Virtual Trades
Calgary, Alberta · Serving Western Canada
Virtual Trades combines immersive VR and AR learning with industry-aligned training pathways to help individuals build confidence, develop job-ready skills, and prepare for apprenticeships and employment opportunities faster. Through realistic, hands-on simulations, learners can safely experience trades, practise critical tasks, and strengthen workforce readiness before entering training, apprenticeships, or the job site.
Simulation-based skilled-trades learning, tailored to the workforce needs of organizations across Western Canada.
Immersive training for the people building Canada's future.
Built around people
Virtual Trades brings practical, repeatable learning closer to the people who need it, from an apprentice entering the field to an employer growing a skilled workforce.
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The opportunity
Canada's skilled-trades workforce needs more capacity, not simply more classrooms, equipment, travel, or time away from the job. Virtual Trades helps organizations extend hands-on learning with simulation-based practice that complements the programs and people already doing the work.
Read our launch announcement ↗Build a safer, more consistent path from onboarding to job readiness, without relying on additional shop space or consumable materials for every repetition.
Plan a workforce rollout →Extend the reach of practical instruction with structured, repeatable learning that can support a more flexible delivery model.
View available learning areas →Create more accessible routes into the trades for apprentices, newcomers, and workers returning or transitioning into high-demand roles.
Start a conversation →How we work
Start with the roles, risks, trade areas, and training constraints that matter to your organization.
Identify simulation-based courses and a delivery approach that fit alongside your existing programs.
Build a credible rollout plan for learners, instructors, managers, and internal stakeholders.
VR in action
Simulation-based learning gives workers a place to practise practical decisions, sequences, and diagnostic work before they are in the field. These HVAC examples show the kind of hands-on learning experience available through the training library.
Watch the complete diagnostic workflow in a realistic equipment environment.
Available today
Explore current learning across HVAC, plumbing, commercial refrigeration, electrical, facilities and industrial maintenance, site safety, appliance repair, solar, and more.
Modules align with provincial curricula and global industry standards.
Browse 562 courses →News & insights
Why practical, repeatable learning is a workforce issue, not simply a technology one.
Read the announcement ↗ In the media · July 2026A SiteNews conversation with Shaun Went on competency, access, and preparing people before they reach the field.
Read the Q&A ↗ Industry updateFollow the latest workforce, training, and skilled-trades updates in our newsroom.
Explore insights ↗Make the case
Use the ROI calculator as a starting point for an internal conversation about training time, travel, materials, incident reduction, and implementation costs. It is a planning tool, not a promise.
Open the ROI calculator ↗Start with a real conversation