VR & AR Immersive Training for Australian workforces

Start Beyond is Australia's leading virtual and augmented reality training studio. We develop immersive learning and content marketing solutions across various industries, including but not limited to health and aged care, retail, agriculture, workplace health & safety, and STEM.

Since inception in 2015, our platform and studio teams we have serviced government, enterprise and educational institutions, delivering over 2 million immersive experiences via our training platform, Oncio.

Our head office and production studio are in located in Sydney, with additional offices in Melbourne and Brisbane. We deliver across Australia, including regional and remote sites.

We merge our clients’ subject matter expertise with our story-telling and instructional design experience, and combine it with the flexibility of the Oncio platform, to deliver immersive learning solutions that meet our clients’ objectives, reduce training costs, generate revenue and create knowledge that sticks.

We have built a number of classroom and on the job training programs around soft skills, de-escalation and aggression management, employee onboarding, safety and compliance, clinical practise, technical and mechanical systems, and much more.

We also have a range of off-the-shelf training products on offer - Minaca VR, Sacadi VR, VOMA, and Manual Handling VR - with more on the way.

It starts with a no-obligation conversation and a free demo. We evaluate your goals, key pain points, target audience, and current training process to pinpoint exactly what isn't working. Then we bring you up to speed on the capabilities of our extended reality (XR) technology stack, and show how your organisation can use immersive training to bridge the gap.

From there, most engagements follow one of two paths. If your training scenarios are specific to your business, we scope out a custom build. If your needs align with one of our off-the-shelf programs - like customer aggression management, aged care and disability support, or manual handling - our turn-key solutions can go live in weeks.

Book a free consultation and a demo session with our experts or call 1300 130 440

Though specific metrics vary by program, the core results remain consistent: trainees learn faster, apply new skills with greater confidence, and demonstrate higher knowledge retention.

The impact has been seen/demonstrated across a number of sectors. Workers at The Reject Shop saw a boost in confidence in handling aggressive customer behaviour from 18% to 68%, while 97% of students at the University of Newcastle reported feeling more confident in deploying their practical skills. St John Ambulance cut first aid training time by 50%. Woolworths seamlessly scaled training to over 50,000 team members across 1,100 stores, while Nespresso achieved a 70% lift in sales compared to traditional non-VR campaigns.

Powered by Oncio, our program tracks confidence, completion, and decision-making metrics, pre- and post-training; delivering hard, verifiable data.

Pricing varies based on a number of factors, including whether the solution is custom or off-the-shelf, as well as scenario complexity and user volume. Our off-the-shelf programs deliver an affordable, turnkey solution that combines software and hardware to get your team trained within weeks. For custom builds, pricing is determined based on your specific training requirements.

Our technology spans major Our products and services span major sectors, including retail, healthcare and aged care, transport, government, higher education, financial services, and agriculture, to name a few.

We collaborate with enterprise clients to transform employee onboarding, soft skills development, immersive simulation, and compliance certification. Notable engagements include Woolworths and The Reject Shop (retail), St John Ambulance and Independent Living Assessment (healthcare and aged care), Qantas (travel), CommBank (financial services), ANSTO (scientific research), and RIST (agriculture).

We offer both. Custom training solutions are developed in tandem with your SMEs and filmed in your own facilities, utilising your specific procedures and branding, and tailoring each experience to the unique requirements of your organisation.

Alternatively, our off-the-shelf training programs address universal industry needs such as customer aggression, aged care and disability support, speech pathology assessment, and manual handling best practice.

While training is our primary focus, our production studio also delivers immersive brand experiences, high-impact event activations, and content marketing. We have created custom experiences for brands like RYCO Filters, Art Gallery of New South Wales, and the Sydney Opera House.

Start Beyond is certified to ISO 27001 and SOC 2. Oncio supports SSO, role-based access, and integration with your existing LMS, and we can provide compliance documentation for procurement review.