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The Hall Associates Career Center is using virtual reality headsets to give students a preview of jobs that might interest them.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. David Porter,\u00a0Career 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.”\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“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.”\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The College invested in three VR headsets that use modules from Transfr Trek<\/a>, 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. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The interactive VR simulations provide a “day-in-the-life” view\u202fof jobs that align with potential career pathways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read more and see images from career simulation models<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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