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In partnership with RIST, we refined learning outcomes and translated core training content into immersive, experience-driven modules.
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We’ve seen significantly higher engagement and far more meaningful classroom discussions after students complete VR training.
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I think all sheep producers should download the app and use it. It's an innovative training tool for them and the feedback that we have now is it will improve their productivity and will be assisting in the reduction of CO2 emissions across the sheep industry.
Introduction
Their programs equip farmers and students with essential rural skills like safe machinery and quad-bike operation, chemical and spray management, chainsaw and bush maintenance skills, livestock and pasture management, agribusiness planning, and financial benchmarking.
Your Season, Your Success has been developed to teach students and farmers how to build on-farm resilience so they can manage variable seasons with confidence.
Designed to form part of RIST’s agriculture and farming courses, it provides an engaging and flexible approach to agriculture training online.
Solution
RIST partnered with Start Beyond to create Your Season, Your Success – an immersive, cross-platform agriculture training solution.
This rural skills training program supports students completing RIST qualifications in areas like agriculture, wool handling, livestock production and agribusiness, providing flexible learning anywhere in rural Australia.
Available on multiple platforms, including mobile, desktop and VR, the app includes four unique modules that blend traditional agriculture course materials with innovative, interactive simulations and virtual tools.
Each interactive module gives students a practical way to apply theory to real-world agricultural scenarios.
Farming to your credit
An interactive 3D farm simulation that helps users explore how different management practices influence farm productivity and emissions intensity. This module builds understanding of sustainable farming methods and carbon-smart decision-making.
Farm fit
An interactive calculation tool for assessing on-farm management during variable seasons. It supports data-driven planning and highlights how resilience strategies can improve outcomes across rural industries.
Virtual farm tours
A self-guided 2D and 360° VR experience that takes users on immersive tours of two working farms in regional Victoria. It showcases production management strategies and provides context for best-practice training in a highly visual, accessible format.
Companion e-books
A digital library of supporting resources that reinforces key learning outcomes across all modules, ensuring students can access practical guidance and reference materials wherever they are.
Process
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A closer look at how we brought this project to life — from concept to final experience.
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Frequently Asked Questions
A leading independent agricultural training institute in Victoria that delivers nationally recognised vocational education and training for the agricultural sector.
Their programs help students and farmers build practical rural skills and competencies across farming, agribusiness and rural industries.
Yes. Your Season, Your Success is delivered through Start Beyond’s Oncio AR & VR platform, meaning students and farmers completing agricultural courses or farming qualifications online can access it anywhere. That includes a laptop in the classroom, a mobile phone in the field, or in a VR headset).
An internet connection is needed to download and sync content, log into RIST’s aXcelerate LMS and track progress. Once modules are loaded, some components can be viewed offline, offering flexibility for learners in rural or remote areas.
Yes. The app is embedded into RIST’s nationally recognised training programs, supporting accredited agriculture and agribusiness qualifications.
Students preparing for careers in farming, agribusiness or other agricultural industries, as well as farmers or practitioners looking to refine their operations and respond to emerging challenges such as climate change.
We partner with Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) like RIST to transform how agricultural and vocational training is delivered.
We’ve worked with a range of agricultural and rural organisations, including SW TAFE Victoria, to help modernise how students and practitioners experience hands-on learning.
Additionally, we’ve created immersive marketing content for organisations like Australian Cotton, Woolmark and Australian Eggs that drives awareness and meaningful engagement across the industry.
Explore more examples on our case studies page.
Subject matter experts from RIST supply the core materials and define the learning outcomes, drawing on their agricultural expertise and curriculum materials.
Start Beyond works with RIST to refine these outcomes, shape the module structure and turn the content into immersive AR, VR and mobile formats.
Together, we determine which topics benefit from simulation-based learning and which are better suited to classroom or lecture delivery, ensuring the digital program supports RIST’s teaching requirements.
Start Beyond’s learning platform can be tailored to any agricultural curriculum, allowing training providers to repurpose existing 2D content like videos, images or documents into dynamic learning formats.
Current syllabuses can be enhanced with interactive VR and AR elements to create richer, more impactful learning experiences.
The technology is built with learning management system integration in mind.This integration is planned from the start of the development process so the final program delivers smoothly and tracks learner progress in one place.
For regional or remote training organisations, Start Beyond’s Oncio AR & VR platform offers a powerful way to reach distance learners, giving students access to high-quality, hands-on learning experiences wherever they are.
Start Beyond is Australia's leading VR & AR immersive learning studio. Helmed by CEO Angus Stevens, the platform and studio teams work closely to develop memorable, scalable, and effective XR training solutions. Clients include Woolworths, St John Ambulance, CommBank, UTS, ANSTO, and Qantas.
