Virtual reality (VR) training programme puts 95% of Hawke’s Bay cadets into jobs

Colin Kennedy, SMEE - March 25, 2021

More than 95 per cent of unemployed graduates who participated in a cutting edge virtual reality (VR) vocational and life skills training programme in Hawke's Bay have achieved long term employment. Funded by the Te Ara Mahi allocation of the Provincial Growth Fund, the Whiti Supply Chain Cadetship – powered by IMPAC – teaches forklift operations using VR simulators, and broader life skills training such as goal setting, resilience and confidence. The wrap-around approach is achieving ext...