# Exploring construction skills through virtual reality

VDAB introduced a VR assessment at job fairs to help candidates and employers explore suitability for construction work. We supported the concept, interface and implementation of an intuitive experience using Oculus Rift and Unity.

**Product Type:** VR skills assessment  
**Industry:** Employment services & vocational training  
**Timeframe:** 2019–2020  
**Role:** Concept development, UX/UI design & Unity development guidance

**Scope:** Concept definition & refinement, Technology documentation & benchmarking, Stakeholder workshops, UX prototype testing, UI design, Unity development guidance, Client onboarding & job-fair support

[Watch the project video](https://superflow.design/_astro/vdab-main.CVWaFQgB.mp4)

![VDAB virtual reality construction assessment demonstration.](https://superflow.design/_astro/vdab-poster.mKY7vk27.webp)

## The challenge.

VDAB wanted to help assess entry into construction, a sector with high turnover. Candidates needed realistic, intuitive tasks that could reveal practical abilities and responses to different working conditions.

## The key decision.

Three virtual jobs offered increasing levels of interaction, from questions about installing a washbasin to laying roof tiles and kneeling to place floor tiles. Timed tasks, points and additional tests addressed skills such as safety awareness and teamwork.

## The rejected option & why.

A questionnaire alone could not demonstrate the physical actions involved in every role. The experience also included practical interactions, such as working at height and kneeling to lay tiles.

## The outcome.

The VR assessment brought practical construction tasks to job fairs, offering candidates and employers a clearer view of the potential match.

## Supporting images

![VDAB VR job-selection scene with a construction worker and choices for floor tiling, washbasin installation and roofing.](https://superflow.design/_astro/vdab1.BU6SL8T1.webp)

![Virtual workshop with tools, a workbench and VR interaction controls for a VDAB assessment task.](https://superflow.design/_astro/vdab2.5kqyyUpZ.webp)

![First-person view of a VDAB roof-tiling task overlooking a virtual construction site.](https://superflow.design/_astro/vdab3.yyq18v4N.webp)

## The final verdict.

The work combined concept refinement, prototype testing and interface design with development guidance. Onboarding and event support helped the client put the VR experience into use.

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