EAST HARTFORD—VRSim has awarded a $1,000 honorarium to a recently graduated East Hartford High School student who is interested in pursuing a career in the skilled trades. VRSim announced this summer, in honor of the milestone 1,000^th sale of its SimSpray product, that it plans to award one honorarium each year for the next 10 years to an East Hartford High School student interested in a career in the skilled trades.

*Pictured from L to R: Awet Tsegai, Thomas Anderson, Matthew Wallace, Connor Martin, Daworin Harding and his family.*

The student, 18-year-old Daworin Harding of East Hartford, visited VRSim to receive the honorarium along with Matthew Wallace, President and CEO of VRSim, East Hartford School Superintendent Thomas Anderson, East Hartford Mayor Connor Martin, and Awet Tsegai of the East Hartford Town Council.

“There is a tremendous need in Connecticut to support career pathways in the skilled trades and allied health fields—jobs such as industrial coatings, nurse aides and EMS first responders.”

“There is a tremendous need in Connecticut to support career pathways in the skilled trades and allied health fields—jobs such as industrial coatings, nurse aides and EMS first responders. The need is so widespread that it impacts a business’ ability to grow to meet customer needs and goals. We are heartened to see young people like Daworin interested in pursuing a career in critical fields such as these,” Wallace said. “I thank Superintendent Anderson for partnering with us to support this outreach. Not only do these highly sought-after jobs offer a competitive, livable wage, but they also create a path to financial stability and growth.”

*Pictured from L to R: Awet Tsegai, Thomas Anderson, Matthew Wallace, Connor Martin, and Daworin Harding.*

Students in the skilled trades today are looking for a new, more immersive way to learn, as the traditional textbook/classroom setting no longer works as well for them—this is the value of VRSim’s training products. Based in East Hartford, VRSim’s mission since its founding in 2002 has been to make skills development accessible to everyone in these fields. It aims to modernize and enhance education by delivering it in a practical way that matches student needs and immerses users in realistic, interactive environments that simulate real-world scenarios.

Click here to learn more about VRSim’s skilled trades training products.