Page 92 - Australian Defence Magazine Sep-Oct 2022

ADVERTORIAL
edVirtus equips Defence with more than nuts and bolts - our targeted learning opportunities train more people to work cleverly with Defence and provide better outcomes for Australian industry.
Our comprehensive program of specialist courses is delivered by a collective of experienced presenters—Dr Mike Ryan, Dr Shari Soutberg, Dr Ian Faulconbridge, Dr Craig Benson, Dr Trevor Wheatley, Dr Chris Jackson, Dr John Davies, Mr Matt Squair, Dr Andrew Jacopino, and Dr James Hanson—all international experts in Defence, industry, and academia.
If you are new to Defence, our Introduction to Defence course provides the background knowledge to work effectively within the Department on first appointment in a capability management role. Consider our Defence Effective Writing course which assists you to plan and write documents that are clear, concise, persuasive, and compelling.
Within the military systems environment, the Tactical Electronic Warfare course focuses on both comms and non-comms EW. Introduction to Explosive Ordnance Systems is for those needing a greater knowledge of EO systems, including warheads, rocket motors, pyrotechnics, and propellants. The GPS, PNT and Navigation Warfare course provides an understanding of the space-based position, navigation, and timing systems available around the world.
Aircraft systems are covered with the internationally recognised Radar Fundamentals course, the Avionic Principles course, and an exciting new course in Air Weapons Integration, providing an understanding of how to integrate and certify air-launched weapons and other stores, including countermeasures.
In capability management, we have three courses specifically designed to understand the capability life cycle– Introduction, Program Layer, and Project Layer. These courses are then augmented by the Delivering Capability through Collaborative Contracting course, the Project Execution Strategy course, and the Requirements Writing course.
Working in Defence projects requires a clear understanding of the disciplines of systems engineering and project management including the associated processes, tools, and practices.
We offer comprehensive courses and workshops that place systems engineering principles in the context of related disciplines involved in the delivery and management of capability.
The edVirtus reliability engineering courses include the popular 40-hour Reliability, Availability and Maintainability (RAM) course which covers the complete reliability engineering body of knowledge, comprising the Introduction and Practitioners course. Follow this up with FMECA - Failure Mode, Effects and Criticality Analysis and learn how to prevent production issues, manufacturing delays, budget blow outs, and unreliability.
Our System Safety courses introduce system safety key concepts and practices that allow project and engineering managers to integrate system safety activities into an acquisition program and allow safety specialists to carry out system safety activities.
If you require laser safety certification, we offer 17 laser safety courses nationally and in virtual mode including Laser Safety Officer, Laser Safety Supervisor and Laser Safety Operator that meet respectively the needs of Australian/International standards for a Defence Level 1 Laser Safety Officer (LSO1); a Defence Level 2 Laser Safety Officer (LSO2); and a Defence Level 3 laser operator or maintainer.
For over two decades the Fundamentals of Communication Systems Course has bridged the communications technology gap for non-technical managers working in technical environments. In addition, our Satellite Communications: Overview, Intermediate and Advanced courses provide a comprehensive explanation of satellite communications, while the Introduction to RF Propagation course offers an understanding of this technology.
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