Gleechi presents real-world benefits of Virtual Reality training

Gleechi AB, an award-winning developer of interactive Virtual Reality solutions, recently undertook a rapid reskilling initiative, using Virtual Reality training to equip under-resourced communities with essential skills to secure gainful and meaningful employment.

The rapid reskilling initiative was conducted over a two month period and provided under-resourced people from the state of Texas with the opportunity to become certified sterile technicians, addressing the urgent needs of healthcare providers rising to accommodate the influx of patients.

The VR training programme leverages the Gleechi Virtual Reality Training Platform enabling students to develop hands-on skills - handling of surgical instruments, using accurate virtualised sterilisation equipment and performing inventory tracking. The training can be easily customised and refined through the included VR-based visual creator tools. Student performance is automatically collected and turned into actionable insights through the Gleechi Assessment Centre, a web-based tool that makes it easy to ascertain progress and provide relevant support.

Enrolled students were able to successfully engage in essential training where ready access to training facilities was limited. Due to the portable characteristics of VR, the training was able to be conducted at remote training centres that were more easily accessible.

Through completing the training programme supplemented with VR, twenty-four students have currently been able to secure long-term positions within healthcare providers. The students were able to both gain meaningful employment while also fulfilling the urgent need to fill critical positions.

The inclusive nature of VR training enabled students that could otherwise encounter social prejudices to be assessed on proven skills and ability alone, providing an entirely unbiased approach to recruitment.

“I'm delighted to see how our VR training solutions have been deployed to not only rapidly address a skill deficit but also make a real difference to people's quality of life.

The technology has proven to provide equality of access to skill development, allowing people to develop and validate their capabilities without prejudice - where the focus is solely on the skills and abilities for the role at hand.

Being able to facilitate meaningful employment for an under-resourced community, makes this initiative particularly rewarding.”

Jakob Way, CEO, Gleechi

The students were surveyed as part of the initiative, concluding that one hundred per cent felt that VR training would help them in their future careers.

“Thank you for the opportunity to use this amazing tool. It brought my textbook learning to life”

“The best part of the Virtual Reality was being able to perform tasks”

Participants in the VR training programme

The Gleechi VR Training Platform makes it possible to tailor the Sterile Technician training programme to meet the needs of any healthcare organisation, offering an effective and scalable way to deliver training.