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To prepare them for challenging work situations, virtual reality (VR) offers a safe, self-paced, and practice-based way to do self-motivated training to learn and practice relevant workplace skills. The aim of this study was to identify those aspects of a VR training experience that engages disability support workers, motivating them to choose it to build the skills and capabilities needed when working with individuals with disability who require positive behavior support (PBS).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To understand what creates an engaging user experience for disability support workers, we studied two virtual learning environments in use, both designed to teach PBS skills, with 21 health industry students and 29 employed disability support workers. 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