A recent LinkedIn Learning Report indicated that the workforce agrees, training for soft skills is the #1 priority.
Deloittes 2017 Soft skills for business success white paper indicated that by 2030, soft skill intensive occupations will make up almost two thirds of the workforce.
While traditional training such as e-learning can provide learners with facts and concepts, the experiential and performance-based practices typically used to develop soft skills behaviors are best obtained through application and practice face to face under the guidance of a facilitator or coach.
Key challenges in meeting the growing need to develop soft skills are:
One only has to look at the average annual spend on leadership/culture development in organisations to see the value that is put on such skills.
VR can reduce both direct and indirect training time.
VR learners are more confident in applying what they’re taught as VR allows the opportunity to practice, in a safe environment.
Employees are more emotionally connected to VR content due to the immersive nature and opportunity to virtually and literally be put in someone else's shoes. PwC VR Soft Skills training Efficacy Study, 2020 showed that using VR learners were 3.75 times more emotionally connected than through classroom training.
In a VR headset, simulations and immersive experiences command the individual’s vision and attention. VR-trained employees were up to four times more focused
Used in the right way and at scale VR can be more cost-effective than traditional training.
