SJP launches virtual reality training

'A greater degree of realism'

Julia Bahr
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Wealth management group St. James’s Place (SJP) has rolled out virtual reality (VR) technology for training and role-playing across the business.

The financial adviser and employee training is one of a number of planned launches from SJP's learning & development team using virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) technology, the firm said. Virtual reality role-playing was first introduced through the SJP Academy in September 2021, according to SJP. Alongside in-person teaching, it provides a blend of face-to-face and remote-based learning that was adopted during the Covid pandemic, the wealth manager explained. By reducing the need for classroom learning only, the SJP Academy said its goal was to make financial planning ...

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