Simulation Technology

Traning

Why the World is turning to Simulation Training

1. The world is getting safer due to better fire prevention
There are fewer incidents due to empasis on training, fire prevention technology and reliability of equipment.

2. As a result, civil defence staff have alarmingly little real experience
While skills imparted in the live training of today is the same as in the past, the scope, magnitude, heights and complexity of the stage where modern day incidents occur (eg skyscrapers, other critical hotspots) cannot truly be replicated for training purposes. If you need to do a fire drill at etihad towers, how do you plan for it?

3. Command skills for large incidents are too expensive/ impossible to train live
It is a proven fact that live training in command skills for large incidents is prohibitive in terms of cost and logistics (eg real environments to be cordoned off and closed down for the duration of the exercise) and impossible for recurring training.

4. Leading civil defence academies have succesfully implemented virtual simulation for command development
Existing uses have proven this type of training enables increase in frequency of training at low cost and reduces risks to human and material resources.

Why Simulation ?

Everything is getting safer.
Less incidents happen.
Young officers have less live or field experience.
More training is needed to counter real incidents.

Advantages of Virtual Simulation

Any incident possible – all hazards, all risks.
Exercise the impossible – create scenarios which are impossible live.
(Much) larger student throughput compared to live training.
Higher training frequency = higher knowledge retention.
More realistic compared to tabletop exercises.
Weather-independent (exercise all year).
Cost efficient – no deployment of live crews necessary during exercises.