Virtual Reality Is the New Reality (Industry Week)
Shrinking the Skills Gap
Attracting Talent with Next-gen Technology
Traditionally, educators and hiring teams could not assess the skills and tendencies needed to excel as a forklift operator—skills such as hand-eye coordination. Through advanced technology, hiring managers can more easily determine whether forklift operation is the best position for a job candidate.
Practicing for Real-life Scenarios
Using Virtual Reality in the Real World
After hearing from employers which skills were in demand and working with local residents in search of employment, Workforce New York partnered with The State University of New York (SUNY) Broome Community College and Broome-Tioga Board of Cooperative Education Services (BOCES), to create an educational program to teach participants the necessary professional and warehouse skills to produce employable candidates to fill these crucial manufacturing positions.
Throughout this venture, Workforce New York received a grant for 12 participants to engage in a weeklong forklift operator education course—including in-classroom and e-learning, and coaching modules with a virtual reality simulator. If participants completed the whole program, they were guaranteed a job.
Investing in Advanced Education to Propel Our Future
According to the study by the Manufacturing Institute and Deloitte, 67% of U.S. manufacturers are facing a moderate to severe shortage of qualified workers, and as many as 600,000 jobs remain vacant due to the shortage. To continue producing and selling quality products, we need to take critical steps to address this issue.
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