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Supporting effective programme delivery DTS launched Frontline Humanitarian Toolbox, a new online learning platform for Syrian aid workers, in partnership with Norwegian Refugee Council to support effective programme delivery in the region. More than 6.6 million people have been displaced inside Syria since the conflict started in 2011. Access to affected populations is one of the most significant factors affecting the delivery of humanitarian assistance. Despite these challenges, NRC has reached communities in need through partnerships, using remote management techniques. This approach requires NRC to develop a network of trusted local humanitarian partners and to provide them with ongoing support to ensure effective programme delivery. The remote management context means that […]

Academy925 is an interactive workplace learning platform that redefines online training. The platform offers online corporate training courses to help develop professional skills. Using cutting edge Near-Life™ technology and a gaming approach to learning, Academy925 presents learners with immersive first person scenarios where their decisions affect how events unfold. Academy925 combines the flexibility of online learning with all the benefits of engaging role-play situations. The decisions you take are tracked and monitored, providing the feedback you need to better understand your learning journey. When faced with complex situations like managing poor performance, sickness absence or handling issues around exclusion and diversity in the workplace, most managers struggle with how to […]

Improve Awareness. Build Resilience. HostileWorld HostileWorld is an interactive video training platform that uses Near-Life™ technology to deliver an immersive learning experience.  The platform is designed to give learners a realistic, first-hand experience of life in the field, to help them cope when working in hostile environments. HostileWorld is a central resource for learning materials related to security and other areas of risk. The aim is to provide anyone who works or manages personnel in challenging environments and difficult situations access to a variety of interactive courses to help them stay safe in some of the world’s most insecure locations. Our immersive scenarios are designed to test learners in realistic […]

In April 2019, the Mission Ready platform was closed and the courses were moved to HostileWorld. The video and information below provide an outline of what Mission Ready accomplished by applying innovative learning techniques and interactive technology to humanitarian training. Training today’s aid workers The Mission Ready e-learning platform was designed to use cutting edge game technology to enhance learning through real-time, ‘point-of-view’ interactive video scenarios. Based on the Near-Life™  learning approach, Mission Ready challenged learners to answer questions and make decisions on situations they’d most likely face in the field.  Learners also received feedback to understand and learn from each decision point. The key learning objectives of each course are […]