IRVINE, CA — October 2, 2025 — EON Reality, the global leader in Artificial Intelligence-powered augmented and virtual reality-based knowledge transfer for industry and education, is opening employer and EPC participation in SkillBuild SPV, a lender-grade vehicle that fronts XR labs, Virtual Campus licenses, content localization, mobile labs, and train-the-trainer—then repays from take-or-pay seat contracts, WIOA/ETPL tuition routing, outcomes payments, and targeted grants. The result for industry: time-certain talent, trained to your SOPs, on a cadence synchronized to construction and operations ramps.
Why employers need this now
America’s most strategic projects—clean energy, data centers, and semiconductors—are short of job-ready technicians. Public incentives increasingly require documented workforce delivery, turning training capacity into a gating factor for schedule and eligibility. Colleges can’t expand fast enough through traditional budgeting; incremental fixes don’t close the gap at the speed required.
Bottom line: With SkillBuild SPV, projects move at the speed of finance and employers secure predictable training throughput without taking on educational operations.
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What EON provides (for employers)
- Time-certain seats via take-or-pay offtake; cohorts run monthly/bi-monthly to match shift calendars and ramp plans.
- SOP-accurate training: “Generic → Premium” Virtual Campus model maps your procedures, safety, and apprenticeship standards into localized modules approved by faculty.
- Evidence that stands up to boards, EPC partners, and regulators: performance-based assessments, oral defenses, and telemetry under Integrity Suite.
- Finance wrapper that doesn’t depend on a college’s balance sheet: contracted inflows repay a ring-fenced SPV secured by assets, covenants, and trustee-managed waterfalls.
How it works (industry-ready mechanics)
- Commit & light up (Days 0–15): Employer LOIs and draft offtake; Generic Virtual Campus live; strands selected with target competencies.
- Localize & contract (Days 16–45): Build Premium modules from SOPs; faculty approve-to-deploy; draft offtake/outcomes/MOU complete; diligence data room (waterfall, reserves, asset list) opened.
- Close & launch (Days 46–90): Close SPV (senior + catalytic + first-loss); procure devices/mobile labs; run train-the-trainer; start first cohorts and publish dashboards (utilization, pass/retention, placement).
Cohort cadence & utilization: monthly or bi-monthly starts; ≥85% seat utilization; evening/weekend options; oral defenses and telemetry auto-logged to the evidence vault.
Why it’s bankable (and why that matters to industry schedules)
Lenders underwrite the SPV like infrastructure—contracts and assets, not goodwill—using a five-tier security package:
- Contracted revenues (take-or-pay seats, WIOA/ETPL ITAs, outcomes contracts),
- Hard assets (XR labs/devices and escrowed licenses),
- Credit enhancements (employer LOCs, grants as subordinated capital, philanthropic first-loss, insurance wraps),
- Cash controls (escrow, DSRA, independent trustee managing the waterfall so debt service is paid first),
- Step-in rights (replace operator, reassign contracts, control licenses/labs).
Why employers care: This structure de-risks schedule slippage; even if one inflow is late, other inflows and lender controls keep cohorts running. (See the NoVA case below.)
Comparison: Traditional Training Procurement vs. SkillBuild SPV (Employer Track)
| Dimension | Traditional Corporate/College Procurement | SkillBuild SPV (Employer Track) |
| Seat Availability | Ad hoc; semester-bound | Reserved seats (take-or-pay) with monthly/bi-monthly starts aligned to ramp |
| SOP Fit & Safety | Generic curricula; slow localization | Premium modules mapped to employer SOPs; apprenticeship/safety embedded |
| Evidence & Audits | Mixed; text-heavy, hard to verify | Performance-based XR + oral defense with telemetry and audit bundles |
| Funding Predictability | Tuition timing risk; grants uncertain | Diversified inflows (offtake, WIOA/ETPL, outcomes, grants) into a trustee-run waterfall & DSRA |
| Schedule Risk | Procurement & accreditation lag | Finance-first close; cohorts launched within 90 days; cadence matched to shifts |
| Remediation | Limited | Course Genius micro-modules to fix observable gaps fast |
| Continuity Under Stress | Program pauses if a partner falters | Step-in rights keep training running; assets/contracts are reassignable |
Citations: cadence & utilization; SOP mapping; assessment integrity; diversified inflows & waterfall; step-in rights.
Where we start (initial focus regions)
Priority markets blend employer density + college capacity + timing: Northern Virginia (data-center nexus), Phoenix (TSMC), Central Ohio (Intel), San Antonio/DFW (grid/DC expansion), Syracuse/Clay, NY (Micron). Packs include demand indicators, hiring targets, travel-time rings for mobile labs, and named college partners.
Illustrative case (NoVA): AWS + Dominion 1,000 seats/year → ~$15M revenue; NOVA CC on ETPL → $3–5M/yr; outcomes contract ~$2M/yr; $2M XR assets; $3M DOL + $1M first-loss; escrow + 12-month DSRA; lender step-in rights. Result: diversified resilience with lender control of contracts/assets if needed.
What success looks like for employers
- Vacancy-days reduced and apprenticeship slot fulfillment through synchronized cohorts and reserved seats.
- SOP compliance and safety-critical mastery evidenced by performance telemetry and oral defenses.
- Placement ≤90 days, 12-month retention, and wage uplift (also used as outcomes triggers when applicable).
- Transparent quarterly lender/partner packs with utilization, placements, DSCR—so EPCs and boards see the same facts.
What we ask from Employers / Industry Anchors
- Reserve seats (take-or-pay) for priority roles; align cohort cadence to ramp plans.
- Provide SOPs & safety artifacts so Premium modules mirror your floor procedures and apprenticeship rules.
- (Optional) Provide an LOC or escrow to anchor the SPV cash flow and sharpen pricing.
Frequently asked by industry partners
- How fast can we get people on the floor? First cohorts in ≤90 days from LOI, with monthly/bi-monthly intakes thereafter.
- What if demand shifts mid-project? Utilization dips trigger playbooks: waitlist activation, shift-friendly cohorts, or mobile lab redeployment across adjacent counties.
- Will regulators and accreditors accept the proof? Yes—ETPL/WIOA routing plus integrity-guarded, performance-based assessment artifacts are packaged for audits and public dashboards.
- What happens if a counterparty underperforms? Step-in rights allow lenders to replace the operator, assume contracts, and control labs/licenses, ensuring continuity and protecting schedules.
For a deeper dive intoEON SkillBuild, access the full white paper: EON SkillBuild SPV: Bankable Workforce Transformation for the AI Era.
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About EON Reality
EON Reality is the world leader in AI-assisted Augmented and Virtual Reality-based knowledge transfer solutions for education and industry. With over 25 years of experience and a global presence across six continents, EON Reality has pioneered innovative technologies including the EON-XR platform, AI-powered learning frameworks, and immersive training solutions. The company is dedicated to making knowledge accessible worldwide through cutting-edge technology, serving millions of learners across educational institutions and enterprises globally. For more information, visit www.eonreality.com
