We offer three courses for teams designing and delivering Hydra in the Cloud exercises. Each course is delivered onsite in your Hydra suite.
- Facilitator training: facilitating Hydra exercises and managing syndicate and plenary sessions. For 10–12 delegates.
- Designer training: creating Hydra in the Cloud exercises and developing exercise content. For 10–12 delegates.
- Operator training: setting up and running the Hydra in the Cloud system. For up to six delegates.
Enquire about a course for your team.
The Hydra Facilitators Course
The Hydra Facilitators Course is a bespoke course for 10–12 delegates that uses the Hydra system to train people in the facilitation of Hydra exercises. Each delegate will have an opportunity to deliver a Hydra session.
The course is assessed as pass or “not yet competent”. Delegates who pass receive accreditation at the course conclusion.
By the end of the course, delegates will be able to:
- Describe the Hydra philosophy.
- Introduce an exercise.
- Summarise the Hydra development process.
- Identify support for the facilitator.
- Manage syndicate sessions.
- Manage plenary sessions.
- Use Hydra techniques effectively.
After completing the training, delegates are expected to spend time familiarising themselves with the areas covered.
Hydra in the Cloud Exercise Designer training
The Hydra Designer course is a bespoke course for 10–12 delegates that introduces the key concepts relating to the creation of a Hydra in the Cloud exercise.
By the end of the course, delegates will be able to:
- Describe the educational requirements of an effective Hydra in the Cloud exercise.
- Identify the key elements of an exercise.
- Summarise the components of a completed Hydra in the Cloud exercise.
- Understand how to create Hydra injects, including video, audio and documents.
- Create a new outline for a Hydra in the Cloud exercise.
After completing the training, delegates are expected to spend time familiarising themselves with the areas covered.
Hydra in the Cloud Operator training
The Hydra Operator course covers the software, hardware and setup for running a Hydra in the Cloud exercise. It is delivered onsite in your Hydra suite for up to six people.
The course covers:
- Logging into the Hydra in the Cloud system.
- The Syndicate and Control Room applications.
- How the system functions.
- What a Hydra in the Cloud exercise looks like.
- Creating a new exercise or converting a Hydra 6 exercise to the cloud.
- Setting up and running an exercise.
- Typical problems and how to resolve them.
- Questions and requests raised during the sessions.
After training, delegates should practise running an exercise, including firing injects, sending and receiving messages on the communicator, and creating and viewing decision logs.
This practice helps operators become comfortable with the technology before running a live exercise and gives them an opportunity to seek help in advance.
Arrange training at your Hydra suite
Contact us to discuss the course you need, your group size and your Hydra suite location. We can confirm course arrangements, availability and provide a quotation for your team.
Enquire about facilitator, designer or operator training.