Amanda Towner
Amanda Towner writes news articles for the Halldale Group’s website as well as CAT and MST Magazines. She studied English and Creative Writing at Stetson University, where she became a Sullivan Scholar for her work. Her writing covers several topics including journalism and storytelling, and is featured in several publications.
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Triumph Group Inc. will provide Airframe Mounted Accessory Drives (AMAD) and hydraulic systems to Saab for the Boeing T-X advanced pilot training jet. Saab, Boeing’s partner for the T-X program, responsible for the aft fuselage and the associated subsystems, named Triumph as the supplier to design, develop, manufacture, and... 7 February 2019
Embraer Defense & Security and its partner Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) were awarded a contract to deliver 12 A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft to the Nigerian Air Force. The contract for the Nigerian Air Force includes ground training devices, mission planning systems, mission debrief systems, spares, ground support... 7 February 2019
HealthcareSource is expanding its learning management suite of education and training resources to include the Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) program and HeartCode Basic Life Support, Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support and Pediatric Advanced Life Support eLearning programs. The programs are codeveloped by the American Heart Association and Laerdal Medical and... 7 February 2019
In January 2019, the Joint Multinational Simulation Center in Germany was fielded the Stryker Virtual Collective Trainer (SVCT). The SVCT is the U.S. Army’s effort to introduce a Stryker vehicle combat simulator with the capability to train a multi-vehicle Stryker Platoon. More importantly, the center says, it is a... 7 February 2019
American Power Systems Inc. (APS) will introduce its new APS-500 during IDEX, an international defense exhibition and conference on February 17-21, 2019 at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre. Visitors will have the opportunity to learn how to reduce vehicle downtime and limit equipment and maintenance costs with the... 6 February 2019
Q1’s 12th Annual Medical Device Clinical Training Conference will be hosted on February 26-27 in Charlotte, North Carolina. This two-day conference allows clinical trainers and education professionals to come together to discuss enhancing training and scheduling approaches, cross-cultural training strategies, identifying budget constraints and more in an interactive setting. 6 February 2019
The Health Professions Accreditors Collaborative and the National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education have released the Guidance on Developing Quality Interprofessional Education for the Health Professions. It was developed through a multi-year, multi-phase consensus process aimed at supporting the development and implementation of quality interprofessional education (IPE). The... 6 February 2019
Skyborne Airline Academy is preparing to host its first open day on 16 March, 2019 at Gloucestershire Airport. The pilot training academy will welcome potential cadets to tour its facilities including five large classrooms, the latest Diamond DA-42 aircraft and a bespoke selection and assessment suite. During the open... 6 February 2019
CAE announced that the Italian Ministry of Defence and Italian Air Force have formally qualified the CAE-built Predator Mission Trainer (PMT) for zero flight time training on the Predator B/MQ-9 variant, and the simulator has been accepted as ready-for-training at the Amendola Air Base in Italy. The PMT is... 5 February 2019
Education Management Solutions (EMS) says the National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education has established that high-functioning teams can improve the outcomes, experience and costs of healthcare. And a recent report by the Institute of Medicine also outlines the "positive impact that interprofessional collaboration and teamwork can have on... 5 February 2019
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