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Canada’s Air Task Force (ATF)-Romania has completed its four-month NATO enhanced Air Policing mission in Romania. ATF-Romania is the air component of Operation REASSURANCE, Canada’s contribution to NATO assurance and deterrence measures in Central and Eastern Europe. Since 2014, Operation Reassurance has been key to demonstrating Canada’s commitment to its... 6 January 2020
Before vIITSEC takes place virtually this year, we are taking a look back at last year's conference. From life-size virtual helicopters to a haptic suit that lets soldiers feel faux gunshot wounds, I/ITSEC 2019 demonstrated the rapid evolution of high-tech training aides. Rick Adams, Andy Fawkes, Rona Gindin, Dim Jones, and Marty Kauchak report. 6 January 2020
Aviation consultants To70 have raised questions about training despite revealing a big fall in the number of large passenger aircraft accidents and fatalities in 2019. There were 257 deaths from 86 accidents, eight of which were fatal, in 2019, To70 said. This included the Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX... 2 January 2020
As eCampusOntario looked to improve the readiness of specialized trades students in three high-impact apprenticeships, it recognized the potential of advanced adaptive learning technology to help learners assess their knowledge and close skill gaps. eCampusOntario is partnering with Area9 Lyceum in an adaptive learning pilot program at three colleges located... 2 January 2020
U.S. Marines, sailors, soldiers and airmen have concluded their temporary joint bilateral Humanitarian Mine Action program in Kenitra, Morocco. U.S. instructors plan to return for advanced training sessions in spring 2020. The intent of the spring period of instruction is to supervise and pin the EOD badge on new... 2 January 2020
The New York State Education Department has approved to expand the Mercy College’s nursing programs to provide increased degree offerings online and at the Dobbs Ferry, MercyManhattan and Bronx Campuses. The new degree programs, part of the College’s School of Health and Natural Sciences, were added to help alleviate the... 31 December 2019
Recent research from Brandon Hall Group shows that the use of virtual reality (VR) as a training modality is growing rapidly in “high-consequence” industries - those in which operator mistakes can cause significant property damage or fatalities or both. 31 December 2019
Located in the Moquegua region in the south of Peru, Quellaveco is one of the world’s largest undeveloped copper deposits. 31 December 2019
Finnish tech company Reaktor and the University of Helsinki have launched 'Elements of AI', a free course in Artificial Intelligence. 'Elements of AI' consists of a series of online courses to give a snapshot of AI to users regardless of age and level of education. "It explains what artificial intelligence... 31 December 2019
Latvian flight school Eriva Pilotu Skola has moved into the cloud by signing up for FlightLogger’s flight training management platform. With FlightLogger, Eriva Pilotu Skola can digitally handle activities such as flight programs, ground school theory, bookings, flight registrations and maintenance, as well as certificate management, document management, and... 31 December 2019
The Patient Safety Movement Foundation (PSMF) will be screening the HBO documentary BLEED OUT at its World Summit on Friday, March 6, 2020. The film will be followed by a panel with the writer and director, Steve Burrows, PSMF's Founder, Joe Kiani, CEO of David Mayer, and survivor of medical... 30 December 2019
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. was awarded a AUD $4,840,720.04 (approximately USD $3,300,000) contract by the Australia Department of Defence to deliver hardware, software and technical data package upgrades to their Kratos Maintenance Blended Reconfigurable Aviation Trainers (MBRATs) and CH-47F Chinook Avionics Trainer (CAT). Image credit: Kratos The... 30 December 2019
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