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id: "entity-pwc-d10"
type: "entity"
entityType: "organization"
canonicalName: "PwC"
aliases: ["PricewaterhouseCoopers"]
source_timestamps: ["§ Emotional Activation"]
tags: ["research", "consulting"]
related: ["claim-vr-training-efficacy", "claim-vr-cost-at-scale"]
sources: ["reskilling"]
sourceVaultSlug: "hbr-seg-reskilling"
originDay: 10
articleStem: "hbr-edu-33-new-tools-workforce-training"
sourceUrl: "https://hbr.org/2025/12/the-new-tools-that-can-improve-workforce-training"
sourceTitle: "The New Tools That Can Improve Workforce Training"
---
# PwC

## PwC

A global professional-services network cited as the research source behind the source's headline efficacy metrics: VR learners complete training **4× faster** and are **275% more confident** applying skills versus classroom participants — see [[claim-vr-training-efficacy]]. PwC's same study underpins the at-scale cost argument in [[claim-vr-cost-at-scale]].

**External context:** The relevant report is *"The Effectiveness of Virtual Reality Soft Skills Training in the Enterprise."* Its ROI analysis found VR more cost-effective than classroom/e-learning for a **3,000-person** program at scale. **Caveat:** it is a **methodologically documented corporate report, not peer-reviewed academic research** — strong industry evidence, but vendor-adjacent. See [[appraisal-metrics-provenance]].


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