Cadets at the police academy in Cedar Falls, Iowa, first have to obtain a two- or four-year degree in criminal justice or police science before entering the 11-week training course. That’s when the ...

Safe training and updating the skills of tenured employees is complicated. It is also costly and can be largely ineffective in imparting lasting knowledge. Traditional training methods are simply ...

Training is at the foundation of any good officer or department. Organizing such exercises and drills, though, can be labor-intensive and time-consuming. Live events can require hiring actors; It ...

Virtual reality (VR) has arrived in the fire service as a transformative tool for enhancing training effectiveness and realism. Immersing students in a virtual environment that’s a familiar setting, ...

VR may be the future of training for on-the-job skills, but it may also benefit soft skills. Learn more about how virtual reality is changing the job-training game. Virtual reality (VR) is gradually ...

With seven bodies of water and 100 trail miles in town, Ashburnham Police have turned to a pair of new technologies to aid in ...

SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO MAKE DECISIONS, SPLIT SECOND DECISIONS. BUT IN THIS TRAINING, IT HELPS YOU TO SLOW DOWN, TO MENTALLY THINK. ALL RIGHT NOW 11 NEWS AT 530 IS TECHNOLOGY ADVANCES. SO DOES POLICE ...

The main aim of this study was to develop a prototype of a VR application for professional training in disaster management tasks. Because several scenarios can only be trained with limited variability ...

ROGERS -- New virtual reality technology at the Rogers Police Department is providing enhanced scenario-based training in de-escalation and crisis intervention that could save lives. The department is ...

Loft Dynamics’ immersive Virtual Reality Flight Training Simulator devices are one-twentieth the cost and one-tenth the size of traditional full-motion simulators. Credit: Meg Ellery The Loft Flight ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Think about employee training at your company. How is it designed? How is your organization ...

Every day in the U.S., 1 in 31 hospital patients contracts at least one healthcare-associated infection (HAI). In addition to these patient infections, healthcare workers themselves are extremely ...