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Global Award-Winning Immersive Training Experience Coming to Security & Policing

CDS Defence and Security will showcase its internationally recognised gamified learning platform, Ethical Edge, at this year’s Security & Policing event in Farnborough.

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Recently awarded Government Category Winner at the Serious Games Showcase & Challenge during I/ITSEC 2025 in Orlando, Ethical Edge was recognised for its work with the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. We are proud to bring this proven immersive learning model to the policing and security community.

What is Ethical Edge?

Ethical Edge immerses participants in emotionally rich decision-making scenarios that reflect real-world operational challenges, organisational culture, and policy frameworks. Participants navigate complex, branching situations where every decision shapes outcomes. Immediate and long-term consequences unfold in real time, building judgement, confidence, and ethical awareness under pressure.

Key features include:

  • Tailored, policy-aligned simulations

  • Immersive voiced interactions combining AI-powered and performed dialogue

  • Time-sensitive scenario design reflecting operational realities

  • Human-centred learning that strengthens empathy and interpersonal judgement

  • Psychological safety that encourages honest exploration

  • Measurable insights to support individual and organisational development

This is not passive eLearning. It is immersive, decision-focused practice delivered in a safe-to-fail environment where reflection drives behavioural growth. Every simulation is built around the client’s policies, procedures, and operational context, ensuring authenticity and direct workplace relevance.

Why It Matters for Policing & Security

Police forces and security professionals operate in environments defined by complexity, scrutiny, and time-critical judgement. Ethical Edge enables organisations to rehearse high-stakes decision-making before it occurs in reality.

Participants experience not only what they decide, but how their decisions affect colleagues, communities, and public trust. By translating policy into lived behavioural practice, Ethical Edge strengthens operational readiness and supports confident, principled leadership

See It in Action

If you are attending the event in Farnborough this March, visit Stand B16 to experience Ethical Edge first-hand and explore how award-winning immersive learning can strengthen operational readiness and public confidence.

For more information about ethical edge in action at The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS), CLICK HERE