Benzinga | Jan 3, 2022 11:01AM EST

Wrap TEchnologies Reports Partnership With Emergency Response Training & Certification Association, Mansfield University To Educate Pennsylvania, New York Law Enforcement In Virtual Reality Training Technology

Wrap Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:WRAP) (the "Company"), a global leader in innovative public safety technologies and services, today announced its partnership with the Emergency Response Training & Certification Association (ERTCA) and the Mansfield University Public Safety Training Institute (MUPSTI) to educate Pennsylvania and New York law enforcement in virtual reality training technology.

ERTCA met with Pennsylvania Governor, Tom Wolf, in early December 2021 where ERTCA President, Eric Porterfield, announced the launch of the mobile platform that will begin traveling throughout Pennsylvania and Upstate New York in March 2022. The public safety Mobile Virtual Reality Experience (MVRE) will offer thirty-six credentialed virtual reality training modules through the Wrap Reality platform, to municipal law enforcement departments and educational institutions.

Also supporting the MVRE collaboration project are AT&T, Blaise-Alexander, and the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PADE).

"Virtual reality is perhaps the most important tool educators have in leveling the playing field when it comes to in-service training," said Chief Scott Henry, Director of MUPSTI's ACT 120 program. "The MVRE program will be free to use. It will reach departments as small as two officers and as large as 100."

"ERTCA's mission aligns perfectly with Wrap Reality," said Tom Smith, WRAP President & CEO. "We both share the goal of providing high-quality educational opportunities to first responders, and together, we can provide better training to more agencies and build safer communities. In Wrap Reality, officers can train a few minutes every week, rather than just a few days per year, and every officer can practice a broad range of skills, from verbal de-escalation to tactical."