This update has 3 good reasons for you to carry on reading for the next 120 seconds. 1. Our new app is now live. 2. We have curated a new first aid kit which includes a digital link to lessons on how to use the kit as well as a visual aide memoir. 3. We have new hybrid (online and face to face) HEAT courses available. Plus, we include a very cool new bit of cyber security information to impress people by the pool with.
That’s 4 reasons really.
Reason 1. Our new app is now (a)live
On android and IOS, the (free to download) Silk Road Training app gives you full access to all our courses, layers of free content and integrates with any training you may be undertaking via our website. If we make any updates to the content, it appears quickly and for those of you who are on the go but may need to provide evidence of course completion there is also a training record within the app which logs the courses you have completed and the progress you have made.
Over the past few months we have seen our training audience needing to access key trauma first aid and security information on the move and within high risk situations. Having it within an app means that it can be quickly available and easy to consume. Plus, once you have completed a course, you’ll always be able to use the app to update and refresh your knowledge – building on any other training or practice you may have completed.
Reason 2. Our curated first aid kit and aide memoir
It is common sense to make a first aid kit, reflecting the tools used in our training content, available to those who complete our training. So…that’s what we have done and they are now ready to go.
Uniquely brilliant to these kits though is the aide memoir that accompanies them. Each of the key processes comes with a succinct visual aide memoir (linguistically agnostic) and a QR code that links directly to the lessons running you through the key skills required. This means that if you need to refresh your own knowledge you can, or if you want to share a kit with a colleague you can hand it over and they can then access the really critical information to learn how to use it quickly and easily.
Everyone who attends our hybrid course (details below) will be given one of these first aid kits totally free of charge.
Reason 3. New hybrid (online and face to face) courses available
Combining online learning with one, two or three days of practical workshops and immersive scenario training our courses are characterised by our relentless focus on the quality of the learning and the ability to apply life saving skills. Plus, we will include for all attendees a free, specially curated first aid kit and give access to our new app. This is an amazing opportunity. Contact us for details and booking.
A Cyber Second
It’s quite unusual for Apple to launch a feature that lacks mass appeal, but this is exactly what they have done with the new ‘Lockdown mode’. This limits certain functionalities and connectivity, making your device perhaps a little less fun, but should significantly reduce your exposure to attacks as InfoSecurity explains. Built for journalists, civil activists and world leaders the introduction of this feature may significantly improve your security. Always remember though, that if you are talking to sources and contacts on the ground then the security of their own devices and personal practice is also a potential vulnerability you’ll need to risk assess and consider.