has lead him to build a more efficient way of conducting trainings. A global leader in online and VR training, he has assisted several company trainings ranging from HVAC, Electrical, Auditing, to name a few.
Resources:
- Come and visit my website at (https://www.thesiteshed.com/)
- Check my latest podcast or listen to the previous ones (https://www.thesiteshed.com/podcasts/)
- Tradie Web Guys (https://www.tradiewebguys.com.au/apply)
- Visit the Interplay Learning website (https://www.interplaylearning.com/)
- Reach Doug through email ([email protected])
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