Case studies
Client Profile
OTEMA TSA is an association created by Laurent Peytavy, who has been working for a long time with people with autism towards their professional integration. He works in particular on the mobility aspect because they must be able to move to get to work.
This involves role-playing exercises in which they have to find a route and learn to use public transport before taking action in real life.
They can also carry out assessments and diagnoses to see to what extent they need to be accompanied. This can go as far as the provision of vehicles.
Client Context
In addition to this activity, Laurent Peytavy will answer free of charge to the requests of the colleges of the Tarn for workshops on career exploration and orientation for ULIS (students with disabilities) classes.
Laurent Peytavy has always been convinced that new technologies could help the disabled community. He was therefore very aware of existing and future initiatives in this field.
Winner of the Handinnov prize, he has an agreement with the Ministry of National Education to work with them on OF2I. The OF2I project – Orientation Formation Immersion Inclusion – consists in encouraging the vocations of disabled and autistic people in sectors neglected by young people.
Client needs
To complete this project, he needed a tool that would allow him to offer exposure to several different jobs. The goal was to be able to test, explore and make mistakes without risk, as many times as the student wants and with as much time as they need. They want to make sure that all students can participate so that none of them drop out and they all stay involved in the experience.
This project is therefore based on our MIMBUS Discover solution, a Virtual Reality job discovery tool. Two other tools complete this workshop: zSpace, a tool for initiation to the welder’s trade marketed by MIMBUS, and Métiers360, which allows the discovery of work environments in VR.
Our Impact
It was from the meeting between MIMBUS and OTEMA TSA that the OF2I project was born. During an exchange in our offices with Laurent Da Dalto, the two leaders had the idea to go directly to the meeting of these young people with virtual reality experiences. The advantage of this approach is that students can remain in their comfort zone, so they are more comfortable to discover and try new experiences.
During these workshops, students are immersed in ultra-realistic professional environments in which they can discover different jobs such as auto mechanic, personal assistant, plumber or even site safety manager. They can interact with these environments and perform tasks on which they will be evaluated.
Thanks to these three tools, they can discover an appetite for some of these professions that they can explore in greater depth during internships if they wish.
OTEMA TSA has already worked with about a hundred young college students. It has also started working with IME-ITEP (students with socio-emotional, behavior or intellectual challenges) schools, which show interest in such an approach.