European Training and Simulation Association (ETSA) represents the European training and simulation community and provides an environment for users and suppliers to exchange opportunities, ideas, information and strategies on training and simulation technology and methodology. It brings together all those that have a professional interest in improving the effectiveness of training and training related interoperability, standards and codes of practice. It represents to governments and other users of training and simulation the non-partisan business interests of the industry.

• provides a means by which different elements of the European training & simulation community, whether suppliers, purchasers, legislators, national associations or users, cooperate to their mutual benefit.
• represents the interests of the European training & simulation industry to European institutions, governments, research funders, users and purchasers.
• provides a means by which all parts of the European training & simulation community exchange non-partisan information and understanding.
• provides a unified voice for the European training & simulation community and cooperates internationally.
• champions interoperability, modelling & simulation standards, codes of practice, best practice and benchmarks, and provides a European perspective.
• improves the capabilities of the European training and simulation community by promoting and assisting with training & simulation educational qualifications, accreditation and through life learning.
• promotes the European industry and its interests, so as to provide the opportunity to expand members’ business.
• provides its members with training & simulation information, opportunities and contacts.
• cooperates with training and simulation events and publications, and organises events for its membership, with cost savings.

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