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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.

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Meta Quest and Pico 4 Ultra Enterprise headsets side by side on a comparison chart
ROI & implementation 5 min readMeta Quest vs Pico for business VR deploymentsMeta Quest 3/3S vs Pico 4 Ultra Enterprise for VR training: specs, price, MDM and kiosk mode compared, with a buying guide by fleet size.
New factory employee in a hard hat being shown the production floor on their first day
Onboarding 6 min readVR onboarding for new factory employees: the first 30 daysNew hires face the highest injury and quit risk in their first month. Here is what the research says and how VR fits a 30-day factory onboarding plan.
Forklift operator wearing a hard hat and seatbelt, checking mirrors before lifting a pallet in a warehouse aisle
Safety & compliance 6 min readForklift operator training: what the law actually requiresWhat OSHA, Poland's UDT and Germany's DGUV Vorschrift 68 require for forklift operator training, and where VR closes the gap classroom time leaves.
Hands performing chest compressions on a CPR training manikin, illustrating first aid refresher practice
VR training 6 min readCPR refresher training: how often is enough?Certification runs on a 2-year cycle, but research shows skills fade within months. What the evidence says on CPR refresher training frequency.
Skillsive update board with a set of free workplace-safety and fire-safety tools
Product news 4 min readSkillsive Update July 24: New Free EHS ToolsThe July 24 Skillsive update: a new section of free tools — ROI and cost calculators, EHS and fire-safety knowledge bases and a headset comparison.
Meta Quest and HTC Vive Focus Vision headsets side by side on a comparison chart
ROI & implementation 5 min readMeta Quest vs Vive Focus Vision for enterprise trainingMeta Quest 3/3S vs HTC Vive Focus Vision Business Edition for VR training: specs, price, MDM and kiosk mode compared, with a buying guide by fleet size.
Three VR headsets on a rack, illustrating a VR training event kit for twenty people
ROI & 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 height
Safety & 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 headsets
Product 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 background
Safety & 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 rack
ROI & 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 statistics
Product 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.