The Hall Associates Career Center is using virtual reality headsets to give students a preview of jobs that might interest them.
Dr. David Porter, Career Center Manager, was looking for a tool “that would draw students into a situation where they could safely do what we call work-based learning.”
“Inside the headset, you can take a career assessment that is a gamified system where it asks you questions, and then based on the results, it will suggest to you any one of more than 50 career paths. You can then do 8- or 9-minute sessions of virtual reality immersion into that career.”
The College invested in three VR headsets that use modules from Transfr Trek, a program designed for immersive career exploration and training. Students can walk into the career center, sign in, and use a headset to explore at no cost to them.
The interactive VR simulations provide a “day-in-the-life” view of jobs that align with potential career pathways.