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VR training, backed by evidence

What the research says about immersive learning — and how to put it to work in safety training, onboarding and beyond.

VR trainingSafety & complianceOnboardingROI & implementationProduct news
Three VR headsets on a rack, illustrating a VR training event kit for twenty peopleROI & implementation 6 min readHow to run a VR training event for 20 peopleA field guide to running a VR training event for 20 people solo: chair layout, headsets, hot-swap batteries for a full day, boundaries and hygiene.
Worker in a full-body harness clipped to an anchor point on an elevated steel walkway, illustrating fall protection during work at heightSafety & compliance 8 min readWorking at height: VR practice without the fallWhat counts as working at height, what the training must achieve, and how VR lets crews rehearse judgement and procedure before they leave the ground.Illustration of a VR training app being pushed from an admin console to a group of headsetsProduct news 8 min readHow companies distribute VR training appsThe real routes a VR training app takes onto a company fleet: public store, managed store, private release channel, self-hosted APK and MDM.A swollen lithium-ion battery pack on a warehouse charging bench, with smoke rising and a fire alarm point in the backgroundSafety & compliance 7 min readLithium-ion battery fires: prevention and trainingWhat a lithium-ion battery fire is, why it behaves differently from an ordinary fire, and the storage, charging and training habits that prevent one.Illustration of three enterprise VR headsets lined up on a charging rackROI & implementation 5 min readEnterprise VR headsets after Meta's exitMeta, Microsoft and Apple stepped back from enterprise XR. Which enterprise VR headsets to buy for training now, and why Pico moved into the gap.Skillsive update board showing a fleet of VR headsets with per-device settings and usage statisticsProduct news 7 min readSkillsive update, July 16: what changesThe Skillsive update for July 16: learner login codes on headsets, device settings, device statistics, table exports and resumable app uploads.Illustration of a VR headset on the left and a pair of AR smart glasses on the right, side by sideVR training 5 min readAR vs VR training: which fits which jobAR vs VR training explained: VR simulates a whole world for hazardous practice, AR overlays guidance on the real one. When to use each, and how to choose.Illustration of a training certificate with a seal and a QR code used to verify itProduct news 5 min readTraining records: paper vs an LMS for safetyWhat safety training records must prove, why paper logs fail an audit, and how an LMS keeps the same evidence searchable, exportable and always ready.Illustration of a VR headset with a padlock badge — a device locked to a single training appVR training 5 min readHow VR kiosk mode works for training headsetsWhat VR kiosk mode is, why Meta Quest needs a device-management tool for it, and how to lock a training headset to a single app step by step.A laptop showing an e-learning slide next to a VR headset, comparing two digital compliance-training formatsVR training 5 min readVR vs e-learning for compliance trainingVR vs e-learning for compliance training: which format holds attention, builds confidence and scales, and how to choose between them course by course.A red padlock and hazard tag on an industrial machine power switch, illustrating lockout/tagout of hazardous energySafety & compliance 6 min readLockout/Tagout training: what it must coverLockout/Tagout training explained: what LOTO is, what OSHA's 1910.147 requires you to teach, who needs it, and why hands-on practice beats a slideshow.A rising cost-per-learner line for classroom training crossing below a flat VR training line, with a headset on the axisROI & implementation 5 min readVR training ROI: when headsets pay offA plain-English look at VR training ROI: what headsets and content cost, where the savings come from, and how many learners it takes to pay off.