VR & AR Immersive Training for Australian workforces
Start Beyond, Australia's leading VR and AR training company.
our clients
See the World Differently
Since 2015, we have delivered over 2 million unforgettable immersive learning experiences for enterprise, educational institutions, and government organisations Australia-wide. We create high-impact learning solutions across VR, AR, mobile, tablet, and desktop.
We create immersive experiences that are evocative and visceral, because feelings create memories, memories become knowledge.
Equip your teams with skills and confidence through VR & AR training solutions, with Oncio
Awards and recognition
Three Paths to Immersive Training
Customised training solutions
Start Beyond's Platform and Studio teams work closely with you, combining our story-telling and instructional design expertise with the flexibility of our training platform, to deliver virtual and augmented reality learning experiences that reduce training costs, generate revenue and create knowledge that sticks.
Off-the-shelf products
A growing suite of industry-accredited plug and play learning solutions that require minimal set up and deliver consistent and scaleable training. Each program is designed in collaboration with subject matter experts to deploy training within weeks, rather than months.
One platform, every device
Oncio is Start Beyond's proprietary training platform. Its versatile and modular design allows integration of interactive 3D & 360° content alongside 2D media and existing programs, while delivering memorable training solutions that scale across VR, AR, mobile, tablet and desktop.
How We Bring Your Training to Life
At Start Beyond we focus on creating an emotional connection between the learner and the content; because if a person feels it, then they’ll remember it.
By combining realism and dramatic techniques with interactive game design, we create VR and AR programs that replicate complex real-world situations and make the User an active participant in a learning simulation.
Employees train 4 times faster and feel 3.75 times more emotionally connected to the content compared to traditional lecture-based learners. This visceral, risk-free experience builds real-world knowledge and makes our training highly memorable.
Immersive Training That Delivers Impressive Measurable Results
Immersive training is only worth running if you can show it changed something. Every Start Beyond program measures confidence and decision-making before and after so these results are recorded, not estimated.
98%increased confidencein deploying de-escalation skills with aggressive customers by The Reject Shop team
20k+people trained every monthon Oncio training platform
2xfaster training timesin First Aid certification programs compared to traditional delivery by St John Ambulance
Sources: The Reject Shop VR training trial, 95 participants over five weeks, May 2025 · Oncio platform data, 2026 · St John Ambulance SJx programme
VR & AR Training in the Real World
We work with organisations of all sizes and all industries, from rural agricultural RTOs to national retailers, creating immersive programs that reach tens of thousands of learners and produce results that you can measure.
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In the News
From breakfast television and news bulletins to radio and studio interviews, major news outlets are showcasing how immersive training is preparing Australians for real-world challenges. See how our scenario-based VR programs are helping students and workers, across sectors, build essential skills safely and effectively.
Virtural Reality Training Across Australia
If you would like to have a chat about how we can assist you to achieve your training goals, feel free to reach out to us, or pop in for a demo of what we do.
Start Beyond serve departments and businesses nation-wide, having garnering industry awards and client accolades for our innovative work, both locally and overseas.
We have offices in Melbourne and Brisbane, with our head offices and production studio based in Sydney.
Sydney (Head Office)
Suite 300, 35–39 Liverpool Street, Sydney NSW 2000Melbourne
Ground Floor, 161 Collins Street, Melbourne VIC 3000Brisbane
Level 19, 200 Mary Street, Brisbane City QLD 4000
Built to Global Standards.
Trusted by Industry Leaders.
Enterprise-grade security
Start Beyond is certified to ISO 27001 and SOC 2, the international standards for information security management, ensuring data security, privacy and access controls, system reliability and compliance reporting across every deployment.
University of Newcastle
97%of students reported increased confidence in deploying practical skills
Nespresso Australia
70%increase in sales compared to non-VR campaigns
Frequently Asked Questions
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.
Move people to see the world differently, transform your team with immersive training.
We build visceral VR & AR experiences that resonate and generate knowledge that sticks. Replace forgettable 2D modules with high-impact simulations that slash training costs, boost retention, and drive performance.
- 100% free consultation
- Industry-proven XR solutions
- 10+ years of expertise
