About Us
Our Partners
VRG Learning Institute
VRG Learning Institute is a nonprofit organization dedicated to transforming workforce readiness through immersive virtual reality (VR) training. Our mission is to bridge opportunity gaps by providing accessible, engaging, and high-impact learning experiences in vocational and professional development. We are committed to equipping learners of all ages with the tools and confidence needed to thrive in today’s evolving job market.
As a proud partner and founder of the DIVE-VRT program, VRG Learning Institute plays a key role in delivering VR-based skilled trades training to underserved and underrepresented communities. Together with our partners, we are creating sustainable pathways to employment and lifelong learning, powered by the possibilities of virtual reality.
USF Innovative Education
The Innovation Education team's primary role is to support the DIVE-VRT program's national scaling by developing training materials and digital assets. They will also collaborate with USF’s Advanced Visualization Center/Research IT to integrate AI-driven Tier One technical assistance into website-based replication and training materials.
Advanced Visualization Center (AVC) - Research Technology
USF Research Technology scope of services for the DIVE-VRT project includes the development of Chatbots for interrogating website training material and the project website, development of an Interactive AI assistant to aid in the implementation of the DIVE-VRT program across all project phases, the development of Chatbot for the "live" program site to answer questions on the website and act as front line support.
University of Massachusetts Boston (UMass) ICI
UMass is the project’s third party evaluator for the DIVE-VRT program and associated website.
