Conference on Future Training Technologies || Frontex

Frontex
Conference
on Future Training Technologies

February 28-29

Krakow, Poland

How will the training of the future look like?

The main goal of the Conference on Future Training Technologies organized by Frontex is to demonstrate, in a large exhibition area consisting of about 50 dedicated stands, innovative industry solutions that can support the training of law enforcement officers. Researchers developing advanced training concepts and technologies that can be practically applied to support training activities in the EBCG context will also contribute to the exhibition.

In addition to presenting these innovative solutions, the conference will also serve as a forum where the actors responsible for making technological choices related to training from the European Border and Coast Guard (EBCG) community will discuss in dedicated panels:

Their vision on how these technologies can best support their future training activities.
How specific challenges of trainers and learners can be addressed by leveraging on advanced technologies.

The EBCG Academy

The training of border guards is a strategic component of the European Integrated Border Management (IBM) that represents one of the highest increases on operational activities investments of the Agency for 2024. In order to properly scale, a particular challenge is related to the combination of long-term planning of these training activities among multiple stakeholders considering the rapidly evolving nature of the tasks for border management requiring the acquisition of new skills.

The Conference on Future Training Technologies will serve as a platform to gather knowledge on emerging technological developments that have the potential to shape the future European Border and Coast Guard (EBCG) Academy. In addition to learn about the Academy concept, the conference participants will have the opportunity to actively engage and provide feedback to the research and innovation study that will support the realization of this new core EBCG training component.

Focus of the Conference Exhibition and Forum

The two-day industry and research Conference on Future Training Technologies will focus on:

Technology-driven opportunities for training innovations and how they will bring training improvements for the police officers, border and coastguard officers of 2030

Technology tools to support and reinforce training by bridging the physical and virtual worlds

Technology based methods to learning, from teacher-led training to immersive training methods and technologies for smart training

Who should attend the Conference?

The conference exhibition and panel discussions has been tailored to national training project managers from European border and coast guard authorities including police services and law enforcement national services. The specific target are leading training officials and key training experts from these authorities who will shape the future of national and EU training technological capabilities at the horizon 2030. Member States and EU Institutions are invited to participate and share their insights on future training approaches and environments as well as customisation of training activities using specific technological solutions considering specific practical needs such as physical training tools and tools to support production and update of training material.