Skilled Trades
Build trade skills through deliberate, repeatable practice
From welding to electrical to heavy plant, the skilled trades are learned by doing. VR simulation gives apprentices unlimited, low-cost reps — with instant feedback — so they arrive on site already competent and safe, easing the skills shortage.
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Practice reps at near-zero consumable cost
Instant
Feedback on technique
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Wasted material & rework
Hazards we simulate
- Hot work & welding fumes
- Electrical isolation
- Manual handling
- Power tools & plant
Why teams choose simulation
Unlimited reps, no waste
Apprentices practise as often as they need without burning consumables or material.
Instant technique feedback
Simulators score posture, angle, and method in real time, accelerating skill acquisition.
Close the skills gap
Scalable training pipelines help employers bring new tradespeople up to standard faster.
Related project work
Skilled Trades in practice
Liuna 183 Training Center Pico Deployment
BSD XR partnered with the LiUNA Local 183 Training Centre — one of Canada's most comprehensive skilled trades training institutions — to deploy a fleet of Pico 4 Enterprise headsets purpose-built for hands-on construction training.
Power Drill VR
Power Drill VR is an energetic and approachable virtual reality experience designed to spark an interest in the trades for a younger generation. Designed in conjunction with the Manitoba Construction Sector Council (MCSC), the project leverages their expertise as subject matter experts to ensure the content is both technically grounded and highly effective at youth engagement. Eschewing the complexities of a deep technical simulation, the game uses a vibrant, cartoonish art style to transform basic carpentry into a fun, interactive playground where kids can experiment with tools and build confidence.
Trades Town
Manitoba Construction Sector Council brings career awareness using virtual and augmented reality to over 3,500 youth in and around Winnipeg each year. Remote Indigenous communities have not had access to this opportunity so MCSC proposed to partner with Frontier School Division, Manitoba First Nations Education Resource Centre, and independent Indigenous schools to bring career awareness using technology to 40 Indigenous communities in 2019 and 47 Indigenous communities in 2020 using $100,000 of industry funding leveraged from Manitoba’s provincial contribution. Over a one-year period, 2,727 students living in remote Indigenous communities participated in Try a Trades North!
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