{"id":56530,"date":"2026-05-12T15:54:44","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T12:54:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.p-consulting.gr\/vrcare-pilots-across-europe-bringing-virtual-reality-into-health-and-care-education\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T15:54:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T12:54:44","slug":"vrcare-pilots-across-europe-bringing-virtual-reality-into-health-and-care-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.p-consulting.gr\/en\/vrcare-pilots-across-europe-bringing-virtual-reality-into-health-and-care-education\/","title":{"rendered":"VRCARE Pilots Across Europe: Bringing Virtual Reality into Health and Care Education"},"content":{"rendered":"

The VRCARE project has reached an important milestone with the completion of pilot activities across all project countries. Students, teachers, healthcare professionals, childcare\u00a0practitioners\u00a0and care organisations had the chance to test Virtual Reality scenarios in real educational and professional settings.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The pilots took place in Denmark, Finland, Spain, Ireland,\u00a0Cyprus\u00a0and Greece. They offered valuable feedback on how VR can support vocational education and training in the fields of health, welfare, childcare and elderly care.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

VRCARE, \u201cModernizing Healthcare Pedagogy with Virtual Reality for Interaction, Ethics, Stimulation and Sensory\u201d \u2014 Project Code: 2024-1-FI01-KA220-VET-000249151 \u2014 is co-funded by the European Union under the Erasmus+ KA220-VET programme. The project aims to modernise health and care education through immersive technologies that help learners practise realistic situations in a safe and structured environment.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Testing VR in real learning environments<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Across Europe, the VRCARE pilots gave participants the chance to step inside realistic care scenarios. These scenarios focused on childcare, elderly care, communication, ethical decision-making, sensory\u00a0engagement\u00a0and person-centred care.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

For many participants, this was their first experience with Virtual Reality as a learning tool. Instead of only reading about a professional situation or discussing it in theory, learners were able to\u00a0observe, react and reflect from inside the scenario.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This created a safe learning space. Participants could practise difficult conversations, explore sensitive\u00a0decisions\u00a0and better understand the emotional and ethical dimensions of care work, without real-world risk.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A shared European testing phase<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The pilots brought together a wide range of organisations and learning environments.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In Denmark, Spain and Ireland, students,\u00a0teachers\u00a0and care professionals tested VR scenarios linked to childcare, elderly care,\u00a0communication\u00a0and person-centred care. Participants highlighted the realism of the scenarios and their value in preparing learners for real professional situations.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In Finland, teachers and associated care organisations explored how VR can help learners understand ethical dilemmas and sensitive situations before entering work placements. The activities showed that immersive tools can make complex topics easier to understand.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In Cyprus, pilot activities took place in both childcare and healthcare settings. Educators and healthcare professionals tested scenarios that supported reflection on ethical choices, sensitive\u00a0interactions\u00a0and quality of care.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In Greece, teachers and students from several VET schools explored VR applications in the Health, Welfare and Wellbeing sector. The activities showed strong interest in using VR in\u00a0vocational education, while also underlining the need for training, technical\u00a0support\u00a0and wider access to equipment.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What the pilots showed<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The pilot activities showed that Virtual Reality can become a valuable tool for vocational education and training.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Participants responded positively to the experience. They found the scenarios engaging, realistic and useful for connecting theory with practice. Teachers and professionals also saw clear potential for using VR to support active learning, ethical\u00a0reflection\u00a0and professional skills development.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The feedback collected will help the partnership improve the scenarios and make the VRCARE tools more practical,\u00a0accessible\u00a0and relevant for future users.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Moving towards more immersive care education<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The VRCARE pilots show that immersive learning can help bridge the gap between classroom learning and real professional practice. This is especially important in health and care education, where learners need not only knowledge, but also empathy, communication\u00a0skills\u00a0and ethical judgement.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The next steps will focus on refining the VR scenarios, improving\u00a0usability\u00a0and supporting the integration of VR into VET learning environments\u00a0along with creating the next\u00a0ones.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The results so far are very encouraging. VRCARE shows how Virtual Reality can support a more practical,\u00a0reflective\u00a0and human-centred approach to health and care education.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The pilot phase is more than a testing period. It is a strong step towards the future of vocational education in health and care \u2014 a future where learners can practise safely, reflect deeply and build confidence before entering real professional environments.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The VRCARE project has reached an important milestone with the completion of pilot activities across all project countries. Students, teachers, healthcare professionals, childcare\u00a0practitioners\u00a0and care organisations had the chance to test Virtual Reality scenarios in real educational and professional settings.\u00a0 The pilots took place in Denmark, Finland, Spain, Ireland,\u00a0Cyprus\u00a0and Greece. They offered valuable feedback on how […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":76,"featured_media":56528,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"default","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[175,169],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-56530","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-european-en","category-general"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.p-consulting.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56530","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.p-consulting.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.p-consulting.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.p-consulting.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/76"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.p-consulting.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56530"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.p-consulting.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56530\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.p-consulting.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/56528"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.p-consulting.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56530"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.p-consulting.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56530"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.p-consulting.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56530"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}