{"id":2946,"date":"2026-05-06T06:24:30","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T06:24:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vrcare-project.eu\/galway-technical-institute-pilots-vrcare-bringing-realworld-care-scenarios-to-life\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T06:24:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T06:24:30","slug":"galway-technical-institute-pilots-vrcare-bringing-realworld-care-scenarios-to-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vrcare-project.eu\/es\/galway-technical-institute-pilots-vrcare-bringing-realworld-care-scenarios-to-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Galway Technical Institute Pilots VRCare: Bringing RealWorld Care Scenarios to Life"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Galway Technical Institute has taken an exciting step into the future of healthcare and childcare education through its piloting of the\u00a0<\/span>VRCare<\/span><\/b>\u202fvirtualreality\u00a0learning scenarios. As part of the Erasmus+ KA220 project, GTI students, healthcare professionals, and childcare practitioners had the opportunity to step inside immersive, ethically grounded VR environments that transform how complex care situations are taught and understood.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

For many participants, this was their\u00a0<\/span>first-ever experience using VR<\/span><\/b>\u2014and the impact was immediate. Learners described the moment they shifted from\u00a0<\/span>watching<\/span><\/i>\u202fa scenario to\u00a0<\/span>being inside it<\/span><\/i>, navigating conversations, making decisions, and responding to\u00a0realtime\u00a0challenges in childcare and\u00a0elderlycare\u00a0settings.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

GTI\u2019s pilot included scenarios focused on communication, dignity, ethical\u00a0decisionmaking, and\u00a0personcentred\u00a0care, along with\u00a0wellbeingfocused\u00a0experiences such as reminiscence therapy and sensory engagement. These VR sessions offered something traditional classrooms cannot:\u00a0<\/span>\u201ca safe space to\u00a0practise, make mistakes, reflect, and try again\u2014without\u00a0realworld\u00a0consequences\u201d.<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Learners consistently highlighted how this boosted their confidence before entering real care environments.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

What makes the\u00a0<\/span>VRCare<\/span><\/b>\u202fproject especially powerful is its collaborative design. GTI educators, students, and care practitioners contributed directly to shaping and refining the scenarios, ensuring they reflect authentic care settings and real ethical dilemmas. Feedback from participants across Europe\u2014including GTI\u2019s own pilot groups\u2014continues to guide the next phase of development, with even more interactive and dynamic scenarios planned for late 2026.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

GTI\u2019s involvement\u00a0demonstrates\u00a0how immersive technology can enrich learning, strengthen practical skills, and prepare future care professionals with confidence and compassion. The message from participants was clear:\u00a0<\/span>they want\u00a0more<\/span><\/b>\u00a0scenarios, more practice, and more integration of VR into everyday learning.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

VRCare\u00a0<\/span><\/b>is not just a project;\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0a glimpse into the future of education in healthcare and childcare\u2014and\u00a0<\/span>GTI\u00a0<\/span><\/b>is proud to be at the forefront of that innovation.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Galway Technical Institute has taken an exciting step into the future of healthcare and childcare education through its piloting of the\u00a0VRCare\u202fvirtualreality\u00a0learning scenarios. As part of the Erasmus+ KA220 project, GTI students, healthcare professionals, and childcare practitioners had the opportunity to step inside immersive, ethically grounded VR environments that transform how complex care situations are taught […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":2934,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2946","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-es"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vrcare-project.eu\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2946","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vrcare-project.eu\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vrcare-project.eu\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vrcare-project.eu\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vrcare-project.eu\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2946"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vrcare-project.eu\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2946\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vrcare-project.eu\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2934"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vrcare-project.eu\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2946"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vrcare-project.eu\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2946"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vrcare-project.eu\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2946"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}