FOI release

To provide information about augmented reality and virtual reality training or its usage: SSAC FOI response

Updated 6 December 2023

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Date received: 20 November 2023

Date of response: 1 December 2023

1. Information request

Under the Freedom of Information Act, please could I request the following information:

Augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) training is the digital simulation of lifelike scenarios for training purposes. Trainees enter a 360°, active learning environment, experiencing sights and sounds that dissolve the barrier between virtual and actual reality. Trainees look, speak, and move about freely in a 3D virtual setting, interacting with simulated real-world tools, machinery, and other trainees and instructors.

  1. What training have you delivered using AR/VR technology?

  2. Are you currently engaging and talking with AR/VR suppliers, and if so who?

  3. Which suppliers have you used for AR/VR training and what was their spend in calendar year 2023 to date?

  4. What is the percentage split of AR/VR training spend between training delivered to own staff versus training delivered to users of government/public services in calendar year 2023 to date?

  5. How much budget have you allocated for AR/VR training for 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 calendar year?

  6. What public sector procurement route have you used to procure AR/VR technology from Jan 2021 to date?

  7. What public sector procurement route have you used to procure AR/VR design services of education training content from Jan 2021 to date?

2. Response

We do not hold the information you have requested.

The Social Security Advisory Committee is a statutory independent non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department for Work and Pensions. Our secretariat accesses learning and development opportunities provided both by that Department and through Civil Service Learning.

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