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Virtual Trades Inc
A company dedicated to building Canada's next generation of tradespeople through immersive learning technology.
Virtual Trades Inc is accelerating skilled trades education in Canada, utilizing immersive Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) technology.
By leveraging our advanced simulation environment, Virtual Trades Inc significantly reduces the overall training duration, enabling apprentices to become job-ready and enter the workforce more quickly than traditional methods allow. This acceleration benefits both individuals seeking careers in the trades and industries facing skilled labor shortages.
We are building the content and training modules that will enable apprentices to learn essential trade skills in plumbing, electrical, and HVAC. Currently in development and in consultation with training providers, employers, and apprenticeship authorities, our platform aims to transform learning through cutting-edge simulations, preparing future trades professionals for success.
Meet Virtual Trades Inc: The Future of Trade Skills Learning
Canada stands at a critical juncture, facing an urgent and growing skilled trades crisis that threatens our economic stability and future growth. Virtual Trades Inc is a strategic, powerful and immersive training solution poised to revolutionize skilled trades education and unlock Canada's full potential.
By developing specialized AR/VR modules for vital apprenticeship training in plumbing, electrical, and HVAC, alongside essential safety courses for construction and manufacturing, we are delivering competency-based learning designed to meet rigorous provincial standards. This forward-looking approach, crafted in close collaboration with industry partners and training providers, is key to rapidly addressing the workforce deficit, empowering a new generation of skilled workers, and ensuring Canada's prosperity.
Trade-Specific Focus & Safety Training
Specialized modules for plumbing, electrical work, and HVAC apprenticeship programs, alongside short safety courses for construction and manufacturing, all designed to meet Canadian standards and certification pathways.
Immersive AR/VR
Cutting-edge augmented and virtual reality simulations are being developed to create realistic, hands-on training experiences without material waste or safety risks.
Scalable Access
Aims to support apprentices, newcomers, and training providers with accessible, standardized skill development, designed to be available anytime, anywhere across Canada.
For Apprentices
Designed to help apprentices master complex skills faster with immersive practice environments that will build confidence and competency before stepping onto real job sites.
For Newcomers
Created to empower skilled immigrants to overcome high costs, long training times, and regulatory hurdles. It will enable them to efficiently update existing skills and navigate certification, accelerating their return to rewarding careers.
For Training Providers
Enable the delivery of consistent, high-quality programs at scale while aiming to reduce overhead costs and logistical challenges of traditional training.
Supporting Newcomers to Canada
Overcoming Key Barriers
Developed to support skilled immigrants overcome significant hurdles like high costs, long retraining times, and complex regulatory processes, facilitating their re-entry into Canadian trades.
Accelerated Skill Pathways
Our platform is designed to offer competency-based training and adaptive learning tools, which will enable newcomers to quickly demonstrate and refine their existing skills, thereby accelerating their journey to certification and employment.
Fostering Inclusivity Through Partnerships
We are actively seeking collaborations with workforce development organizations, settlement agencies, and community colleges to create accessible and inclusive training opportunities for Canada's diverse population.
Virtual Trades Inc is building a solution with immense potential to empower skilled immigrants, aiming to help them reintegrate into their trades faster and more affordably. Our vision is to ensure these talented individuals can contribute their expertise to the Canadian workforce with minimal delay and maximum confidence.
Aligning with Provincial Apprenticeship Standards
Rigorous Standards Compliance
Every module is mapped to provincial curricula and certification requirements for plumbing, electrical, and HVAC trades. Working with industry and regulators bodies to ensure complete alignment with current standards.
The platform provides a comprehensive preparation for provincial examinations, including interactive practice tests, detailed competency checklists, and progress tracking, designed to identify knowledge gaps before they become obstacles to certification.
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Pre-Apprenticeship
Foundation modules cover safety, tools, and basic trade fundamentals.
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Level 1-4 Training
Learning modules builds proficiency aligned with provincial apprenticeship levels.
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Mandatory Externship
Detailed reports and tracking as mandated by Apprenticeship and Industry Training (AIT).
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Exam Preparation
Targeted practice tests and competency assessments to prepare learners for certification exams.
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Journeyperson Ready
Advanced modules are planned to ensure complete readiness for independent professional work.
Opportunity for Industry Partnerships
Virtual Trades Inc is actively forging strategic collaborations with leading Canadian employers, training institutions, and industry associations. These partnerships are crucial for validating our platform's market fit, informing content development, and ensuring our innovative training solutions are being developed to directly address the evolving needs of the skilled trades sector.
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Addressing a Critical Talent Gap
Canada faces an urgent need for skilled trades professionals. Recent reports project a demand for 410,000 to 520,000 skilled workers by 2030, highlighting the pressing requirement for effective and scalable training solutions like Virtual Trades aims to provide.
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The Efficacy of Immersive Training
Evidence from other high-stakes industries, such as aviation and medicine, demonstrates that AR/VR-based training significantly accelerates skill acquisition, enhances retention, and reduces critical errors. These insights provide a strong model for what Virtual Trades is being developed to achieve in trades education.
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Strategic Collaborations Underway
We are actively engaging with key industry players to co-develop and pilot our modules. These early partnerships are instrumental in ensuring our platform aligns with provincial standards and will enable us to deliver a workforce ready to meet industry demands upon launch.
Virtual Trades Inc is designed to bridge this gap by providing an innovative, accessible, and highly effective training platform. Our ongoing discussions with industry leaders confirm a strong interest in leveraging immersive technologies to attract new talent and upskill the existing workforce efficiently.
Join the Skilled Trades Revolution
The skilled trades are calling. Whether you're an apprentice ready to master in-demand skills, a newcomer building your Canadian career, an employer solving critical workforce gaps, or a training provider modernizing your programs, this is your moment. Virtual Trades Inc is revolutionizing how we train the next generation of skilled professionals. Together, we're creating faster pathways to mastery, safer learning environments, and a workforce that's ready to build Canada's future.
For Apprentices
Designed to help apprentices master job-ready skills faster and safer through immersive AR/VR experiences that will build confidence and competency before entering the field.
For Newcomers
Will enable newcomers to overcome barriers and launch their Canadian trades career with accessible, visual learning pathways designed for diverse backgrounds and experience levels.
For Employers
Aims to help employers solve skilled labor challenges by training workers who will arrive job-ready, with the potential to reduce training time, improve safety, and boost productivity from day one.
For Training Providers
Being developed to enable training providers to deliver exceptional apprenticeship programs at scale with technology that is designed to enhance outcomes while reducing costs and logistical complexity.
Shape the Next Generation
Partner with Virtual Trades Inc to shape the next generation of skilled trades professionals. Together, we're building a stronger, more competitive Canadian workforce ready to meet the infrastructure and economic challenges of tomorrow.
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Calgary, Alberta
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